1988–89 A.C. Milan season
Encyclopedia
A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

won the European Cup thanks to a 4–0 victory against Steaua București, with Dutch duo Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit
OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the...

 and Marco van Basten scoring twice each. It did not defend its Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

 title however, finishing 3rd in the standings. Milan also won the first Supercoppa Italiana
Supercoppa Italiana
The Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...

, beating Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...

 in the inaugural contest.

Defenders

Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and former player. He played as a sweeper and spent his entire career with Serie A club AC Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. Baresi was nicknamed "Piscinin", Milanese for "Little one"...

 Walter Bianchi
Walter Bianchi
Walter Bianchi is a retired Italian professional football player.He played 2 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan.His career was hampered by injuries, he had to undergo 10 surgeries overall....

 Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro "Billy" Costacurta is an Italian former professional football defender turned manager.Costacurta spent some twenty years at Milan, with a brief period spent in AC Monza on loan. He is best known for his role alongside Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and Mauro Tassotti, forming one of the...

 Filippo Galli
Filippo Galli
Filippo Galli is a former Italian football player with A.C. Milan who played as a Right back but was often called on to fill in at any defensive position...

 Paolo Maldini
Paolo Maldini
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left or central defender. He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Serie A club Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009, becoming a symbol and a legend of the club...

 Roberto Mussi
Roberto Mussi
Roberto Mussi is a former Italian footballer in defender role, centre-back or right-back.-Club career:In his career, Mussi played for U.S. Massese, Parma, Milan and Torino...

 Gianluca Pessotto
Gianluca Pessotto
Gianluca Pessotto is a former football player who spent the majority of his career with Juventus F.C., where he currently serves as team manager...

 Sergio Porrini
Sergio Porrini
Sergio Porrini is an Italian former football coach and former player, mostly famous for his periods at Juventus and Scottish club Rangers...

 Mauro Tassotti
Mauro Tassotti
Mauro Tassotti is a retired Italian footballer. He played for seventeen years with A.C. Milan, mostly at right back but could also fill in at centre back if required, thanks to his versatility and commitment...

 Matteo Villa

Midfielders

Demetrio Albertini
Demetrio Albertini
Demetrio Albertini is a former professional Italian football midfielder who spent most of his career with AC Milan of the Italian Serie A, winning five Serie A titles and three UEFA Champions League titles with that club...

 Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti is an Italian football manager, Nicknamed Carletto, Ancelotti played as a midfielder and had a successful career with Roma – captaining the team – with whom he won one Scudetto and 4 Coppa Italia and was part of the legendary late 80's Milan team, with whom he won two Scudetti and...

 Angelo Colombo
Angelo Colombo
Angelo Colombo is a former Italian footballer who played for Milan and was part of their European Cup victories in 1989 and 1990. He is now a scout for the club.Colombo played for Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics....

 Roberto Donadoni
Roberto Donadoni
Roberto Donadoni is an Italian football manager and former player, last in charge of Serie A club Cagliari.An attacking midfielder or winger known for pace and technique, he was a pillar of the powerhouse AC Milan teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s and one of the pioneers of Major League...

 Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani is an Italian former football player in midfielder role. Born in Massa, Tuscany, he played in Serie A 353 times with 16 goals...

 Corrado Giannini Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit
OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the...

 Fabio Lago Christian Lantignotti
Christian Lantignotti
Christian Lantignotti is an Italian professional football player. Currently, he plays for A.S.D. Sanvitese.He played 5 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, A.C...

 Frank Rijkaard
Frank Rijkaard
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,...

 Fabio Viviani
Fabio Viviani (footballer)
Fabio Viviani is an Italian professional football coach and former player who last managed Calcio Portogruaro Summaga.-Playing career:Viviani played for 7 seasons in the Serie A for Calcio Como, A.C...


Attackers

Massimiliano Cappellini
Massimiliano Cappellini
Massimiliano Cappellini is a retired Italian professional football player.He played 9 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, U.S. Foggia, Piacenza Calcio and Empoli F.C....

 Graziano Mannari
Graziano Mannari
Graziano Mannari is a retired Italian professional football player.He played for 3 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan and Parma F.C....

 Daniele Massaro
Daniele Massaro
Daniele Massaro is a former Italian football forward. He was a member of the Italian squad that won the FIFA World Cup held in Spain in 1982....

 Marco van Basten Pietro Paolo Virdis
Pietro Paolo Virdis
Antonio Pietro Paolo Virdis is a former Italian footballer who played for Cagliari Calcio, Juventus F.C., Udinese Calcio, AC Milan and was part of their European Cup victory in 1989.-Club:...


Matches

Top Scorers

Marco van Basten 19 Pietro Paolo Virdis
Pietro Paolo Virdis
Antonio Pietro Paolo Virdis is a former Italian footballer who played for Cagliari Calcio, Juventus F.C., Udinese Calcio, AC Milan and was part of their European Cup victory in 1989.-Club:...

 10 Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit
OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the...

 5 Frank Rijkaard
Frank Rijkaard
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,...

 4 Angelo Colombo
Angelo Colombo
Angelo Colombo is a former Italian footballer who played for Milan and was part of their European Cup victories in 1989 and 1990. He is now a scout for the club.Colombo played for Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics....

 3 Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani
Alberigo Evani is an Italian former football player in midfielder role. Born in Massa, Tuscany, he played in Serie A 353 times with 16 goals...

 3 Graziano Mannari
Graziano Mannari
Graziano Mannari is a retired Italian professional football player.He played for 3 seasons in the Serie A for A.C. Milan and Parma F.C....

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Sources

| RSSSF - Italy 1988/89
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