Franco Baresi

Franco Baresi
	; Baresi in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Franchino Baresi
Date of birth	8 May 1960 (aged 66)
Place of birth	Travagliato, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1972–1977	AC Milan
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
2002–2006	AC Milan Primavera
2006–2008	Milan Primavera (Berretti)
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Franchino Baresi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko baˈreːzi; -eːsi]; born 8 May 1960) is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Coppa Italia		Europe^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AC Milan	1977–78	Serie A	1	0	2	0	–		–		3	0
	1978–79	Serie A	30	0	4	0	6	0	–		40	0
	1979–80	Serie A	28	0	6	0	1	0	–		35	0
	1980–81	Serie B	31	0	4	1	0	0	–		35	1
	1981–82	Serie A	18	2	4	0	–		3	2	25	4
	1982–83	Serie B	30	4	9	2	–		–		39	6
	1983–84	Serie A	21	3	9	2	–		–		30	5
	1984–85	Serie A	26	0	10	0	–		–		36	0
	1985–86	Serie A	20	0	4	0	3	0	3	0	30	0
	1986–87	Serie A	29	2	6	3	–		–		35	5
	1987–88	Serie A	27	1	6	0	3	0	–		36	1
	1988–89	Serie A	33	2	8	2	8	0	1	0	50	4
	1989–90	Serie A	30	1	7	4	8	0	1	0	46	5
	1990–91	Serie A	31	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	38	0
	1991–92	Serie A	33	0	6	1	–		–		39	1
	1992–93	Serie A	29	0	7	0	8	0	1	0	45	0
	1993–94	Serie A	31	0	0	0	11	0	2	0	44	0
	1994–95	Serie A	28	0	0	0	13	0	2	0	43	0
	1995–96	Serie A	30	1	3	0	7	0	–		40	1
	1996–97	Serie A	26	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	30	1
Career total			532	16	97	15	75	0	15	2	719	33

↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, and European Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	1982	1	0
	1983	3	0
	1984	5	0
	1985	0	0
	1986	3	0
	1987	5	0
	1988	11	1
	1989	10	0
	1990	11	0
	1991	9	0
	1992	7	0
	1993	7	0
	1994	9	0
Total		81	1

Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baresi goal.

List of international goals scored by Franco Baresi
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 February 1988	Stadio della Vittoria, Bari, Italy	USSR	1–0	4–1	Friendly

Honours

AC Milan

Serie A: 1978–79, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96
Serie B: 1980–81, 1982–83
Supercoppa Italiana: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994
European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94
European Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994
Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990

Italy^[3]

FIFA World Cup: 1982; runner-up: 1994; third-place: 1990

Individual

Ballon d'Or: runner-up 1989
Coppa Italia top scorer: 1989–90^[4]
Guerin d'Oro: 1989–90^[5]
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990^[6]
Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 1994^[7]
World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century #19^[8]
AC Milan Player of the Century: 1999^[9]
AIC Serie A Player of the Century: 2000^[10]
FIFA 100: 2004^[11]
UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #17th^[12]
AC Milan Hall of Fame
FICTS Hall of Fame and Excellence Guirlande d'Honneur
Golden Foot: 2012 (under the category of "Football Legend")^[13]
Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2013^[14]
Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Silver): 2020^[15]
IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021^[16]

Orders

4th Class / Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 1991^[17]

Franco Baresi Media

Baresi with AC Milan in 1979
Baresi's Italy jersey (6) next to Paolo Maldini's jersey at the San Siro museum, September 2018

References

↑ Baresi Sig. Franchino (in it). QuirinalePresidenza della Repubblica Italiana. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
↑ Franco Baresi – International Appearances. www.rsssf.com.
↑ Franco Baresi (in fr). L'Èquipe. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
↑ Italy – Coppa Italia Top Scorers. rsssf.comRSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
↑ Italy – Footballer of the Year. rsssf.comRSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
↑ FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
↑ Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": Alba d'Oro. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
↑ World Soccer 100 Players of the Century. topendsports.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
↑ Golden Foot Legend Franco BaresiGolden Foot. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
↑ Totti named Player of Year, Baresi the Player of Century. Hurriyet Daily News (10 May 2000). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
↑ Christopher Davies. Pele open to ridicule over top hundred. The Telegraph (5 March 2004). Retrieved 10 April 2015.
↑ Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans. uefa.comUEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
↑ Golden Foot Legends. goldenfoot.comGolden Foot. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
↑ Baresi and Batistuta in Hall of Fame. Football Italia (31 October 2013). Retrieved 10 April 2015.
↑ The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas. MARCA (15 December 2020). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
↑ IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM. IFFHS (22 May 2021).
↑ Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Franchino Baresi (in it)Quirinale.it. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

Other websites

2009 Interview
Franco Baresi – FIFA competition record
Franco Baresi at FootballDatabase.eu
Franco Baresi at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
Profile at FIGC.it Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)^{[dead link]}

[2] Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, and European Super Cup

[1] Baresi Sig. Franchino (in it). QuirinalePresidenza della Repubblica Italiana. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

[3] Franco Baresi – International Appearances. www.rsssf.com.

[4] Franco Baresi (in fr). L'Èquipe. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[5] Italy – Coppa Italia Top Scorers. rsssf.comRSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[6] Italy – Footballer of the Year. rsssf.comRSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[7] FIFA World Cup Awards: All-Star Team. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[8] Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": Alba d'Oro. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[9] World Soccer 100 Players of the Century. topendsports.com. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[10] Golden Foot Legend Franco BaresiGolden Foot. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[11] Totti named Player of Year, Baresi the Player of Century. Hurriyet Daily News (10 May 2000). Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[12] Christopher Davies. Pele open to ridicule over top hundred. The Telegraph (5 March 2004). Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[13] Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans. uefa.comUEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[14] Golden Foot Legends. goldenfoot.comGolden Foot. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

[15] Baresi and Batistuta in Hall of Fame. Football Italia (31 October 2013). Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[16] The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas. MARCA (15 December 2020). Retrieved 15 December 2020.

[IFFHS_Dream_Team-17] IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM. IFFHS (22 May 2021).

[18] Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Franchino Baresi (in it)Quirinale.it. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

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Personal information
Baresi in 2012
Full name	Franchino Baresi^[1]
Date of birth	8 May 1960 (aged 66)
Place of birth	Travagliato, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1972–1977	AC Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1997	AC Milan	532	(16)
National team
1982–1994	Italy	81	(1)
Teams managed
2002–2006	AC Milan Primavera
2006–2008	Milan Primavera (Berretti)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only