“Satu-satunya kata yang bisa
menggambarkanny a adalah ‘Gladiator’.
Didunia ini tidak ada satupun pemain yang
saya takuti,kecuali Maldini.” Gattuso
“Dia adalah pemain hebat,
seorang kapten yang hebat dan orang besar.
Dia adalah ikon sepak bola yang
sesungguhnya.”David Beckham
“Saya sangat takut
menghadapi ketenangan Maldini..” Lionel Messi
“Maldini adalah
Musuh yang paling saya HORMATI..” Javier Zanetti :
“Maldini adalah favorit saya.
Dia pemimpin sejati, Saya pernah ingin
merekrutnya, tapi loyalitasnya yang harus di
contoh pemain saat
ini” Sir Alex
“Jika saya perhatikan
kemampuannya, sikap &
perilakunya di dalam atau diluar
lapangan, nilai 100 belum cukup
untuk diberikan kepada Maldini” Wenger
“Pemain
paling bersih yang pernah saya
lihat” Pierre Luigi Collina
“Jika anda ingin
belajar bagaimana menjujung tinggi
sportivitas, silakan belajar kepada Maldini..” Fabio Capello
“Dulu dia pernah
mengatakan ingin mnjadi seperti
saya, tapi sekarang saya ingin mengatakan
kepadanya bahwa
sekarang saya ingin seperti dia” Franco Baresi
“Salah satu pesepakbola
yang paling dihormati sepanjang masa.
Ia selalu menyelesaikan masalah di lapangan menggunakan
skill..” Jaap Stam
| Nama lengkap | Paolo Cesare Maldini |
| Tanggal lahir | 26 Juni 1968 (umur 47) |
| Tempat lahir | Milan, Italia |
| Tinggi | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Posisi bermain | Pemain bertahan |
| Karier senior* | |||
| Tahun | Tim | Tampil | (Gol) |
| 1984–2009 | Milan | 647 | (29) |
| Tim nasional | |||
| 1986–1988 | Italia U-21 | 12 | (5) |
| 1988–2002 | Italia | 126 | (7) |
Prestasi
Milan
- Serie A (7): 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
- Coppa Italia (1): 2002–03
- Supercoppa Italiana (5): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004
- European Cup/Champions League (5): 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07
- UEFA Super Cup (5): 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007
- Intercontinental Cup (2): 1989, 1990
- FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2007
National team
- FIFA World Cup: Runners-up 1994, Third-place 1990
- UEFA European Football Championship: Runners-up 2000, Semi-finalists 1988
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Runners-up 1986
Individual
- Bravo Award: 1989
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988, 1996, 2000
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990, 1994
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2002
- FIFA XI: 2002
- 2003 UEFA Champions League Final: Man of the Match
- FIFA World Player of the Year: Silver Award 1995
- Ballon d’Or: Third-place 1994, 2003
- World Soccer Player of the Year: 1994
- Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare “Gaetano Scirea”: 2002
- Serie A Defender of the Year: 2004
- FIFA 100
- UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #10
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2003, 2005
- FIFPro World XI: 2005
- ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2002–03
- UEFA Club Defender of the Year: 2007
- Premio Internazionale Giacinto Facchetti: 2008
- FIFA Order of Merit: 2008
- UEFA Champions League Achievement Award: 2009
- Marca Leyenda: 2009
- Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2012
- A.C. Milan Hall of Fame
Records
- Most appearances in all competitions (A.C. Milan): 902
- Most league appearances (only Serie A regular-seasons): 647
- Most league appearances for A.C. Milan (only Serie A regular-seasons): 647
- Most UEFA club competitions appearances: 175
- Most UEFA club competitions appearances for A.C. Milan: 175
- Most European competitions appearances: 168
- Most European competitions appearances for A.C. Milan: 168
- Most UEFA Champions League appearances for A.C. Milan: 139
- Most finals played in UEFA Champions League – 8 (tied with Francisco Gento)
- Youngest first-team player (A.C. Milan): 16 years and 208 days (against Udinese, 20 January 1985)
- Longest-serving player (A.C. Milan): 24 years and 132 days (from 20 January 1985 to 31 May 2009)
- Record of minutes played in the World Cups: 2216
- Fastest goal scored in UEFA Champions League/European Cup final history: 50 seconds, 2005
- Oldest player to score a goal in UEFA Champions League/European Cup final history: (Italy, b. 26 June 1968) aged 36 years and 333 days playing for AC Milan against Liverpool, 2005
