Goals for his club, in 786 appearances, make him the all-time record goalscorer for Roma. One of those appearances came in the 2006 World Cup Final, in which Gli Azzurri emerged victorious over France.
goals in the 2006/07 season saw Totti claim the European Golden Boot, the only time he topped the scoring charts in Serie A.Ĭaps for Italy were won by Totti, who made his debut in October 1998 against Switzerland. He has named skipper October 1998, and Totti remains Serie A's youngest ever club captain - aged 22 years, 1 month and 4 days. Years as Roma's captain make him one of the longest-serving captains in world football. The unlucky number is split between eight Serie A seasons that Roma finished second and five Coppa Italia finals in which his side were defeated. Times that Totti finished as a runner-up in major competitions for Roma. Almaviva is the youngest captain in Roma's academy and was born in 2006: the year Totti lifted the World Cup. Years old is the age of Mattia Almaviva, who Totti handed his captain's armband to after his final appearance for the Giallorossi. Was the number he donned for much of his Roma career, and he wore it with distinction for close to two decades, having been handed the fabled jersey on a full-time basis in August 1997. Along with his sole Serie A title, the two cups were the only major silverware he lifted with Roma. Totti scored in the first leg of the 2007 finale. "I might have had the chance to win much more with other teams but I am proud of what I have done with this Roma jersey," Totti once remarked.īack-to-back Coppa Italia victories were sealed in 20, both against Internazionale, and both at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma's legendary No10 often turned down moves to clubs who would have provided him with a fuller trophy cabinet, once notably rejecting Real Madrid's overtures, due to his loyalty to his hometown team. The 2000-01 league victory was Roma's third overall, and their first Scudetto since 1983. Serie A title was the sole league championship that Totti claimed during his illustrious career. We’ll have to wait until Monday 23 October to find if Totti’s predictions come true at the ceremony in takes a closer look at ten numbers that define the iconic No10's remarkable career with Roma, the FIFA World Cup™ winner's hometown club.
“Despite the extraordinary job of Conte and Allegri, I think Zidane is the favourite for the same reasons as Cristiano Ronaldo: he won everything the last season,” Totti added. He had an amazing season and also accomplished all of his goals with the most prestigious of teams.” Totti on 'The Best' managerĪs for the best manager, Totti ignored his two countrymen by giving Zidane his vote. But I think that, in the end, Ronaldo is ahead of the others. “I must say that we always respected each other on and off the field. “First of all, we are talking about three footballing aliens,” he explained to . And the football legend revealed who he thinks will pick up the big awards at next week’s ceremony. While football fans may have differing opinions on who should win, decided to get the opinion of a true footballing great.įrancesco Totti retired from the game in the summer after 25 seasons playing at the top level with Roma. Ronaldo will be rivalled by Neymar and Lionel Messi for the player award, while Zidane will have to fend off Antonio Conte and Massimiliano Allegri for the best manager. So, it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that Madrid lead the way with Cristiano Ronaldo favourite to land The Best FIFA Men’s Player once again and Zinedine Zidane tipped to claim The Best FIFA Men's Coach. Madrid won the Champions League for the second year in a row and also pipped Barcelona to La Liga title.
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