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Paolo Maldini Net Worth

Paolo Maldini net worth is
$850,000

Paolo Maldini Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Paolo Cesare Maldini (born 26 June 1968) is a former Italian footballer who played as a left or central defender, being adept with either foot although naturally right-footed. He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Serie A club Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009, becoming a symbol and a legend of the club. During that period, he won 26 trophies with Milan: the Champions League five times, as well as seven Serie A titles, one Coppa Italia, five Supercoppe Italiane, five European Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, and one FIFA Club World Cup. He played for 14 years for the Italian national team, making his debut in 1988 before retiring in 2002 with 126 caps, a record which was only bettered by Cannavaro in 2009, and Buffon in 2013. Maldini captained Italy for 8 years, and held the record for appearances made as Italy's captain, wearing the armband 74 times, until he was once again overtaken by Cannavaro, in 2010. With Italy, Maldini took part in three European Championships, and four World Cups. Although he did not win a tournament with the Italian National team, he reached the finals of the 1994 World Cup and Euro 2000, and the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1988, and was elected into the all-star teams for each of these tournaments, in addition to the Euro 96 all-star team.Maldini is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. He played at a world class level for his entire career spanning two and a half decades, and won the Best Defender trophy at the UEFA Club Football Awards at the age of 39, as well as the Serie A Defender of the Year Award in 2004. He came second to George Weah for the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1995, the closest a defender had ever come to winning the award until Fabio Cannavaro won the award in 2006, also placing third in the Ballon d'Or on two occasions, in 1994 and 2003. In 1999, he was voted the 21st greatest footballer of all time in World Soccer's list of the 100 greatest footballers of the twentieth century. In 2002, he was chosen as a defender on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 he was named as one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration. He was also included in The Sun's "Team of the Decade" in 2009, and in World Soccer's "Greatest All-Time XI", in 2013.Maldini was also the Milan and Italy captain for many years and was considered a leader amongst leaders by fellow footballers, leading to the nickname "Il Capitano" (the Captain). Maldini holds the records for most appearances in Serie A, with 647, and in UEFA Club competitions, with 174. He is also the record appearance holder for Milan, with 902 caps. Following his retirement after the 2008–09 season, his lifelong club, Milan, retired his number 3 shirt in his honour, and in December 2012, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Paolo's father Cesare formerly played for and captained Milan, and was a successful nati 
Full NamePaolo Maldini
Net Worth$850,000
Date Of BirthJune 26, 1968
Place Of BirthMilan, Lombardy, Italy
Height1.86 m
Weight85 kg
ProfessionFootball player
Work PositionLa Gazzetta dello Sport's Facchetti Award
NationalityItalian
SpouseAdriana Fossa
ChildrenChristian Maldini, Daniel Maldini
ParentsCesare Maldini, Maria Luisa Maldini
SiblingsAlessando Maldini, Monica Maldini, Pier Cesare Maldini, Donatella Maldini, Valentina Maldini
NicknamesPaolo Maldini, Maldini, Paolo, Paolo Cesare Maldini
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NominationsFIFA World Player of the Year, Dahsyatnya Award for Outstanding Guest Star
Star SignCancer
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1Two sons Christian (b.14 June 1996) and Daniel (b.11 October 2001).
2Son of soccer coach Cesare Maldini.

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sfide2015TV SeriesHimself
Me, Myself & Martin Laursen2012Documentary shortHimself
Football's Greatest2010TV SeriesHimself
FIFPro World Player XI Awards2005TV SpecialHimself
Partido por la esperanza2005TV MovieHimself
Morten og Peter vender tilbage2002TV Movie documentaryHimself
2002 FIFA World Cup2002TV Mini-SeriesHimself - Italy
XVI FIFA World Cup 19981998TV Mini-SeriesHimself - Italy
1996 UEFA European Football Championship1996TV SeriesHimself
XV FIFA World Cup 19941994TV Mini-SeriesHimself - Italy
XIV FIFA World Cup 19901990TV Mini-SeriesHimself - Italy

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Known for movies

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Football's Greatest (2010)
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1996 UEFA European Football Championship (1996)
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Me, Myself & Martin Laursen (2012)
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Morten og Peter vender tilbage (2002)
as Himself