Soccer: Italy mourns Cesare Maldini

(ANSA) - Rome, April 4 - Italian football is mourning former Italy coach and AC Milan captain Cesare Maldini, who died aged 84 at the weekend. Maldini, the father of Milan and Italy great Paolo Maldini, helped Milan win four Serie A titles between 1954 and 1962 and was the captain of the team that won the 1963 European Cup. An elegant defender, Maldini won 14 caps for Italy and played at the 1962 World Cup. After leading Italy's Under-21s to three consecutive European Championships, he was in charge of the senior Azzurri at the 1998 World Cup in France, where they lost in the quarterfinals on penalties to the eventual champions. He was also assistant to Enzo Bearzot when Italy won the 1982 World Cup.