Bimbo high caps9/5/2023 įollowing Mazzone's sacking in the summer of 1996 and the departure of Giannini, Totti was expected to play a more prominent role, after several promising seasons however, the team underperformed during the 1996–97 season, while Totti struggled to gain playing time under new manager Carlos Bianchi, and was even set to leave for Sampdoria on loan in January 1997. By 1995, Totti had become a regular in Roma's starting line-up and scored 16 goals during the next three seasons, while creating several more, as his talent was praised by his manager Mazzone. In the following season under Carlo Mazzone, Totti began to play more regularly as a second striker, and scored his first goal on 4 September 1994 in a 1–1 draw against Foggia. Club career Roma 1992–1997: Early seasons Īfter three years in the youth team, Totti made his first appearance for Roma's senior side in Serie A at the age of 16, when coach Vujadin Boškov called him up in the 2–0 away victory against Brescia on 28 March 1993. Although his youth club initially had come to an agreement to sell Totti to the Lazio youth side, one of Roma's youth coaches, Gildo Giannini, persuaded his parents to let him join the Roma youth squad in 1989. After he came to the attention of scouts, his mother refused a lucrative offer from Milan in order to keep him in his home town. Totti began to play youth team football in 1984, with Fortitudo, later joining Trastevere and Lodigiani. As a youngster he idolised ex-Roma captain Giuseppe Giannini, and regularly played football with older boys. He was raised in the Porta Metronia neighbourhood. Totti was born in Rome to parents Lorenzo and Fiorella Totti. Following his retirement in 2017, Totti was awarded the Player's Career Award and the UEFA President's Award.Įarly life Totti with Lodigiani in 1986 In 2015, France Football rated him as one of the ten-best footballers in the world who are over age 36. In 2011, Totti was recognised by IFFHS as the most popular footballer in Europe. In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the world's greatest living players as selected by Pelé, as part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. Totti was selected in the European Sports Media team of the season three times. He also won the 2007 European Golden Shoe and the 2010 Golden Foot. Totti won a record eleven Oscar del Calcio awards from the Italian Footballers' Association: five Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year awards, two Serie A Footballer of the Year awards, two Serie A Goal of the Year awards, one Serie A Goalscorer of the Year award, and one Serie A Young Footballer of the Year award. In 2007, Totti announced his international retirement due to recurring physical problems and in order to focus solely on club play with Roma. In November 2014, Totti extended his record as the oldest goalscorer in UEFA Champions League history, aged 38 years and 59 days.Ī 2006 FIFA World Cup winner and UEFA Euro 2000 finalist with Italy, Totti was selected in the All-Star team for both tournaments he also represented his country at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004. Totti is the top goalscorer and the most capped player in Roma's history, holds the record for the most goals scored in Serie A while playing for a single club, and also holds the record for the youngest club captain in the history of Serie A. He is the second-highest scorer of all time in Italian league history with 250 goals, and is the sixth-highest scoring Italian in all competitions with 316 goals. Totti spent his entire career at Roma, winning a Serie A title, two Coppa Italia titles, and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. A creative offensive playmaker who could play as an attacking midfielder and as a forward ( second striker, lone striker, or winger), renowned for his vision, technique, and goalscoring ability, Totti is considered to be one of the best players of his generation. He is often referred to as Er Bimbo de Oro (The Golden Boy), L'Ottavo Re di Roma (The Eighth King of Rome), Er Pupone (The Big Baby), and Il Capitano (The Captain) by the Italian sports media. *Club domestic league appearances and goalsįrancesco Totti Ufficiale OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: born 27 September 1976) is an Italian former professional footballer who played solely for Roma and the Italy national team.
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