Descripción de Franco Baresi - The Italian Legend:

Franco Baresi is a giant in the history of Italian Football, one of the greatest defenders ever. In Italy, they call them 'giocatori bandiera', or 'flag players', the footballers who devote their careers to one club, to one flag. For A.C. Milan, Franco Baresi is the supreme 'giocatore bandiera'. In 1980, while Baresi was still a teenager, Milan were relegated to from Serie A in disgrace for fixing a match with Lazio. In 1982, with Baresi already appointed team captain at the age of 22, Milan were back in Serie A but the team was so poor they were relegated again, this time for legitimate reasons. Despite these setbacks, Baresi made a commitment to stay at Milan and help the get the club back into the top division. Even in a relegation season, the young central defender had stood out as an exceptional footballer, and Milan's neighbours Internazionale were keen to sign him (Baresi's brother Giuseppe, an Italian international, was Inter's rightback at the time). But Baresi stayed with Milan, where he helped them rise from Serie B to become the undisputed champions of Italy and of Europe. In a career spanning 716 games for the 'rossoneri', he won 6 Italian titles. His achievements in Europe were even more impressive: Baresi provided the defensive bedrock to the great Milan team of Gullit, Rijkaard and Van Basten, bringing the European Cup back to the San Siro in 1989, 1990 and 1994. Baresi, it is said, never even considered playing for another club, and he wept as he waved farewell to the fans after his final appearance in 1997. The club recognised his loyalty by retiring his number 6 jersey and putting it on display in the club museum. CONTATTO FACEBOOK: http://it-it.facebook.com/people/Inimitabile-Bandiera/100001677663900