Former Italy coach, AC Milan player Cesare Maldini dies


Paraguay's coach Cesare Maldini watches as his team plays to a 2-2 draw against South Africa in their World Cup Finals match in Pusan June 2, 2002. Slovenia, Paraguay, South Africa and Spain are competing in Group B in the World Cup Finals. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan

MILAN (Reuters) - Former AC Milan defender and Italy coach Cesare Maldini has died, his long-time club said on Sunday. He was 84.

Maldini won four Serie A titles during his time with Milan and was skipper of the side in 1963, when the Rossoneri became the first Italian team to win the European Cup.

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