.jpg) Toldo with Inter Milan in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Francesco Toldo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | USMA Caselle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | Montebelluna | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | → Trento (loan) | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | → Ravenna (loan) | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2001 | Fiorentina | 266 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2010 | Inter Milan | 148 | (0[a]) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 483 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Italy U21 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2004 | Italy | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Francesco Toldo Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈtɔldo]; born 2 December 1971) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation.[3][4]
In a professional career which spanned two full decades, he mainly represented Fiorentina and Inter Milan (eight and nine seasons respectively), winning a total of 15 trophies combined.
For the Italy national team, Toldo took part in five international competitions, being a starter in UEFA Euro 2000, where he helped Italy reach the final.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 290" [Official Press Release No. 290] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 17 May 2010. p. 6. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Toldo Goalwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Buffon miglior portiere degli ultimi 25 anni" [Buffon best goalkeeper of the past 25 years]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 25 January 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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