Filippo Galli

Born in Monza, Galli played for AC Milan from 1983 to November 1996, after initially being a member of the club's youth sector. He made his Milan debut in Serie A on 18 September 1983, in a 4–2 home win over Verona. During his 13 seasons with the club, he enjoyed many domestic and international successes under managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello, winning five Serie A titles, three European Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, three European Super Cups, and four Italian Super Cups; he also scored 4 goals for the club in 325 appearances: 3 in Serie A, in 217 appearances, and 1 in the Coppa Italia, with his final goal coming against Brescia on 4 September 1991. He was initially an important member of the starting line-up alongside teammates Franco Baresi, Mauro Tassotti, and Paolo Maldini, featuring in what is considered to be one of the greatest defences of all time. He played a key role during Milan's 1987–88 Serie A triumph, as Milan only conceded 12 goals in 30 league games, finishing with the best defence in Italy. However, due to injuries, and the emergence of Alessandro Costacurta in his position, he began to find less space in the starting line-up, and was usually used as a substitute in later years, although he was still able to contribute to important victories with the club, notably helping Milan to keep a clean-sheet with a dominant defensive performance, as they defeated Barcelona 4–0 in the 1994 UEFA Champions League Final. Before joining the Milan senior side,…

Galli never played for the Italy senior team, although he was capped for the Italy under-21 side on 7 occasions between 1984 and 1987, and he took part with Italy at the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where they reached the semi-final. He was also a member of Italy's squad at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where they managed a fourth-place finish.

Galli was known for his man-marking ability and defensive awareness; he read games well, and was usually used as a centre-back, although he was often called on to fill in at any defensive position, and also played at right-back, and as sweeper on occasion. Despite his ability, he often struggled with injuries throughout his career, and predominantly served as a backup in his later career, following the emergence of younger players.

Milan

Serie A: 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96; runner-up: 1989–90, 1990–91 Coppa Italia runner-up: 1984–85, 1989–90 Supercoppa Italiana: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994; runner-up: 1996 UEFA Champions League: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94; runner-up: 1992–93, 1994–95 UEFA Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994; runner-up: 1993 Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990; runner-up: 1993, 1994 Individual

Serie A Team of The Year: 1984 AC Milan Hall of Fame