Former Italy head coach Cesare Maldini dies aged 84 - OBITUARIES
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Former Italy head coach Cesare Maldini has passed away at the age of 84.
The father of AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini and a former Rossoneri defender himself, Maldini took charge of the Italian national team in 1996, leading the Azzurri to a quarter-final finish at the 1998 FIFA World Cup™.
As a player, Maldini gained 14 international caps with Italy and won four Italian Serie A titles and the 1963 European Cup with AC Milan, before bringing an end to his playing days at Torino in 1967.
Trieste-born Maldini then moved into management, becoming assistant coach at AC Milan, the club he captained as a player, before taking the reins as manager in 1972.
He guided the Azzurri to three consecutive UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship titles in 1992, 1994 and 1996.
Maldini also led Paraguay to the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Goodbye dear Cesare. Today the world loses a great man and we lose a page of our history. You will be missed. pic.twitter.com/2OFgVCQiaz
— AC Milan (@acmilan) April 3, 2016