Greatest Italian Defenders in Football (Soccer) History
The Top Ten
1 Paolo Maldini
Paolo Cesare Maldini is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a left back and central defender. Maldini captained Italy for 8 years and AC Milan for 12, and was renowned for his leadership skills, earning him the nickname “Il Capitano”, or ‘The Captain’.
Paolo Cesare Maldini is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a left back and central defender. Maldini captained Italy for 8 years and AC Milan for 12, and was renowned for his leadership skills, earning him the nickname “Il Capitano”, or ‘The Captain’.
2 Gaetano Scirea
3 Franco Baresi
4 Fabio Cannavaro
5 Alessandro Nesta
6 Giacinto Facchetti
The second best after Maldini.
7 Giuseppe Furino
8 Giorgio Chiellini
9 Christian Panucci
10 Leonardo Bonucci
The Contenders
11 Claudio Gentile
12 Alessandro Costacurta
13 Davide Astori
14 Cesare Maldini
Father of Paolo.
15 Fulvio Collovati
16 Fabio Grosso
17 Gianluca Zambrotta
18 Mattia De Sciglio
19 Emerson Palmieri
20 Matteo Darmian
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