Franchino Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager. He mainly played as a sweeper or as a central defender, and spent his entire 20-year career with Serie A club AC Milan, captaining the club for 15 seasons. He is considered to be one of the best defenders in the history of the sport. He was ranked 19th in World Soccer magazine's list of the 100 greatest players of the 20th century. With Milan, he won three UEFA Champions League titles, six Serie A titles, four Supercoppa Italiana titles, two European Super Cups and two Intercontinental Cups.
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former professional footballer who played primarily as a left back and centre back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. As the Milan and Italy captain for many years he was nicknamed "Il Capitano". Maldini held the record for most appearances in Serie A, with 647, until 2020, when he was overtaken by Gianluigi Buffon. He most recently served as technical director for Milan, as well as being co-owner of USL Championship club Miami FC.
Alessandro Costacurta is an Italian football pundit, manager and a former professional defender who usually played as a centre back.
Giuseppe Baresi is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender or as a defensive midfielder. He currently works as a technical assistant at Inter Milan. Baresi spent the majority of his 18-year career with Italian club Inter Milan, before retiring in 1994 after two seasons with Modena. With Inter, he won two Serie A titles and the UEFA Cup, among other trophies, and also served as the team's captain. At international level, he represented the Italy national team on 18 occasions between 1979 and 1986, taking part at UEFA Euro 1980, where they finished in fourth place, and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. His younger brother, Franco Baresi, also a defender, served as captain for city rivals A.C. Milan and the Italian national side.
Gaetano Scirea was an Italian professional footballer who is considered one of the greatest defenders of his generation and one of the greatest defenders of all time. He spent most of his career with Juventus F.C.
Franco Causio is an Italian former professional footballer who won the 1982 FIFA World Cup and played for Juventus for many years in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Regarded as one of Italy's greatest ever wingers, throughout his career, he was given the nickname "The Baron", because of his stylish moves on the pitch, as well as his well-educated upbringing, and his fair attitude in life.
Gianluca Signorini was an Italian footballer, who played as a defender. He made more than 200 appearances for Genoa C.F.C.
Marco Giampaolo is an Italian manager, and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the head coach of Serie A club Sampdoria.
Franco Colomba is an Italian football coach and former player, most recently in charge of Serie B club Livorno.
Davide Bombardini is a retired Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Alberto "Albertino" Bigon is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder or forward.
Massimo Carrera is an Italian professional football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of clubs Spartak Moscow and later AEK Athens, before leaving continental football and joining local club Bari in Serie C. Nicknamed La Bandera, he played as a defender for various European clubs, including Juventus, which he later managed, and the Italy national team.
Eusebio Di Francesco is an Italian manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Serie A club Frosinone.
Paolo Foglio is a former Italian footballer. He played nearly 150 matches at Serie A.
Franco Zuculini is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian club SPAL.
Paúl Fernando Carrera Velasteguí, known better as Polo Carrera, is an Ecuadorian retired football player and former manager. He has played for clubs in Ecuador and Uruguay, as well as the Ecuador football team
Ferruccio Mazzola was an Italian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder. He was the son of former footballer Valentino Mazzola, and the younger brother of retired footballer Sandro Mazzola.
Franco Superchi is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Franco Damián Vázquez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie B club Parma and the Argentina national team.
Franco Lerda is an Italian football manager and a former player who played as a forward.
