Career
A left-footed player, Maldera possessed an accurate and powerful shot, which earned him the nickname "Aldo-gol", due to his prolific goalscoring ability, despite his more defensive playing role. He was a hard-working team player, who was capable of aiding his team both offensively and defensively. Throughout his career, he was known for his pace, stamina, technique, dribbling, and crossing ability.
His speed and galloping offensive runs earned him the nickname "the horse".
Club Milan Roma International Maldera made 10 appearances for Italy between 1974–1980. He represented his country at the 1978 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup, and at Euro 1980 on home soil, where the Italian national side finished in fourth place on both occasions, reaching the semi-finals.
He also made 9 appearances for the Italy reserve, B, side, and 1 appearance with the Italy national Under-21 side. On 1 August 2012 it was announced on the AS Roma website that Maldera had died in Rome at the age of 58.
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