Massimo Ambrosini is a former Italian footballer who has become a true legend of Milan. He is already 39 years old - he ended his career two years ago at Fiorentina. Massimo Ambrosini Served as a central midfielder, most often performing defensive functions.
Carier start
Massimo Ambrosini was born on May 29, 1977 in Italy, from childhood he studied at the football academy of the amateur club Pesaro, but in 1992, when he was already fifteen, the guy went through a viewing at Cesena - the club accepted the player and the young midfielder started 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 got into 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, with which he eventually connected almost his entire career.
The game for Milan
Massimo Ambrosini is a soccer player who was devoted to his beloved club. Naturally, he was far from immediately able to break into the foundation 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, the 20-year-old Ambrosini went on loan to Vicenza for a year. There he played in 34 matches, scored one goal and received the much-needed game practice on a regular basis.
When Massimo returned to Milan, he was able to compete on equal terms with other players and almost always won. He became a key player for the team in which he spent a total of 17 seasons: two - before the lease and 15 - after it. During this time, Ambrosini took to the field in a Milan T-shirt 489 times, scoring 36 goals. Naturally, he became one of the club's champions, entering the top five in terms of the number of matches played. Ambrosini lost only to Franco Barezi (558 matches), Alessandro Costacurte (618 matches) and Paolo Maldini (849 matches). With Milan, the midfielder became the champion of Italy four times, once raised the Italian Cup over his head, and also twice managed to win the most prestigious football tournament - the Champions League.
In 2013, the 36-year-old Ambrosini announced that he wants to end his career, 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 Ambroskhini a legend.
Transition to Fiorentina
Despite his age, Ambrosini got a place at the base of Fiorentina: in a 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.
Team appearances
Naturally, such a football player was useful not only for Milan, but also for the Italian team. Of course, he did not have as many opportunities as in his native Milan, so Ambrosini has played only 35 matches in his national team shirt for his entire career. He made his debut in April 1999, and already in the summer of 2000 he went to the European Championship, where he entered the field in three matches, including in the lost final. Unfortunately, Ambrosini missed subsequent major tournaments. He was called up to the European Championship in 2008, where he played in all four matches of the national team, after which he announced that he was completing an international career. As a result, he did not win the trophies that other Italian football players received, and the finals of the 2000 European Championships remained his best achievement for the national team.
Personal life
How was 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 tied the knot, and Angelica - two years later, in 2011.