Franco Baresi's birthday
By stvasile
@stvasile (7306)
Romania
May 8, 2007 9:41am CST
Today it's Franco Baresi's 47th birthday.
I started this discussion to honor this great player, a legend for AC Milan and for the Italian and international football.
Baresi led the AC Milan team and its defense for the best part of a decade; a period during which Milan's defense was considered by many observers to be one of the best back four in history consisting of Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta and Mauro Tassotti. He is also one of the few players who spent his entire career at one club, AC Milan, for whom he played 532 games, scoring 16 goals.
He retired from playing in 1997 aged 37. With Milan, Baresi won six scudetti (Serie A league titles) and three European Cups. His #6 jersey was retired by the club, a rarity for Italian football. After a short spell as Director of Football at Fulham, Baresi returned to Milan as a youth team coach in 2002.
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@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
9 May 07
Well, I don't know about this football player. Thanks for introducing such a great player, at least I know something about him now. Yeah, I think not many football players will stick to one club only, especially when he plays really good, there must be many other teams wanted to buy him over. So now, he's the coach of AC Milan's youth team?
@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
9 May 07
I'm glad that I helped you improve your knowledge in football history. I'm quite surprised you didn't know about him... At your age I imagined you should have seen him play...He was Italy's captain in 1994 World Cup final, and he missed the first penalty against Brazil...
Yes, he is now coaching Milan's youth team.
