Franco Baresi
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Full name | Franchino Baresi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 May 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Travagliato, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1977 | AC Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1997 | AC Milan | 532 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1994 | Italy | 81 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 |
AC Milan Primavera | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Milan Primavera (Berretti) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Franchino Baresi .
With the
The younger brother of former footballer
Early life
Baresi grew up in a farmstead on the outskirts of a small north Italian town, Travagliato. He did not watch football on television until he was 10.[6]
Club career
Originally an AC Milan youth product, Baresi went on to spend his entire 20-year professional career with Milan, making his Serie A debut at age 17 during the 1977–78 season on 23 April 1978.[7][8] He had initially been rejected by the Internazionale youth team, who chose his brother Giuseppe instead, hence the Milan youth team signed Franco Baresi. The two brothers ended up captaining their respective teams shortly after, with their image while exchanging pennants became the trademark of Milan's derby della Madonnina throughout the 80s.[9]
The following season, he was made a member of the starting 11, playing as a
This success was soon followed by a dark period in the club's history, when Milan was relegated to
Baresi went on to win four more Serie A titles with Milan under Fabio Capello, including three consecutive titles in
Baresi retired at the end of the
International career
At age 20, while still playing in the
Baresi won his first senior international
Baresi was not included in Italy's squad for the
After replacing
Following the World Cup defeat, Baresi made one more appearance for Italy, in an away UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying match against Slovenia on 7 September 1994, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Baresi subsequently retired from the national side at age 34, passing the captain's armband to his Milan teammate Paolo Maldini. Baresi amassed 81 caps for Italy, scoring one goal in a friendly win against the Soviet Union, and he is one of seven players to have achieved the rare feat of winning Gold, Silver and Bronze FIFA World Cup medals during his international career.[19][21]
Style of play
Baresi is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time.[22] He played his entire 20-year career with Milan, becoming a club legend.[23] At Milan, he formed one of the most formidable defensive units of all time, alongside Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta, Mauro Tassotti, Filippo Galli and later Christian Panucci.[22][23] He was a complete and consistent defender who combined power with elegance and was gifted with outstanding physical and mental attributes, such as pace, strength, tenacity, concentration and stamina, which made him effective in the air, despite his lack of notable height for a centre-back.[24][25][26]
Although Baresi was capable of playing anywhere along the backline, he primarily excelled as a centreback and as
Baresi also shares the record of most own goals scored in Serie A history (eight, along with Riccardo Ferri).[32]
Coaching career
On 1 June 2002, Baresi was officially appointed as director of football at Fulham, but tensions between Baresi and then Fulham manager Jean Tigana led to resignation from the club in August.[33]
He was appointed head coach of Milan's Primavera Under-20 squad. In 2006, he was moved by the club to coach the Berretti Under-19 squad, with his former teammate Filippo Galli replacing him at the helm of the Primavera squad. He retired from coaching and was replaced by Roberto Bertuzzo.
Personal life
Franco Baresi is the younger brother of Internazionale legendary defender Giuseppe Baresi. As youngsters, both players had tryouts for Inter, but Franco was rejected, and purchased by local rivals Milan. As he was the younger player, Franco was initially known as "Baresi 2".[4] However, due to Franco's eventual great success and popularity throughout his career, which surpassed even that of his older brother's, Giuseppe later became known as "the other Baresi", despite also achieving notable success.[34]
Media
Baresi is featured in the EA Sports football video game series FIFA 14's Classic XI – a multi-national all-star team, along with compatriots Bruno Conti, Gianni Rivera and Giacinto Facchetti.[35] He was also named in the Ultimate Team Legends in FIFA 15.[36]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AC Milan | 1977–78 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
1978–79 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 40 | 0 | ||
1979–80 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | ||
1980–81 | Serie B | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | ||
1981–82 | Serie A | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 25 | 4 | ||
1982–83 | Serie B | 30 | 4 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 6 | |||
1983–84 | Serie A | 21 | 3 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 30 | 5 | |||
1984–85 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | |||
1985–86 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
1986–87 | Serie A | 29 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 35 | 5 | |||
1987–88 | Serie A | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | ||
1988–89 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 4 | |
1989–90 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5 | |
1990–91 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
1991–92 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 1 | |||
1992–93 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
1993–94 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
1994–95 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
1995–96 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | ||
1996–97 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
Career total | 532 | 16 | 97 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 719 | 33 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Italy | 1982 | 1 | 0 |
1983 | 3 | 0 | |
1984 | 5 | 0 | |
1985 | 0 | 0 | |
1986 | 3 | 0 | |
1987 | 5 | 0 | |
1988 | 11 | 1 | |
1989 | 10 | 0 | |
1990 | 11 | 0 | |
1991 | 9 | 0 | |
1992 | 7 | 0 | |
1993 | 7 | 0 | |
1994 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 81 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baresi goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 20 February 1988 | Stadio della Vittoria, Bari, Italy | Soviet Union | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly
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Honours
- Serie A: 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96
- Serie B: 1980–81, 1982–83
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994
- European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94
- Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990
- Italy[38]
- FIFA World Cup: 1982; runner-up: 1994; third place: 1990
- Scania 100 Tournament: 1991[39]
Individual
- Ballon d'Or: runner-up 1989[27]
- Coppa Italia top scorer: 1989–90[40]
- Guerin d'Oro: 1989–90[41]
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990[42]
- Onze de Onze:[43] 1990, 1991, 1992
- Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 1994[44]
- World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century #19[45]
- AC Milan Player of the Century: 1999[46]
- AIC Serie A Player of the Century: 2000[47]
- FIFA 100: 2004[48]
- UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #17th[49]
- AC Milan Hall of Fame[7]
- FICTS Hall of Fame and Excellence Guirlande d'Honneur
- Golden Foot: 2012 (under the category of "Football Legend")[50]
- Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2013[51]
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020[52]
- IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021[53]
Orders
- 4th Class / Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 1991[54]
See also
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External links
- 2009 Interview at fourfourtwo.com
- Franco Baresi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Franco Baresi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Franco Baresi at FootballDatabase.eu
- Franco Baresi at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Franco Baresi at FIGC.it at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 April 2009) (in Italian)
- Franco Baresi at Olympics.com
- Franco Baresi at Olympedia