Massimiliano Cappellini

Cappellini played 9 seasons (161 games, 25 games) in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, U.S. Foggia, Piacenza Calcio and Empoli F.C.; he also had loan spells in Serie B and Serie C with Monza, Piacenza, Atalanta, and Como. He made his Serie A debut with Milan during the 1987–88 season, on 28 February 1988, in a 2–1 home win against Sampdoria; Milan finished the season as Serie A champions. During the 1988–89 season, he made his debut in the European Cup, as a substitute in the second leg of the round of 16 tie against Red Star Belgrade, which Milan won on penalties; Milan went on to win the title that season. His final appearance for the club came in a 5–1 home win over Ascoli in the league that season, on 18 June 1989. After struggling to compete for a place in the Milan first team, due to the presence of many established star forwards, Cappellini spent the first half of the 1989–90 season on loan with Serie B side Monza, but was later loaned to Piacenza for the second-half of the season, where he remained for three seasons. During 1990–91 season, he helped Piacenza win the league title and achieve promotion to Serie B, scoring 7 goals. He was then loaned out to Serie A side Atalanta in the second half of the following season, but failed to make a single appearance for the club due to competition from other forwards. In September 1992, he was loaned out again to Como, where he scored 14 goals in 15 matches during the 1992–93 Serie C1 season, although he finished the season with…

Although he was never capped at senior international level, Cappellini represented Italy at youth level at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, where they finished in fourth place, with Cappellini scoring 2 goals in the tournament. In total he scored 4 goals in 5 appearances for the Italy U-16 side between 1987 and 1988. He also received a call-up for the Italy U-18, and five call-ups for the Italy Olympic side for the 1993 Mediterranean Games, but never played any matches for either of those teams.

Club

Milan

Serie A: 1987–88 European Cup: 1988–89 Piacenza

Serie C1: 1990–91 Empoli

Serie B: 2004–05