Paolo Maldini: The Best Defender Ever in Calcio

Today's player I'll introduce is Paolo Maldini. He is one of the greatest defender representing Italy. He had stuck with playing at AC Milan since his first debut on 1984-85 AC Milan season. The words describing him are such as strength on one-to-one, valiant contribution to attack, excellent covering ability, and spirit of fair play, but also his biggest attraction is his captaincy. Moreover, he was core player in the national team in 1990-2002 and he was left with captain at World cup in 1998 and 2002.

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He announced his retirement in 2009 when he was 41 years old. His uniform number "3" on AC Milan and national team are retired number.