All-time Serie A defenders bracket

The greatest defenders in Serie A history, by their honours. Make an all-time Serie A defenders bracket at the size you want and choose the champion.

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Round of 16

1Fabio Cannavaro

16Cristian Romero

8Roberto Ayala

9Kamil Glik

4Simon Kjær

13Marco Materazzi

5Franco Baresi

12Gaetano Scirea

2Jürgen Kohler

15Dario Šimić

7Raúl Albiol

10Daniel Passarella

3Leonardo Bonucci

14Claudio Gentile

6Alessandro Nesta

11Giuseppe Bergomi

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Seeds

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1

Fabio Cannavaro1992–2010

2

Jürgen Kohler1991–1995

3

Leonardo Bonucci2005–2023

4

Simon Kjær2011–2024

5

Franco Baresi1977–1997

6

Alessandro Nesta2002–2012

7

Raúl Albiol2013–2019

8

Roberto Ayala1995–2000

9

Kamil Glik2011–2016

10

Daniel Passarella1982–1988

11

Giuseppe Bergomi1979–1999

12

Gaetano Scirea1972–1988

13

Marco Materazzi2001–2011

14

Claudio Gentile1973–1987

15

Dario Šimić1998–2008

16

Cristian Romero2018–2022

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Andreas Brehme1988–1992

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Fulvio Collovati1976–1993

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Pietro Vierchowod1976–1997

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TH

Thomas Helveg1994–2004

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Umberto Caligaris1928–1935

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Pietro Rava1935–1950

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Virginio Rosetta1923–1936

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Siniša Mihajlović1992–2006

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CZ

Cristian Zaccardo2000–2015

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Alfredo Foni1927–1947

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Eraldo Monzeglio1926–1939

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Luigi Allemandi1925–1938

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Danilo2019–2025

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Kakha Kaladze2001–2012

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Walter Samuel2000–2014

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Christian Panucci1991–2010

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Juan2007–2012

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Šime Vrsaljko2013–2019

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Roque Júnior2000–2004

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Iván Córdoba2000–2012

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Giovanni Di Lorenzo2019–

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Merih Demiral2019–2023

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Radja Nainggolan2010–2021

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Nikola Milenković2017–2024

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Tarcisio Burgnich1958–1977

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Karl-Heinz Schnellinger1963–1974

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Carlos Gamarra2002–2005

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Leonardo Spinazzola2012–2024

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Nahuel Molina2020–2022

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Ciro Ferrara1984–2005

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Paolo Montero1992–2005

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Federico Dimarco2014–2019

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Christian Maggio2003–2021

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Diego Walter2013–2021

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Cesare Maldini1954–1967

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Martin Laursen2001–2004

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Arthur Theate2021–

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Roberto Rosato1960–1977

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Riccardo Calafiori2020–2024

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RF

Riccardo Ferri1981–1994

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Gilberto Martínez2006–2015

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Sandro Salvadore1958–1974

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Mauro Bellugi1969–1980

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Jhon Lucumí2022–2026

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Davide Zappacosta2014–2021

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MI

Mark Iuliano1992–2004

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Zdeněk Grygera2007–2011

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Ruud Krol1980–1984

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PK

Per Krøldrup2001–2012

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Antônio Carlos Zago1998–2002

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Cyril Domoraud1999–2004

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AC

André Cruz1994–1999

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Mario Varglien1928–1942

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Marek Koźmiński1992–1997

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Nicola Legrottaglie2003–2011

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Giuseppe Favalli2004–2010

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Aristide Guarneri1957–1970

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Matteo Ferrari1997–2009

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JH

José Oscar Herrera1990–1996

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Leo Østigård2022–2024

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AS

Abdelilah Saber2000–2004

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Emil Krafth2015–2019

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Branco1991–1993

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LA

Luigi Apolloni1987–2000

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Daniel Alves2016–2017

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Alessandro Buongiorno2018–2024

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Anthony Šerić1999–2004

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Federico Gatti2021–2022

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Bartosz Salamon2013

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ZM

Zé Maria1996–2006

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Enzo Bearzot1948–1964

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Alessandro Gamberini1999–2014

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Olof Mellberg2008–2009

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Ümit Davala2001–2004

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Roberto Mussi1984–1999

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Gabriel Paletta2010–2016

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Stefan Savić2012–2015

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Vitorino Antunes2007–2012

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Luciano Spinosi1967–1984

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LL

Luis Diego López1998–2010

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GS

Gonzalo Sorondo2001–2006

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Mats Hummels2024–2025

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Koni De Winter2021–2025

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Kewullay Conteh1995–2007

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