Franco Baresi: Bees baras, aik club, aik captain

Franco Baresi (Franco Baresi) ne apna poora bees saala career aik hi club, AC Milan (AC Milan), mein guzara aur pandrah season is ki captaini ki. Woh "Libero" yaani difa ke peechhe azad khilari the, jo gend chheennay ke sath sath peechhe se hamlay bhi shuru karte the. Milan ke sath unhon ne chhe Italian league title aur teen European Cup jeetay, aur 1989 mein difai khilari hotay huay Ballon d’Or mein doosre number par aaye. Woh 31 July 2026 ko 66 baras ki umar mein inteqal kar gaye¹².

Ibtidai zindagi aur aghaz

Baresi 8 May 1960 ko Italy mein paida huay⁴. 1977 mein woh Milan ki pehli team ka hissa bane aur phir 1997 tak kisi aur club ki shirt nahin pehni¹³.

Un ke career ka ibtidai daur aasan nahin tha. 1980 ki dahai ke aghaz mein Milan do baar doosre darje ki league Serie B mein gaya, magar Baresi club ke sath rahe aur dono baar team ko wapas Serie A mein lane mein hissa dala².

Club career

Reuters ke mutabiq Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta aur Mauro Tassotti par mushtamil difai line ne unchi line aur "offside trap" ko kamal tak pohnchaya, yaani sab difai khilari aik sath aage barh kar harif forward ko offside kar dete. Isi difa ke sahare baad mein Fabio Capello ki team Serie A mein musalsal 58 match naqabil-e-shikast rahi aur "naqabil-e-shikast" (Gli Invincibili) kehlai².

Milan ne 1989, 1990 aur 1994 mein European Cup (ab Champions League) jeeta. 1989 mein Ballon d’Or mein Baresi apne sathi Marco van Basten ke baad doosre number par rahe, jo kisi difai khilari ke liye ghair mamooli baat thi¹³.

Baresi ne Milan ke liye 719 matchon mein 33 goal kiye¹. 1997 mein unhon ne khel chhora to club ne un ki 6 number shirt retire kar di; Reuters ke mutabiq Milan ki tareekh mein yeh aizaz pane wale woh pehle khilari the². AFP ke mutabiq Milan ne baad mein unhein sadi ka behtareen khilari qarar diya³.

International career

1982 ka world cup jeetne wale Italian dastay mein 22 saala Baresi shamil the, magar unhein aik minute bhi khelne ka mauqa nahin mila⁴. RSSSF ke mutabiq Italy ke liye un ka pehla match 4 December 1982 ko tha⁵. 1986 ka world cup woh nahin khel sake³.

1990 ka world cup Italy mein hua aur Baresi ne satoon match khelay. FIFA ke mutabiq semi final tak Italy ne 518 minute koi goal nahin khaya; poore tournament mein team ke khilaf sirf do goal huay⁴. Semi final mein Argentina ne penalty shootout mein Italy ko haraya, aur Italy teesre number par raha⁶.

1994 ke world cup mein woh Italy ke captain the. Norway ke khilaf doosre match mein ghutnay ki chot ki wajah se unhein maidan chhorna para. 25 June ko un ka operation hua, aur team ke final tak pohnchne se pehle woh dobara khelne ke qabil ho gaye. 17 July ko Pasadena mein Brazil ke khilaf final mein woh poore 120 minute khelay²⁴. BBC ke mutabiq unhon ne Brazil ke Romario aur Bebeto ko bari had tak beasar rakha; match 0-0 raha. Shootout mein Italy ki pehli kick Baresi ne li aur gend goal mein na gayi, aur Brazil 3-2 se jeet gaya¹⁷.

FIFA se 2020 ki guftagu mein Baresi ne kaha tha ke woh ise apna aakhri world cup samajh rahe the, is liye chot "bohat bara dhakka" thi⁴. AFP ke mutabiq teen world cup muqablon mein pehli, doosri aur teesri position par unhon ne kaha ke yeh "bilkul bura nahin, main shikayat nahin kar sakta"³. Un ka aakhri international match 7 September 1994 ko tha⁵.

Khel ka andaz

Reuters ke mutabiq Baresi ne sweeper (Libero) ke kirdar ko naye maani diye: difai mazbooti ke sath woh peechhe se hamlon ka aghaz bhi karte the². FIFA se guftagu mein khud Baresi ne kaha tha ke Football ke asal shaiqeen jante hain ke difai khilari kitne ahem hotay hain⁴. AFP ke mutabiq un ke sathi van Basten ne unhein "difai khilariyon ka Johan Cruyff" kaha, aur yeh bhi ke woh maidan se bahar khamosh aur sharmeelay magar maidan mein jangju the³.

Aadad o shumar

Milan ke aadad BBC ki 31 July 2026 ki report se, aur Italy ke aadad RSSSF ki qaumi team fehrist se 20 October 2026 ko liye gaye hain¹⁵.

Aizazat

• FIFA world cup: 1982 (dastay ka hissa, koi match nahin khela) [3][4]
• European Cup / Champions League: 1989, 1990, 1994 [3]
• Italian Serie A: 6 baar [1][3]
• Italian Super Cup: 4 baar [1]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2 baar [1]
• Intercontinental Cup: 2 baar [1]
• Ballon d’Or: 1989 mein doosri position [1][3]

Wirasa

Baresi ki wafat par Paolo Maldini ne kaha ke woh un ke sath khelne wale sab se behtareen footballer the. Milan ne apne bayan mein kaha ke un ki misal aur diyanat club ke mizaj ka hamesha hissa rahegi. Aik hi club mein bees baras, pandrah season ki captaini aur retire ki gayi 6 number shirt un ki pehchan hain². 2020 mein Milan ne unhein aizazi naib sadr banaya¹.