Cesare Cattaneo (born 18 August 1951 in

Verano Brianza Verano Brianza (Milanese: Veran) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,968 and an area of .All demographi ...

) is an Italian professional

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coach and a former player. He played 9 seasons (187 games, 6 goals) in the

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for

A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...

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and

Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Football in Italy, Italian association football, football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a ...

. His professional debut on 29 March 1970 for

was not a happy one, coach

Nereo Rocco Nereo Rocco (; 20 May 1912 – 20 February 1979) was an Italian association football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, he is famous for having been one of the most successful head coaches in Italy, winning s ...

was forced to field Cattaneo in the game against

Juventus F.C. )''I Bianconeri'' (The White and Blacks)''Le Zebre'' (The Zebras)''La Signora Omicidi'' (The Killer Lady)''La Gheuba'' (: The Hunchback) , founded = as Sport-Club Juventus , ground = Juventus Stadium , capacity = 41,507 , owner = Agnelli ...

after injuries to

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (born 31 March 1939) is a German former footballer who played as a defender. An athletic and hard-tackling player, with a strong physique, he was nicknamed the "Volkswagen" for his continuity of performance, both in qua ...

and

Saul Malatrasi Saul Malatrasi (; born 17 February 1938) is a former Italian football player and coach who played as a defender for Inter Milan and A.C. Milan and was part of their European Cup victories in 1965 and 1969 respectively, thus becoming the first play ...

. Cattaneo was marking

Pietro Anastasi Pietro Anastasi (; 7 April 1948 – 17 January 2020), nicknamed ''Petruzzu 'u turcu'' () by fans, was an Italian footballer who played mainly in the role of a forward. He started his professional club career in Italy with Varese in 1966, helpin ...

, who had no problem with the 18-year-old defender and scored 2 goals in the 3-0 Juve win.

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1951 births Living people Italian men's footballers Serie A players AC Milan players Taranto FC 1927 players Como 1907 players Hellas Verona FC players Ternana Calcio players US Avellino 1912 players Udinese Calcio players SSD Varese Calcio players LR Vicenza players Italian football managers ASD AVC Vogherese 1919 managers Men's association football defenders Footballers from the Province of Monza e Brianza {{Italy-footy-defender-1950s-stub