▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Stand ing ▁at ▁, ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tall est ▁goal keep ers ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁Despite ▁never ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Italy ▁national ▁football ▁team , ▁he ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁goal keep ers ▁of ▁his ▁generation , ▁and ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Italy ' s ▁best ▁ever ▁goal keep ers . ▁C ud ic ini ▁is ▁mostly ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁highly ▁successful ▁and ▁dominant ▁st int ▁with ▁A . C . ▁Milan , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁celebrated ▁goal keep ers ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁history , ▁helping ▁them ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁European ▁Cup ▁Final ▁in ▁particular , ▁among ▁other ▁domestic , ▁European , ▁and ▁international ▁titles . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Tri este , ▁C ud ic ini ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁with ▁U d inese ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁making ▁his ▁debut ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 – 5 6 ▁Serie ▁B ▁season , ▁and ▁obtained ▁promotion ▁to ▁Serie ▁A ▁with ▁the ▁club . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁top ▁division , ▁he ▁collected ▁ 1 3 ▁appearances ▁throughout ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁marked ▁his ▁Serie ▁A ▁debut ▁with ▁a ▁clean ▁sheet ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁home ▁win ▁over ▁Pal ermo ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁joined ▁Roma . ▁After ▁two ▁seasons ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁back