Christian Abbiati is a goalkeeper for A.C. Milan. He was born on 8 July 1977 in Abbiategrasso, Italy.
Christian’s career began in 1991 when he entered FC Trezzano football academy. He studied there for a year, and then entered the football academy of Assago F.C. to practice for another year. In 1993 Christian got into the youth team of Corsico, the last club of his non-professional career.
In the summer of 1994 Christian signed his first professional contract with A.C. Monza Brianza 1912. During his debut season, Abbiati played only a couple of matches and after the end of the season he was loaned out to Borgosesia Calcio. During the 1995/96 season Christian played 29 matches for the club. After his return from Borgosesia, Abbiati periodically played for his home club.
In 1998 A.C. Milan got interested in Abbiati and offered Monza a hefty sum for the goalkeeper. After short talks the clubs agreed on the transfer price and in the summer Christian officially joined Milan by signing a long-term contract with the club. After a few years of periodical appearances in the starting lineup Christian became acutely aware of the lack of game practice, and wanted to change something in his career.
In 2005 A.C. Milan loaned Christian to Juventus F.C., where he appeared in 19 matches during the 2005/06 season.
In 2006 Christian continued his career as a loaned player in Torino F.C. During the season Christian was the club’s first-choice goalkeeper, with 36 appearances in the championship.
In 2007 Christian was loaned out again, this time to Atlético Madrid. During the season the Italian goalkeeper played 21 matches for the club.
After Abbiati’s return to A.C. Milan, the head coach promised to put him in the starting lineup more often, which was essential for Christian. From 2008 Christian has fought the first-choice goalkeeper spot and succeeded.
From 1998 to 2000 Christian was the goalkeeper of the Italian U-21 team, where he played in 21 games. From 2000 to 2005 Abbiati played 4 matches for the Italian national football team.
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