Name: Paolo Maldini Nickname: Junior Shirt Nš: 3 Date of Birth: June 26 1968 Place of Birth: Milan Height: 186cm Weight: 83kg Position: Defender Caps: 83 Now With: AC Milan Serie A Debut: January 20 1985 vs Udinese International Appearences: 9

Paolo Maldini is currently one of the world's greatest defenders. He was lucky enough to be the son of Cesare Maldini, the trainer of the Italian National Team, and was brought up in a soccer related home. Cesare captained AC Milan during the '60s and taught his son from a young age. Paolo played his first league game at the age of 16 and had represented his country by the age of 19. He now captains the National Team and will be hoping to take home the World Cup in France next year.