 Abbiati playing for AC Milan in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Christian Abbiati[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abbiategrasso, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Trezzano | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Assago | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Corsico | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Monza | 52 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | → Borgosesia (loan) | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2016 | AC Milan | 281 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | → Juventus (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Torino (loan) | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 438 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Italy U21 | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Italy | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Christian Abbiati Cavaliere OMRI (born 8 July 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Abbiati, who had been with AC Milan since 1998, started his career with Monza, and later played more than 300 official matches for Milan. He also spent loan spells at Borgosesia Calcio, Juventus, Torino and Atlético Madrid. His honours include three Serie A titles, one Coppa Italia, two Supercoppa Italiana victories, one UEFA Champions League and one UEFA Super Cup.
Although he was selected by Italy at UEFA Euro 2000 (where the team reached the final), and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he did not represent the nation until he made his international debut in a 2–1 friendly win against Switzerland in 2003. In total, he was capped four times by the national team.[3]
Abbiati currently holds the record for the most appearances as a goalkeeper for Milan (380).[4][5] In his prime, Abbiati was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Italy.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 159" [Official Press Release No. 159] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 28 March 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Christian Abbiati". AC Milan. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Passarin, Sara Greta (26 May 2022). "Christian Abbiati, la biografia dell'ex portiere del Milan". True News. (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Abbiati in Milan history books". Football Italia. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "20 anni e 150 in rossonero: Donnarumma da talento a fenomeno, con il Milan nel cuore" (in Italian). ilmilanista.it. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2019.