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In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into five main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, defensive midfielders, sweepers, and wing-backs.
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Defender (association football) Fabio Cannavaro, an Italian defender, who retired and played for Juventus. A defender in football is a player, who plays in at the back of the formation. There are many positions classed as a defender, mainly: Left Back. Central Defender. Right back. Sweeper. Full Back.
This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. +. Men's association football defenders (3 C, 47,421 P) Women's association football defenders (3 C, 2,909 P) Σ. Association football defender stubs (61 C)
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