Damiano Tommasi

Damiano Tommasi 2010

Damiano Tommasi ( born May 17, 1974 in Negrar ) is a retired Italian footballer and current - functionary.

He was considered the best player and also committed outside the court for social aspects.

Career

Tommasi began his career at Hellas Verona, for whom he played between 1993 and 1996 in the B series. In 1996 he moved to Serie A for AS Roma. Here he quickly became a regular player and played in the next ten years 262 league appearances for the Romans. In the summer of 2004 he suffered in a preseason game against Stoke City in a collision with the opponent a serious knee injury that had sidelined him longer term. Therefore, in 2005 he signed a one year contract still to young players conditions (about 1500 euros per month) - they say he himself had initiated the agreement so. In October 2005, he celebrated his return to the square. In summer 2006, he moved to UD Levante in the Primera División.

Tommasi played between 1998, his debut against Spain, and in 2003 25 times for the Italian national team. On September 5, 2001, he scored in the 1-0 victory against Morocco his only international goal. He participated in the 2002 World Cup, where it was used four times. Here, a goal it is, among other things wrongly been denied in the second round against South Korea, which was the end for Italy consequence. Previously, he was already active for several youth teams and participated in the 1996 Olympics, where he played three games.

After his playing career, he became in 2011 president of the Italian professional football players union AIC.

Achievements

• U-21 European Championship: 1996
• Italian Champion: 2000/ 01
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2001