| Player Profile | ||
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Birthplace: | Palermo,Italy |
| Birthday: | 18/2/1970 | |
| Height: | 190cm-6ft 3in | |
| Weight: | 82kg-12st 13lb | |
| Full International: | None | |
| Position: | Goalkeeper | |
| Squad Nombor: | 26 | |
| Debut: | 11/9/1999 | |
| Appearances(1999-2000): | 4 | |
| Goals: | 0 |
| STRIKE/FORWORD |
| Andy Cole |
| Dwight Yorke |
| Teddy Sheringham |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| MIDFIELD |
| Nicky Butt |
| Roy Keane |
| Ryan Giggs |
| Paul Scholes |
| David Beckham |
| DEFENDER |
| Jaap Stam |
| Denis Irwin |
| Gary Neville |
| Philip Neville |
| Ronny Johnsen |
| GOALKEEPER |
| Mark Bosnich |
| Massimo Taibi |
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| HISTORY |
| Newton Heath--Busby |
| McGuinness--Ferguson |
| 1998/99: The Treble |
| Records |
| Competitions Winner |
| History |
| Massimo Taibi has spent much of his career switching between Italy's Serie A, B and C1. He started out with Licata in 1988/89, making just one appearance in Serie B. The next season, he dropped down a division to make 23 appearances for Trento. He must have made an impact, as AC Milan picked him up the next year. He was understudy that season, and did not make a first team appearance. He only stayed one season. After a year with Como, back in C1, he transferred, up a division, to Piacenza. Promotion in his first season was followed by relegation from Serie A the next year. The same thing happened again over the next two years, the team proving too good for Serie B, but not quite good enough for the top flight. In 1995/96, however, they held onto their status in Italy's top division. In 1997/98, he returned to Milan as back-up to Sebastiano Rossi, this time making 17 appearances. The 1998/99 season saw him move to Venezia, where, as first choice 'keeper, his performances kept them in Serie A for the 1999/2000 season. He joined United for �4.4 million before the start of the new Italian campaign. Massimo will compete with Mark Bosnich and Raimond van der Gouw for the first-team place at United, with the added pressure of taking over from Peter Schmeichel into the bargain. |
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