The football world 'takes its hat off' to the Maldini family

THE BREAKTHROUGH OF D ANIEL M ALDINI

Legendary defender Paolo Maldini and his famous father Cesare Maldini are well known. They are the symbols of AC Milan, together bringing this club 6/7 C1/Champions League trophies. That means the C1 trophy winning record of the Maldini father and son alone is only second to Real Madrid; equal to Bayern Munich, Liverpool; and more than the total number of titles in the entire history of any other club.

That is also the common feature of Cesare and Paolo Maldini. Their names are associated with the history of AC Milan and the European Cup 1 (God created Juventus to dominate Serie A, then created AC Milan to dominate the Cup 1 - books and newspapers once wrote that). Moreover, they are both defenders. Paolo's first son, Christian Maldini, also played as a defender, but his career was not successful. He retired at the age of 27 and became a player agent.

Daniel Maldini (11) brings glory to the Maldini family

Unlike his father and grandfather, the "youngest son" Daniel Maldini plays as an attacking midfielder, with a creative style of play. He can also play as a winger or a striker, very flexible. In short, Daniel must be an attacking player, not a defensive player as his family tradition. On the other hand, he also "broke away" from AC Milan early. Daniel moved to the small club Monza, first on loan, then on a permanent transfer. And so his career took off. Daniel played very successfully this season, and is considered one of the fastest-growing young talents in Calcio today. Coach Luciano Spalletti called Daniel the last piece that Squadra Azzurri was missing. Suppose he was greedy for the title of "AC Milan", trying to stay on the bench, Daniel might not have had today. His first trip to the national team was even more memorable because it was Daniel's 23rd birthday (he was born on October 11).

The two previous generations were both great defenders, but Daniel said he never asked his father or grandfather for the secret to getting past defenders. In general, the Maldini family rarely talked about football with each other. Paolo just watched his son's national team promotion in a normal way and did not say much.

THE WORLD HAS ONLY 13 CASES

It is very normal for children to follow their parents' sports career. It is even a scientific issue (there is a genetic factor in physique, influenced from childhood by the sports environment...). It is impossible to count how many successful sports families there have been at the highest level in the world. It is also difficult to tell all the interesting stories. A child replaces his father in an international match; siblings compete against each other on the World Cup pitch; a father coaches his son... But to the extent that 3 generations all wear the national team jersey, there are exactly 13 cases in football history.

The next step for tifosi to follow with excitement: of the 13 families with "3 generations wearing the national team jersey", only the Maldini family has the opportunity to make more glorious history: 3 generations participating in the World Cup. Of course, Daniel is very determined to be part of the Azzurri squad for the 2026 World Cup. If so, it will be even more memorable: it will be the first time in 12 years that the Italian giant reappears in the World Cup arena.

The first family in history to have 3 generations wearing the national team jersey is Yehia, Hamada and Hazem Emam in the Egyptian team. The Weiss family (all 3 generations have the same surname Vladimir Weiss) served the national team through 3 different historical periods: Czechoslovakia; Czechoslovakia and Slovakia; Slovakia. The family with the most members wearing the national team jersey is quite familiar to Vietnamese audiences, that is the Ahmad family in the Singapore team. Fandi Ahmad; his father Ahmad Wartam; and his 3 sons Irfan, Ikhsan, Ilhan Fandi have all worn the Singapore team jersey.

Patrick Kluivert and his son Justin Kluivert both play for the Netherlands, but Patrick's father Kenneth Kluivert plays for Surinam. It seems that the Maldini family is of the highest class. Only the Marcos Alonso family (3 generations with the same name) in the Spanish national team can compare with them.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/the-gioi-bong-da-nga-mu-voi-nha-maldini-185241015161801344.htm