Carlo Cudicini was born on September 6th, 1973 in Milan, Italy and is a football goalkeeper. Carlo Cudicini has a rich football history in his family, as his father Fabio Cudicini is the former A.C. Milan goalkeeper, and his grandfather Guglielmo Cudicini was a Ponziana Trieste defender. Carlo currently plays for Chelsea and regularly appears on English television to provide his expertise on previous matches from Series A. Carlo Cudicini gained a reputation as one of the most consistent and notable goalkeepers of the Premiership. In the 2004-05 season, Carlo Cudicini only made 11 appearances, and even though he was told that he would be the goalkeeper for the Carling Cup final, a red card against Newcastle United in the FA Cup ruled out Cudicini seven days prior to the final game. In January 2006, Carlo Cudicini signed a new three-year contract which ended any speculation about his return to the game.
Carlo Cudicini’s Early Years
In 1999 throughout 1995, Carlo Cudicini only made two appearances for AC Milan in the Champions League, and made no further appearances in Series A. In the 1993-1994 season, Carlo Cudicini was loaned to Como and then subsequently transferred to Prato in 1995, and later to Lazio in 1996, which is where he suffered a wrist injury, causing him to make only one senior appearance in the games following. In 1997, Carlo Cudicini transferred to Castel di Sangro in spite of his persisting injury limitation. Later, in 1999, Cudicini was sold to Chelsea for £160,000 which is exactly when his career began to take off.
Chelsea was constantly struggling for consistency amoung its fans and media as a team that can win, until Carlo Cudicini began the team goalkeeper where he was instantly voted in the 2001-02 season as Chelsea’s Player of the Year by his loyal fans, adding value and generating more attention to Chelsea. In December 2001, Carlo Cudicini helped Chelsea win 4-0 against Liverpool, and in the following league, Cudicini helped take Chelsea to the final qualifying UEFA Champions League. In 2002-2003, Carlo Cudicini started to gain more recognition and was soon to be recognised as the best goalkeeper in the Premier League after he won the ITV “Golden Gloves” Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season award.
Let the games begin
After his excellent game in 2003-2004, things began to disintegrate for Carlo Cudicini as his old injuries began again, failed to carry on his success effectively to the next season. In 2004-2005 season, Carlo Cudicini was relegated as a backup goalkeeper after the arrival of new manager José Mourinho and the signing of goalkeeper Petr ?ech. In 2005-2006 season, Carlo Cudicin saved six penalties out of the twelve that he faced, which furthered his reputation as an excellent penalty stopper.
