Hall of Fame: ex players and champions | AC Milan
Franco Baresi
Throughout his illustrious career, Baresi embodied unwavering loyalty, staying with AC Milan even during its most challenging years. As captain, he led the team under the guidance of Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello to global dominance in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Baresi retired with an extraordinary record of 719 official matches and an impressive collection of trophies: 6x Serie A titles, 3x European Cups, 2x Intercontinental Cups, and 4x Italian Supercups. In honor of his legendary contributions, AC Milan retired the number 6 jersey. Celebrating 50 years with AC Milan in 2024, Baresi continues to represent the Club’s values as its Honorary Vice President, a role he has held since 2020.
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko joined AC Milan in 1999, finishing as the league's top scorer in his debut season with an impressive 24 goals. Shevchenko cemented his legendary status by scoring the decisive penalty in the 2003 Champions League Final against Juventus in Manchester. Over his eight seasons with the Rossoneri (1999-2006, 2008/09), Shevchenko tallied an extraordinary 175 goals in 322 appearances and secured a glittering array of honours: 1x Champions League title, 1x Serie A title, 1x UEFA Super Cup, 1x Coppa Italia, and 1x Italian Supercup. Individually, he earned two Serie A top scorer titles, three Champions League top scorer titles, and the Ballon d'Or in 2004, further solidifying his place among football's greats.
Ruud Gullit
He was the big summer transfer market hit in 1987, along with the other Dutch Marco van Basten. Ruud Gullit soon became the symbol of the first triumphs achieved by Arrigo Sacchi. Unpredictable, physically powerful, deadly in the air, he started as a sweeper and then moved forward becoming one of the finest attackers in the world. The Golden Ball was the first of a series of honours won with Milan, including three league titles, two European Champion Clubs' Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, two European Super Cups and three Italian League Super Cups.
