Massimo Ambrosini

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Massimo Ambrosini
Personal information
Full name Massimo Ambrosini
Date of birth May 29, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth    Pesaro, Italy
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 12 in)
Nickname Max, Ambro
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club A.C. Milan
Number 23
Youth clubs
1992-94 Cesena
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992-95
1995-97
1997-98
1998-present		 Cesena
AC Milan
Vicenza (loan)
AC Milan		 25 (1)
18 (0)
27 (1)
170 (15)   
National team2
1995-1999
1999-		 Italy U-21
Italy		 14 (0)
23 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18 March 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 18 March 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Massimo Ambrosini (born May 29, 1977 in Pesaro) is an Italian footballer who plays for A.C. Milan as a defensive midfielder. He is a hardworking player, who took time to break into the AC Milan ranks.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Club

Ambrosini began his career with Serie B side Cesena and graduated to their first team at the age of 17 during the 1994/95 season. A.C. Milan coach Fabio Capello then won the race to sign him the following year, and despite facing tough competition to break into the all-star Milan side, Ambrosini was given a handful of games as the team romped to the Serie A championship. Only used marginally more in 1996/97, Ambrosini was sent on loan to Vicenza, where he was a key member of the team that successfully preserved their Serie A status. Recalled to the San Siro, Ambrosini at last made a first-team place his own as Milan won back the Serie A championship in 1999. A regular the following term, he then saw his chances limited by a troublesome knee injury before returning to full fitness to help Milan win the Coppa Italia and UEFA Champions League, where he replaced Rui Costa in the 87th minute at Old Trafford.

In 2003/04, although unable to establish himself as a first-team starter due to a series of niggling injuries and a loss of form, Ambrosini made 20 Serie A appearances and 1 goal - predominantly as a substitute - as Milan captured their 17th Serie A championship. In March 2005, he renewed his contract at the San Siro, committing himself until June 2008.

In 2004/05, he struggled to break into Milan first team, and only made 22 Serie A appearances, scoring 1 goal

In 2005/06, he again suffered by series of injuries which limited him to just 13 Serie A appearances and 1 goal, thus making him out of contention for Italy squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

On 25th of February 2007 Massimo headed in a late winner against Sampdoria to help AC Milan climb up to the fifth sport in the Serie A strengthening their hopes to qualify for the next season's UEFA Champions league.

[edit] National

He made his international debut in April 1999 against Croatia and was part of the Italian squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and at Euro 2000, which ended with an appearance as a substitute in the final loss to France. Ambrosini was unavailable for selection for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals through injury and then failed to break into the squad for the Euro 2004 finals.

On the 16th of August 2006, Ambrosini earned his 23rd cap for Italy after almost 2 years of absence from the Italian squad. For this match, he was given the captain's armband by coach Roberto Donadoni in the absence of regular contenders for the armband.

[edit] Honours

with Milan

with Italy

[edit] Trivia

  • Ambrosini also likes American football.
  • Currently, he is engaged to his girlfriend named Micaela.
  • The Italian magazine Tuttosport praised him as the "Milan captain of the game, the soul of the midfield" for his appearance in the first leg of the 2003 Coppa Italia, A.S. Roma vs. A.C. Milan.

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A.C. Milan - Current Squad

1 Dida | 2 Cafu | 3 Maldini | 4 Kaladze | 5 Costacurta | 7 Oliveira | 8 Gattuso | 9 Inzaghi | 10 Seedorf | 11 Gilardino | 13 Nesta | 15 Borriello | 16 Kalac | 17 Šimić | 18 Jankulovski | 19 Favalli | 20 Gourcuff | 21 Pirlo | 22 Kaká | 23 Ambrosini | 24 Grimi | 25 Bonera | 26 Storari | 27 Serginho | 28 Guerci | 29 Fiori | 30 Facchin | 31 Antonelli | 32 Brocchi | 33 Di Gennaro | 34 Bottini | 35 Aubameyang | 36 Darmian | 37 Bruscagin | 38 Lunati | 39 Vitofrancesco | 44 Oddo | 99 Ronaldo | Coach: Ancelotti
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