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Baresi led the Milan team and its defence for the best part of a decade.

During that time, the back four consisting of him, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta and Mauro Tassotti gained a reputation for being of the meanest defenses in Europe.

He is also one of the few players who spent his entire career at one club, AC Milan, for whom he played 719 games, scoring 33 goals.

Unconventional for an Italian defender trained in the catenaccio tradition, Baresi was an attacking defender who often assisted the team in counterattacks but without neglecting his defensive duties.