Maicon to visit Kolkata for youth football initiative
Former Brazil and Inter Milan defender to attend events in Kolkata on November 13 and 14.
Maicon will visit Kolkata on November 13 and 14 as part of a grassroots football development initiative organised by King Sports Management, Sportstar reported. He will attend events at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre and interact with young footballers during a talent identification programme.
Key takeaways
- Maicon will visit Kolkata on November 13 and 14
- The initiative is organised by King Sports Management
- Events will be held at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre
- Maicon will interact with young footballers during a talent identification programme
- Maicon made 76 appearances for Brazil between 2003 and 2014
Former Brazil and Inter Milan defender Maicon will visit Kolkata on November 13 and 14 as part of a grassroots football development initiative organised by King Sports Management, Sportstar reported. The 45-year-old will arrive on November 13 and attend a series of events at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre the following day. He is also scheduled to interact with young footballers during a talent identification programme.
Maicon’s career and Inter Milan background
Maicon made 76 appearances for Brazil between 2003 and 2014, featuring in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
The former right-back was a key member of Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan side that won the historic treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Champions League in the 2009-10 season.
Football Club Internazionale Milano, widely referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, and commonly known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy.
Inter is the only team to have an unbroken presence in the top division of Italian football, currently Serie A, since its debut in 1909, having never been relegated to Serie B.
Since 1947, Inter has shared the San Siro stadium, the largest stadium in Italy, with AC Milan, with whom it contests the long-standing Derby della Madonnina, one of the most widely followed rivalries in world football.
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In addition to the domestic league, Inter is participating in this season’s editions of the Coppa Italia, the Supercoppa Italiana and the UEFA Champions League.
What happens next
Maicon will visit Kolkata in November as part of a grassroots football development initiative. He will arrive on November 13 and attend a series of events at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre on November 14. He is also scheduled to interact with young footballers during a talent identification programme.
Maicon career facts
Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
Appearances for Brazil | 76 |
Brazil years | 2003 to 2014 |
World Cups | 2010 and 2014 |
Inter Milan treble season | 2009-10 |
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