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This is a list of all the captains who played for the Italy national football team.. Francesco Calì was the first captain of the Italy national football team. [1]The only players who were captains in all matches they have played in the national team were Giuseppe Milano (11 appearances), Francesco Calì (2 caps) and Giulio Cappelli (2 caps).
He participated in the 2006 and 2007 U-21 Championships as Italy's captain, scoring 2 goals over both tournaments, although Italy were eliminated in the group stage on both occasions. He was named in the 'UEFA Team of the tournament' of the 2007 U-21 Championships held in the Netherlands, [ 90 ] where Italy also obtained qualification for the ...
The Italy national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy , which is a co-founder and member of UEFA .
Youngest captain Bruno Nicolè, 21 years 61 days, 25 April 1961, 3–2 vs. Northern Ireland [70] [111] Most appearances as captain Gianluigi Buffon, 80 [112] [113] Most appearances as captain as a goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 80 [113] [114] Most appearances as captain at the UEFA European Championship Gianluigi Buffon, 13 (2008–2016) [nb 6]
[2] [3] [4] The Italian team played with a (2–3–5) system and consisted of: De Simoni; Varisco, Calì; Trerè, Fossati, Capello; Debernardi, Rizzi, Cevenini I, Lana, Boiocchi. First captain of the team was Francesco Calì. [5] The first success in an official tournament came with the bronze medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam.
Paolo Cesare Maldini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo malˈdiːni]; [6] born 26 June 1968) is an Italian football executive and former professional footballer who played as a left-back or as a centre-back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. [7]
Cannavaro was part of the Italy team which won consecutive UEFA European Under-21 Championships in 1994 and 1996. After earning his first senior cap in 1997, he helped his national team to the final of UEFA Euro 2000, being named in the team of the tournament, and became captain in 2002, following Paolo Maldini's retirement.
Below are the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup final tournament in the United States. Greece, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain were the only countries who had all their players selected from domestic clubs, while the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria had no players from domestic clubs.