Even after completing a football player's career, he isrole model. His saves again and again show in the classroom for goalkeepers. He did not miss the balls, the capture of which seemed impossible, and more than once pulled out a penalty. Of course, this is Francesco Toldo.
Francesco was born on December 2, 1971year in the city of Padua, Italy. The first youth club of the player - "Milan", where he played from 1988 to 1990. Then there was the season 1990-91, which the footballer held in the youth "Verona".
Toldo for his career was changed not so muchclubs, most having played for the Italian "Fiorentina" and "Inter". He is also known for his performances for the national team of this country, especially the semifinal match against the Dutch national team in 2000. In that game, which he later called entertainment, the goalkeeper reflected 2 penalties in regular time and 4 in the series after the match.
After the end of his career, Toldo Francescowas engaged in the project for children under the name "Inter Campus". Then he coached the goalkeepers in the youth team of Italy. Currently, the former goalkeeper participates in the project Inter Forever, which was created to bring together former players. They hold meetings with fans, students of the Academy, as well as charity matches and other events.
Many fans remember his unusual act. At the wedding ceremony, he arrived on a Vespa moped in the 1960s, which surprised and pleased the audience.
In 1991, an adult sports careerfootballer started in the Italian club "Trento", for which he played 38 matches and conceded 24 goals. In 1992, moved to "Ravenna", in which he became the champion of the Series C1.
Francesco Toldo, whose photo is shown inThe article closest to his heart was called the Fiorentina team. In its composition Francesco had 266 matches and conceded 312 goals in eight years, since 1993. In the 2003/2004 season FC "Fiorentina" won Series B with Toldo in the first team.
However, it happens that the club, no matter how well it isacted, once denied funding. So, unfortunately, it happened with the "Fiorentina". Soon after the start of problems the goalkeeper was sold to FC Inter. Farewell to "Fiorentina" was a heavy blow, which the footballer met literally with tears in his eyes.
The first 4 seasons in "Inter" player spent inas the main goalkeeper. In 2005, he was removed, he became a reserve player. As the footballer himself recalls, he was invited by many top clubs, including his native "Milan", where he started a youth career. But Toldo did not leave the club, because he felt that he could benefit the team, even being on the bench.
In 2010, Francesco Toldo decided to end his player's career and continue to serve the club, working with youth, and not playing a farewell match.
Until the age of 21, the goalkeeper made his debut in the youth team, playing there from 1993 to 1994, eight games.
An adult career began in 1995, when 8October, he went to the site of a remote Luca Bucci in a game against the Croatian national team. This match, according to the player himself, became the most difficult throughout his career.
But I remember Francesco Toldo fans onThe match in Euro-2000, when the Italian national team was confronted by the Dutch national team. In this game, 6 penalties were recorded. And at the end of the tournament, Toldo was added to the symbolic team in the opinion of UEFA. Then the Italian team was the second, losing only to the French in the final.
In 2004, after a failure at the European Championships, the football player leaves the national team.
Toldo has enough titles in the clubfootball and one when playing for the national team. He won 4 times the Italian Cup, three times the Italian Super Cup. Became the Champion of Italy 5 times. The Champions League also submitted to this goalkeeper in the 2009-2010 season.
During his career, Francesco scored 1 goal to Juventus. Losing 1 ball, he ran into the penalty area and eventually was a success.
All these achievements have not gone unnoticed. In 2000, Toldo received the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic.
