Francesco Totti is an Italian footballer who is frequently regarded as one of the country’s best players. Totti is one of the few players to have spent his entire professional career with one club, and he is presently in his 24th season with Roma. Totti has been an avid football fan since his adolescence when he joined the Roma youth team at age 13. He has been considered one of Roma’s most iconic performers for over twenty years. During his illustrious career, Totti began as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker for both his club and country. He was a pivotal component of the 2006 Italian World Cup-winning team that triumphed in Germany, and his role as a playmaker was widely praised. Totti is also the youngest player to ever become the full-time captain of a club, and he remains one of the club’s most iconic players.
Youth and Early Life
Francesco Totti was born in Rome, Italy on September 27, 1976, to Lorenzo and Fiorella Totti. It is unknown what Totti’s parents did for a living, but his mother took an active interest in his early football career. As a child, he became a fan of the Italian footballer Giuseppe Giannini and began practicing football. He was a street footballer as a child and did not join the Fortitude club’s junior program until he was 8 years old. He later played for the minor teams of Smit Trastevere and Lodigiani.
Totti joined Roma’s youth program in 1989 after impressing scouts from multiple organizations. AC Milan was also interested in him, but his mother would not allow him to live there. Lazio was also interested, but one of Roma’s youth coaches persuaded his parents to enable him to join Roma.
After playing for the youth teams at Roma, Totti made his senior team début on March 28, 1993, at the age of 16. Two years later, he became a regular member of the team. During this time, he scored 16 goals for the club and became an integral part of the starting lineup for Roma.
Francesco Totti’s Career
Totti evolved into an attacking midfielder following Zdenak Zeman’s appointment as Roma’s manager in 1997, and during that season he assisted on a number of goals and scored 8 of his own as Roma completed the year in fourth place. On 31 October of the following year, Totti was appointed club captain.
In 1998, he made his début for the Italian national team in a European Championships qualifying match. Two years later, Totti scored two goals at the European Championships as Italy finished second to France. In 2002, Totti failed to score a single goal at the World Cup in Japan and Korea and was eliminated in the round of 16 by the hosts South Korea.
In 2001, Totti helped Roma win the Italian league title by scoring eight goals in the league from his position as an attacking midfielder, bringing the title back to the club after an 18-year absence. Until the departure of manager Fabio Capello four years later, Totti remained a prolific striker for Roma, but the club was unable to achieve major trophies.
In 2004, he led Italy at the European Championships, but after his altercation with a player in a match against Denmark, he was suspended until the tournament’s semifinals, and Italy was eliminated in the first round. Two years later, at the World Cup in Germany, Totti was one of Italy’s most valuable players, scoring one goal and assisting four more as the team claimed the championship.
The following year, he proclaimed his retirement from international football, and despite expressing interest in playing for Italy on multiple occasions, he never played for the team. Since the beginning of the 2005 season, Totti has played a significantly larger role as Roma’s striker. The following year, he scored 26 league goals and helped the club win two consecutive Coppa Italia championships. Totti suffered from ailments and a lack of form for the next three reasons, but he remained the club’s most influential personality.
He returned to form at the end of 2011 after regaining his starting position, and the following year, under manager Luis Enrique, he began playing as the team’s “playmaker.” Totti continued to play for Roma over the next three seasons, but the club did not win any trophies during that time. Totti holds the record for most appearances for Roma with 748 and is the club’s all-time leading scorer with 300 goals scored in all competitions.
Awards & Achievements
Pele included him on the FIFA 100, a ranking of the greatest surviving footballers. With a total of 244 goals, he is the second-highest scorer in the history of the Italian Serie A division. Totti has the third-most appearances in the Italian division with 593.
Personal History and Legacy
On June 19, 2005, Francesco Totti wed the presenter of a television program, Ilary Blasi. They have two children: Cristian and Chanel.
Estimated Net Worth
Francesco Totti is an Italian soccer player with a $60 million net worth. Francesco Totti is an attacking midfielder and a forward. Francesco Totti was born in Rome, Italy on September 27, 1976. His youth career began in 1984 with Fortitudo and included spells at Smit Trastevere (1984-86), Lodigiani (1986-89), and Roma (1989). (1989-92).