- Fabio Cudicini
Infobox Football biography
playername = Fabio Cudicini
fullname = Fabio Cudicini
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1935|10|20
cityofbirth =Trieste
countryofbirth =Italy
height = height|m=1.91
position = Goalkeeper (retired)
youthyears = 1950-1953
youthclubs = Ponziana
years = 1953-1955
1955-1958
1958-1966
1966-1967
1967-1972
clubs = Ponziana
Udinese
AS Roma
Brescia
AC Milan
Total
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
030 (0)
165 (0)
018 (0)
127 (0)
340 (0)Fabio Cudicini (born
October 20 1935 ) is an Italian former professionalfootball (soccer) goalkeeper , who played from 1955 to 1973. With his height|m=1.91 he was one of the tallest goalkeepers of his time.Born in
Trieste , he was nicknamed "Ragno Nero" ('Black Spider') and was one of the most celebrated goalkeepers forA.C. Milan , helping them win the European Cup in 1969.Cudicini played for Milan from 1967-73; he also played for Udinese (1955-58), Roma (1958-66) and Brescia (1966-67). Despite his achievements, Cudicini never played for the Italian national team, mainly because of the contemporary presence of several other notable players in his role such as
Dino Zoff ,Lorenzo Buffon andEnrico Albertosi .He is the father of Chelsea goalkeeper
Carlo Cudicini .He is the son of ex
Ponziana Trieste defenderGuglielmo Cudicini (deceased)External links
*it icon [http://www.acmilan.com/InfoPage.aspx?id=380 A.C. Milan Hall of Fame entry]
*it icon [http://www.tuttotrieste.net/prsng/cudicini.htm A Cudicini's biography]
* [http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/bob.dunning/world.htm Entry on Fabio Cudicini]
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