 Ambrosini with AC Milan in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Massimo Ambrosini[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pesaro, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Cesena | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Cesena | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2013 | AC Milan | 344 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | → Vicenza (loan) | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Fiorentina | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 417 | (31) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Italy U18 | 22 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Italy U21 | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2008 | Italy | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Massimo Ambrosini Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmassimo ambroˈziːni]; born 29 May 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a defensive midfielder. At club level, he is mostly known for his successful time at Italian team AC Milan, where he spent eighteen years of his career, winning several titles, and captained the side from 2009 to 2013 following the retirement of Paolo Maldini. Ambrosini retired from professional football in 2014, after a season with Fiorentina.
At international level, he represented Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in two UEFA European Championships, winning a runners-up medal at UEFA Euro 2000.
He currently works as a pundit and football commentator for Sky Sport Italia.[2]
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 56" [Official Press Release No. 56] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 7 October 2013. p. 5. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Tifosi del Milan contro le telecronache Ambrosini".