Cesare Maldini foi zagueiro e capitão do Milan campeão europeu em 1963, jogou 14 vezes pela Itália e depois treinou a seleção italiana na Copa de 1998.
Cesare Maldini
Cesare Maldini was born in Trieste on February 5, 1932, and was one of the greatest defenders in the history of Italian football. He started at Triestina and transferred to Milan in 1954, where he played for twelve seasons. At Milan, he was Italian champion on four occasions and, as captain, lifted the European Cup in 1963, the first European title won by an Italian club in the competition. He ended his playing career at Torino in 1967. For the Italian national team, he played 14 matches and was part of the squad for the 1962 World Cup. After hanging up his boots, he became a coach and managed the Italian Under-21 team, winning three European titles in that category (1992, 1994, and 1996). He managed the Italian national team between 1996 and 1998 and led them to the quarterfinals of the 1998 World Cup, when Italy was eliminated by France on penalties. He died in Milan on April 3, 2016. He was the father of Paolo Maldini.