Gattuso got his big break in Scotland with Rangers where he was a League and Cup winner.
In 1998 he secured a move back home to Serie A with Salernitana.
Things went so well there that within eight months he was playing for Milan.
Gattuso quickly settled at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium, earning call-ups to the Italy Under-21 and senior squads.
An industrious midfield player, Gattuso was an Under-21 European Champion in 2000.
He can play in the centre of midfield but is equally at home working on the right flank.
In England, he is remembered for a fine long-range effort which won a friendly between the two countries in November 2000.