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*Fiorentina Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.violanews.com/news-viola/iv-hall-of-fame-viola-toldo-chiarugi-e-non-solo-entrano-nella-galleria-degli-onori/|title=IV Hall of Fame Viola: Toldo, Chiarugi e non solo entrano nella galleria degli onori|publisher=violanews.com|language=Italian|date=8 December 2015|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref>
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*Fiorentina All-time XI<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiorentina.it/it/news/articolo.37.51489/festa-al-franchi-presenti-e-assenti-no-eccellenti-da-rui-costa-baggio-e-batistuta.html|title=Festa al Franchi, presenti e assenti. No eccellenti da Rui Costa, Baggio e Batistuta|publisher=Fiorentina.it|author1=Matteo Magrini|language=Italian|date=23 August 2016|accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref>
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===Orders===
===Orders===
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==References==
==References==

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Francesco Toldo
Toldo with Internazionale in 2009
Personal information
Full name Francesco Toldo
Date of birth (1971-12-02) 2 December 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Padua, Italy
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1983–1985 USMA Caselle
1985–1987 Montebelluna
1987–1990 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Milan 0 (0)
1990–1991 → Hellas Verona (loan) 0 (0)
1991–1992 → Trento (loan) 38 (0)
1992–1993 → Ravenna (loan) 31 (0)
1993–2001 Fiorentina 266 (0)
2001–2010 Internazionale 148 (0[1])
Total 483 (0)
International career
1993–1994 Italy U21 8 (0)
1995–2004 Italy 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francesco Toldo (born 2 December 1971) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation.[2][3]

In a professional career which spanned two full decades, he mainly represented Fiorentina and Internazionale (eight and nine seasons respectively), winning a total of 15 titles combined; in his last five years, however, he was solely a backup for the Nerazzurri.

For the Italy national team, Toldo appeared in five international competitions, being a starter in UEFA Euro 2000, where he helped Italy reach the final.

Club career

Early career and Fiorentina

Born in Padua, Veneto, Toldo began his career with Milan in 1990. He never played a game with the Milan, however, being loaned during his stint with the club, successively to Hellas Verona (1990–91), Trentino (1991–92), and Ravenna (1992–93).[4]

File:Francesco Toldo nel 1993.png
Toldo with Fiorentina in 1993

Toldo then joined Fiorentina in 1993, and became the Viola club's starter for eight seasons, winning the Coppa Italia twice, the Supercoppa Italiana, and playing in one edition of the UEFA Champions League. In 2000, Toldo was named the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year for his performances.[4]

One year before Fiorentina faced bankruptcy, Toldo and Rui Costa were sold to Parma for a combined 140 billion lire in June 2001 (55 billion lire for Toldo; about €28.4 million in fixed exchange rate).[5] It made the club a net profit in 2000–01 financial year, instead of a net loss.[6] However, both players refused to join.[7] Toldo himself would be the replacement of departing goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, whom Toldo refused to live under the expectation of.[8] Eventually, Toldo joined Internazionale instead of Parma;[8][9] Parma signed Sébastien Frey from Inter instead of Toldo; Buffon joined Juventus from Parma; and Edwin van der Sar went to Fulham from Juventus.[10]

Inter

During his first season with the Inter under manager Héctor Cúper, Toldo performed at a high level, reaching the semi-final of the UEFA Cup, and narrowly missing out on the Serie A title on the final match-day as Inter threw away their lead by losing to Lazio, eventually finishing the 2001–02 Serie A season in third place behind Juventus and Roma.[11] Due to his consistency with Inter, Toldo soon became a fan favourite and was noted for his passionate and high-quality performances. The following season, he was praised particularly for his saves against Valencia in the Champions League quarter-final, leading football pundits to nickname the Estadio El Madrigal "La Plaza de Toldo". During the match, Toldo was seen choking teammate Luigi Di Biagio after an argument on the pitch.[12] With his performances, Toldo helped Inter reach the semi-finals of the Champions League that season,[13] losing out to the eventual champions and inter-city rivals Milan on away goals.[14] Another great memory for Inter fans was his contribution to the equalising goal, scored by Christian Vieri, in the last minute of an eventual 1–1 draw against title rivals Juventus in the 2002–03 season; at first it appeared that Toldo might have been the scorer instead of Vieri, and even today the goal is still often referred to as "Toldo's goal".[15]

During the 2004–05 season, Toldo helped Inter win the Coppa Italia, and he also reached the quarter finals of the Champions League, losing out to Milan once again, who went on to reach the final. He followed up this victory with another Supercoppa Italiana title in 2005. Toldo was the number one keeper for Inter until the summer of 2005, when the Brazilian Júlio César relegated him to the bench after he had elected to sit out Inter's summer friendly match tour of England.[16]

Toldo practicing with Internazionale

Toldo briefly regained first-choice status in February 2006, following his signing of a contract extension (until June 2009[17]) and a slip in form by Júlio César, not before rumours linked him both to Palermo, Milan and Fiorentina. Toldo still contributed nine appearances for Inter in Serie A during the 2005–06 season, where Inter were awarded the title following Juventus's and Milan's involvement in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, also helping Inter to win another Coppa Italia, as well as the 2006 Supercoppa Italiana. He also made six Serie A appearances for Inter during the 2006–07 title-winning season. Toldo made eight appearances across all competitions during the 2007–08 season, three of which were in Serie A, and the other five coming in the Coppa Italia, where Inter reached the final. Inter won the Scudetto that season for the third successive time.[18]

In April 2009, the 37-year-old Toldo, still backing up Júlio César, signed a further two-year extension to his link, taking it to the summer of 2011.[19][20] Toldo made seven appearances across all competitions during the 2008–09 season, making three appearances in Serie A, three in the Coppa Italia, and one in the Champions League as Inter won their fourth consecutive Serie A title that year.[18]

In June 2010, it was reported that Toldo would retire from football after winning a Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League treble during the 2009–10 season,[21] since the club had also signed a new backup goalkeeper, Luca Castellazzi. It was formally announced on 7 July, via Inter Channel, the official club channel.[22]

International career

Toldo's Euro 2000 Italy jersey located in the Football Museum in Florence

At under-21 level, Toldo made eight appearances for Italy between 1993 and 1994; he was notably a member of the side that won the 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, making a crucial save in the semi-final shoot-out against hosts France.[23]

Toldo was capped 28 times for Italy. His debut came on 8 October 1995, replacing Gianfranco Zola after the ejection of Luca Bucci in a 1–1 draw in Croatia for the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifiers. He was picked up for the finals in England as a reserve.[24]

Despite facing competition from high-profile goalkeepers such as Gianluca Pagliuca, Angelo Peruzzi, Christian Abbiati, Luca Marchegiani, Francesco Antonioli and in particular Gianluigi Buffon, Toldo was chosen to start in Euro 2000 as Buffon broke his hand in a friendly match against Norway just eight days before the tournament started.[25]

He helped his country to finish runner-up at Euro 2000 behind the world champions France, keeping three clean sheets, and saving one penalty during the semi-final against hosts Netherlands and adding two more penalty saves in the successful shootout;[26][27] he was named man of the match.[28] Toldo was named to the Team of the Tournament for his performances,[25] also earning the third place in the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper Award.[29] Following his successful European Championship campaign, Toldo retained Italy's starting goalkeeping spot throughout the first half of Italy's 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, although Buffon was ultimately named Italy's starting goalkeeper for the 2002 World Cup.[24]

Additionally, Toldo was an unused reserve in Italy's 1998 World Cup, 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 squads, after which he announced his retirement from international football in 2004.[24]

Style of play

After playing in several outfield positions during his youth career, Toldo was inspired to become a goalkeeper by his role model Dino Zoff.[30] A consistent,[31][32] agile and reactive goalkeeper[33] – also competent with the ball at his feet[34] –, he made a name for himself as a penalty-saving specialist throughout his career;[35] however, in spite of his large physique, he did not excel at coming off the line to handle crosses.[36][37]

Statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
1990–91 Hellas Verona Serie B 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
1991–92 Trento Serie C2 38 0 0 0 - 38 0
1992–93 Ravenna Serie C1 31 0 0 0 - 31 0
1993–94 Fiorentina Serie B 33 0 5 0 - 38 0
1994–95 Serie A 34 0 5 0 - 39 0
1995–96 34 0 8 0 - 42 0
1996–97 32 0 3 0 8 0 43 0
1997–98 34 0 3 0 - 37 0
1998–99 33 0 10 0 3 0 46 0
1999–00 34 0 3 0 13 0 50 0
2000–01 32 0 6 0 2 0 40 0
2001–02 Internazionale Serie A 33 0 1 0 9 0 43 0
2002–03 32 0[1] 1 0 18 0 51 0
2003–04 32 0 2 0 11 0 45 0
2004–05 30 0 2 0 7 0 39 0
2005–06 9 0 5 0 5 0 19 0
2006–07 6 0 9 0 2 0 17 0
2007–08 3 0 5 0 0 0 8 0
2008–09 3 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
2009–10 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Country Italy 483 0 74 0 79 0 636 0
Total 483 0 74 0 79 0 636 0

International

[38]

Italy national team
Year Apps Goals
1995 1 0
1996 5 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 11 0
2001 2 0
2002 4 0
2003 4 0
2004 1 0
Total 28 0

Honours

Club

Fiorentina[39]
Internazionale[39]

International

Italy[39]
Italy Under-21[23]

Individual

Orders

5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2000[43]

References

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  2. ^ "Buffon miglior portiere degli ultimi 25 anni". la Repubblica (in Italian). 25 January 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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  5. ^ "Toldo e Rui Costa al Parma Buffon a un passo dalla Juve". la Repubblica (in Italian). 29 June 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ^ A.C. Fiorentina S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2001 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
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  11. ^ "La Juve ricorda il 5 maggio 2002: «Che giornata!»" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  12. ^ Fabio Bianchi (23 April 2003). "A Valencia c' è Plaza de Toldo" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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  23. ^ a b "Un sinistro di Orlandini regala all'Italia il secondo titolo consecutivo". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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  32. ^ Licia Granello (30 May 2000). "Zoff scherza col fuoco. Buffon e Toldo alla pari" (in Italian). la Repubblica. Retrieved 7 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  33. ^ Benedetto Ferrara (5 June 2001). ""Roma, tecnica e carattere. È il degno erede di Toldo"". la Repubblica. Retrieved 7 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  34. ^ "Buffon e Van der Sar maestri con i piedi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 14 March 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  35. ^ Massimo Vincenzi (30 June 2000). "Così Toldo ha imparato a parare i rigori" (in Italian). la Repubblica. Retrieved 20 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  36. ^ Francesco Velluzzi (25 February 2005). "Toldo prepara l'uscita finale". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  37. ^ Gian Luca Rossi (July 2005). "Toldo, portiere per colpa della neve". Calcio 2000. Retrieved 7 July 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  38. ^ "Francesco Toldo - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  39. ^ a b c "F. Toldo". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  40. ^ Karel Stokkermans (14 March 2007). "ESM XI". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  41. ^ "IV Hall of Fame Viola: Toldo, Chiarugi e non solo entrano nella galleria degli onori" (in Italian). violanews.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  42. ^ Matteo Magrini (23 August 2016). "Festa al Franchi, presenti e assenti. No eccellenti da Rui Costa, Baggio e Batistuta" (in Italian). Fiorentina.it. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  43. ^ "ONORIFICENZE". quirinale.it (in Italian). 12 July 2000. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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