Italian midfielder Massimo Ambrosini

Massimo Ambrosini is a former Italian footballer, who became a real legend of Milan. He is already 39 years old - he finished his career two years ago at the Fiorentina. Massimo Ambrosini Performed at the position of the central midfielder, most often performing defensive functions.

Carier start

Massimo Ambrosini was born on May 29, 1977 in Italy, since childhood he studied at the football academy of the amateur club "Pesaro", but in 1992, when he was fifteen years old, the guy went through a viewing in "Cesena" - the club took the player, and the young midfielder began Your way to success. Two years later, he signed a professional contract with the club and played for him a whole season in the second division of Italy. He spent 27 matches, scoring one goal. Then Massimo Ambrosini was in the circle of attention of scouts of one of the strongest clubs in Italy, "Milan". And in the summer of 1995, the 18-year-old midfielder moved to a new club, which eventually linked almost his entire career.

The game for "Milan"

Massimo Ambrosini is a football player who was devoted to his favorite club. Naturally, he was not immediately able to break into the basis of such a strong club, but the player worked hard, using every chance. For two years in "Milan" he appeared on the field 32 times, demonstrating to the leadership that he is capable of much. Therefore, in 1997, 20-year-old Ambrosini went on a lease to Vicenza for a year. There he played in 34 games, scored one goal and got the game practice he needed so much on an ongoing basis.

When Massimo returned to Milan, he was able to compete on an equal footing with other players and almost always won. He became a key player for the team, in which he spent 17 seasons: two - before the lease and 15 - after it. During this time, Ambrosini went on the field in the T-shirt of Milan 489 times, scoring 36 goals. Naturally, he became one of the club's record-holders, having entered the top five in the number of matches played. Ambrosini lost only to Franco Baresi (558 matches), Alessandro Costacurte (618 matches) and Paolo Maldini (849 matches). With "Milan" the midfielder four times became the champion of Italy, once raised the Cup of Italy over his head, and twice managed to win the most prestigious football tournament - the Champions League.

In 2013, 36-year-old Ambrosini announced that he wants to retire, but before that he wants to play in another club. So he moved to "Fiorentina", with which he signed a contract for one year. However, this did not affect the relationship of the fans of the club to the player: they still consider Ambrozkhini a legend.

Going to "Fiorentina"

Despite his age, Ambrosini won a place at the heart of "Fiorentina": for the year he entered the field 30 times, scoring one goal. And in the summer of 2014, when the contract expired, Massimo announced that he was leaving the sport.

National team appearances

Naturally, this football player was useful not only for Milan, but for the Italian team. Of course, he did not have as many opportunities as his own "Milan", so for the whole career, Ambrosini played only 35 matches in the national team's shirt. He made his debut in April 1999, and in the summer of 2000 went to the European Championships, where he entered the field in three matches, including in the lost finals. Unfortunately, Ambrosini missed the next major tournament. He was called in 2008 at the European Championships, where he played in all four matches of the national team, after which he announced that he was completing his international career. As a result, he did not win those trophies that other Italian footballers received, and his best achievement for the national team was the European Championship finals in 2000.

Personal life

How did the street life of Massimo Ambrosini? The wife of this football player Paola gave him two wonderful children: Federico was born in 2009, when Massimo and Paola were tied up by marriage, and Angelica - two years later, in 2011.