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Associazione Sportiva Roma
TM Associazione Sportiva Roma 1927 BIO & STATS BOOKGUIDE Classes of 2012, 2013 AS ROMA – HISTORICAL ARCHIVES, JULY 22 2013 ASSOCIAZIONE SPORTIVA ROMA – Historical Archives HALL OF FAME AS ROMA HALL OF FAME BIO & STATS BOOKGUIDE, 2013 CLASS UPDATE This document updates the Bio & Stats Bookguide about the former AS Roma players inducted to the Club's Hall of Fame. From page 3 to page 14 this guide shows the four players forming the Class of 2013: Attilio Ferraris IV, Giuseppe Giannini, Vincenzo Montella and Sebino Nela. ________________________________________________ 2 From page 15 to page 47 the guide shows the 11 players forming the Class of 2012: Franco Tancredi, Marcos Evangelista de Moraes ‘Cafu’, Giacomo Losi, Aldair Nascimento Santos, Francesco Rocca, Fulvio Bernardini, Agostino Di Bartolomei, Paulo Roberto Falcao, Bruno Conti, Amedeo Amadei, Roberto Pruzzo. ________________________________________________ TM Attilio FERRARIS IV Attilio Ferraris IV (Roma, March 26 1904 – Montecatini Terme, May 8 1947) – On 25 September 1927, at the Motovelodromo Appio, A.S. Roma played their first competitive match in the national league championship: the captain of that legendary XI was Attilio Ferraris. This versatile half-back was a great favourite with the Giallorossi fans and had already won a place in the Italy team in 1926 with Fortitudo. He was the first Roman to be selected to play for Italy (but not the first to play for the Azzurri; that honour was to go to Fulvio Bernardini). Ferraris wrote a page in the history books with Vittorio Pozzo's team as Italy lost 3-2 in a friendly against England, distinguishing himself for his charisma and earning the title 'Lion of Highbury'. It was 1934, the year of his temporary separation from Roma. Clashes with board members and in particular with president Renato Sacerdoti resulted in Ferraris being suspended for insubordination, and consequently led to an unthinkable insult - transferring to the other side of the Tiber, where he spent two long years before moving to Bari for another two. In 1938 he finally came back to Roma, to play his eighth and final season in yellow and red. He finished his career with 210 appearances and two goals in the league, while he also put the first trophy into Roma's trophy cabinet, the 1928 Coppa Coni. He died prematurely in May 1947 of a heart attack during a match between former stars and holiday-makers in Montecatini where he lived. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 3 TM A.FERRARIS IV, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa CONI Gals in Coppa CONI Honours Hall of Fame ATTILIO FERRARIS IV Roma March 26 1904 Italian Halfback, Centreback 3,0 / 3,5 8 1927-1934, 1938-1939 231 3 September 25 1927, Roma – Livorno 2-0 (Serie A, week 1) September 25 1927, Roma – Livorno 2-0 (Serie A, week 1) 210 2 July 7 1931, Slavia Prague – Roma 1-1 (C. European Cup, quarters) 4 0 15 1 Coppa CONI 1928 Class of 2013 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 4 TM A.FERRARIS IV, STATISTICS BY SEASON SERIE A Season Appearances Starts* Goals 1927-1928 1928-1929 1929-1930 1930-1931 1931-1932 1932-1933 1933-1934 1938-1939 20 29 34 34 33 27 21 12 210 - 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals / / / / 4 / / / 4 / / / / 0 / / / 0 COPPA CONI, COPPA ITALIA Appear. Goals 15 2** 15+2 TOTALS Appear. Goals 35 29 34 34 37 27 21 14 231 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0** 1 CEC: Central European International Cup * Played whole career before the introduction of substitutes ** Coppa Italia Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 5 TM Giuseppe GIANNINI Giuseppe Giannini (Roma, August 20 1964) – Too young to contribute to the 1983 Scudetto-winning team, too old by the time the Giallorossi next triumphed in the league, in 2001. Giuseppe Giannini makes for an unusual story. A born talent, he wore the 10 shirt on his back and in his heart, along with the captain’s armband. He was loved and yet went through tough times. He was adored yet questioned. When he did have his ability called into question, he was able to react with class and character, even at the most difficult times. Giannini would do extraordinary things which were too often short-lived, such as his hat-trick in the final of the Coppa Italia defeat to Torino or his headed goal – followed by a crazed run beneath the Curva Sud – in the terrible UEFA Cup night against Slavia Prague. Not only that, Giannini was also able to banish his own nightmares, none more so than his famous goal away to Foggia. That goal was doubly significant, because Roma were in a relegation scrap and because he had been criticised following his missed penalty in a fractious and unfortunate derby a fortnight previous. Giannini made his Roma debut as a 17 year old in 1980/81, but only became a regular in the side in 1984/85, when he made 26 appearances and scored 4 goals with Nils Liedholm in charge. ‘Il Barone’, who watched him develop as a player, also put his faith in him when he returned to the helm following Sven Goran Eriksson’s departure. The glory years of the great Roma side of the early 1980s faded amid disappointment, and as the symbol of the new side Giannini took the brunt of the criticism -his elegant style of play caused his critics to question his commitment. His ability to move the ball and set the tempo saw him mistakenly considered an ineffective playmaker behind the forward line. He ended his career with the Giallorossi after 318 appearances and 49 goals in the league as well as 3 winner’s medals in the Coppa Italia. In 1996 he made way for a young and promising player who looked up to him: Francesco Totti. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 6 TM G.GIANNINI, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Gals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame GIUSEPPE GIANNINI Roma August 20 1964 Italian Midfielder 2,0/3,5 15 1981-1996 436 75 January 31 1982, Roma-Cesena 0-1 (Serie A, week 17) October 7 1984, Roma-Sampdoria 1-1 (Serie A, week 4) 318 49 Septem ber 19 1984, Rom a–Steaua 1-0 (Cup W inners’ Cup,quarters) 38 7 79 19 Scudetto 82/83; Coppa Italia (3) 83/84, 84/85, 90/91 Class of 2013 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 7 TM G.GIANNINI, STATISTICS BY SEASON Season 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 ITALIAN EUROPEAN COPPA ITALIA TOTALS SUPERCUP COMPETITIONS Appearances Starts Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals SERIE A 1 0 2 26 22 25 28 32 31 24 24 29 26 28 20 318 0 0 0 25 14 25 28 32 31 23 22 29 26 26 13 294 0 0 0 4 2 3 11* 6 3 3 4 9 3 1 0 49 0 0 0 6 (CdC) / 2 (CWC) / 5 (CU) / 10 (CU) 4 (CWC) 8 (CU) / / 3 (CU) 38 0 0 0 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 0 3 / / 1 7 0 2 3 6 13 7 7 6 5 8 3 9 3 6 1 79 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 4 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 19 / / / / / / / / / / 1 / / / / 1 / / / / / / / / / / 0 / / / / 0 1 2 5 38 35 34 35 43 36 42 32 46 29 34 24 436 0 0 0 5 5 5 12 11 5 5 5 16 3 2 1 75 CdC: European Cup / CWC: Cup Winners’ Cup / CU: Uefa Cup * Most goals scored among AS Roma players in Serie A Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 8 TM Vincenzo MONTELLA Vincenzo Montella (Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, June 18 1974) – Vincenzo Montella joined Roma in 1999, already boasting an impressive CV: he had scored 54 goals in 83 matches during a three-year spell at Sampdoria. In the capital he achieved a great deal more. A league title and a Super Cup winner's medal, a record four goals in a single derby, a host of wonder goals and – from 2013 – a place in the Giallorossi Hall of Fame. Joining Roma during Fabio Capello's first season at the helm, Montella became an instant hit with his new supporters, scoring 21 goals in all competitions – 18 in Serie A and three in the UEFA Cup. The following year, in part due to the arrival of Gabriel Omar Batistuta, he found game time harder to come by and on paper had a less productive campaign, but the goals he scored tell a very different story. His goals made history. The forward's strikes made a telling contribution to Roma's Scudetto win. Montella found the net nine times in 17 games in the second half of the campaign, allowing Roma to stay ahead of Juventus thanks to two goals which quickly became legendary. His shot from distance which avoided a home defeat to AC Milan and the tap-in which completed a memorable comeback in the title showdown against the Bianconeri in Turin. The following season, with the Scudetto on his chest, 'The Little Airplane' did damage in the derby too: in the capital's big clash, Montella became the first player ever to hit four goals in a match between Roma and Lazio, as the Giallorossi ran riot, winning 5-1. He moved to Fulham on loan in January 2007, before another temporary spell at Sampdoria. He ended his career with one final season at Roma, finishing with 103 goals in 252 games for the Giallorossi. His 141 goals in Serie A – as of July 22, 2013 – make him 31st in the all-time top scorer charts and his goals-to-game ratio of 0.49 puts him 24th. He beat off competition in the shape of Rudi Völler, Pedro Manfredini, Albo Balbo and Marco Delvecchio to land the spot in the Attackers category of the AS Roma Hall of Fame 2013 class. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 9 TM V.MONTELLA, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Gals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame VINCENZO MONTELLA Pomigliano d’Arco (Napoli) June 18 1974 Italian Striker 1,5/3,5 9 1999-2007, 2008-2009 258 102 August 29 1999, Piacenza-Roma 1-1 (Serie A, week 1) August 29 1999, Piacenza-Roma 1-1 (Serie A, week 1) 192 83 Septem ber 16 1999, Rom a-V.Setubal 7-0 (Coppa Uefa, 1st round) 46 10 19 8 Scudetto 2000/2001, Supercoppa 2001 Class of 2013 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 10 TM V.MONTELLA, STATISTICS BY SEASON Season 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008** 2008-2009 ITALIAN EUROPEAN COPPA ITALIA TOTALS SUPERCUP COMPETITIONS Appearances Starts Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals SERIE A 31 28 19 29 11 37 13 12 12 192 30 12 16 22 5 33 9 5 12 144 18* 13 13* 9 5 21* 1 3 0 83 7 (CU) 8 (CU) 6 (CL) 11 (CL) 3 (CU) 3 (CL) 3 (CU) 3 (CL) 2 (CL) 46 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 Avg. 0.43 Avg. 0.21 3 2 0 5 0 6 0 2 1 19 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 8 / / 1 / / / / 0 / 1 / / 1 / / / / 0 / 1 Avg. 0.42 41 38 26 45 14 46 16 17 15 258 21 19 15 11 5 23 2 6 0 102 Avg. 0.39 CL: Champions League / CU: Uefa Cup * Most goals scored among AS Roma players in Serie A ** On loan to Fulham and Sampdoria Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 11 TM Sebino NELA Sebino Nela (Rapallo, Genova, March 13 1961) - Officially he’s Sebastiano Nela. To Roma fans – who like to shorten names – he’s ‘Sebino’. Or, more appropriately, ‘Hulk’. Roma bought him from Genoa in 1981 and put him on the right flank, where he immediately became a key player thanks to his pace and power. A huge character on the pitch, he was a real warrior, becoming an indispensable member of the Roma side of the glorious 1980s. He made 281 appearances in 11 seasons, scoring 16 goals, including two in the second Scudetto-winning campaign. In the second half of his stay with the Giallorossi, Nela moved back to the left side where – as a natural left-footer – he had played during his time with Genoa. He managed to battle back from an injury which kept him sidelined for almost the entirety of the 1987/88 season. Sebino was fit again six games before the end of the season and able to recapture a starting berth. He was consistently one of the top appearance makers in the side, and in 1990/91 he was in the side that went all the way to the UEFA Cup final. Two seasons later, with Vujadin Boskov in charge, he realised his time at Roma was at an end. Hulk made just one subsequent appearance in the Coppa Italia, along with two in the UEFA Cup (against Innsbruck and Grasshoppers) before moving on at the start of the season. Everyone had fond memories of him as he left the capital with a Scudetto and 3 successes in the Coppa Italia. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 12 TM S.NELA, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame SEBASTIANO NELA Rapallo (Genoa) March 13 1961 Italian Left and right wingback 1,5/3,5 12 1981-1992 396 19 September 13 1981, Roma-Avellino 0-0 (Serie A, week 1) September 13 1981, Roma-Avellino 0-0 (Serie A, week 1) 281 16 Septem ber 16 1981, Ballym ena-Roma 0-2 (Cup W inners’ Cup rd.32) 51 1 63 2 Scudetto 82/83; Coppa Italia (3) 83/84, 85/86, 90/91 Class of 2013 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 13 TM S.NELA, STATISTICS BY SEASON Season 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 SERIE A Appearances Starts Goals 30 28 27 20 28 25 6 32 30 28 27 0 281 30 28 27 20 28 25 5 32 30 26 26 0 277 2 2 2 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 16 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS COPPA ITALIA Appear. Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals 4 (CWC) 8 (CU) 7 (CdC) 5 (CWC) / 2 (CWC) / 6 / 11 6 2 51 0 0 0 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 0 0 1 2 8 7 5 7 7 0 6 6 8 6 1 63 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ITALIAN SUPERCUPS / / / / / / / / / / 1 / 1 / / / / / / / / / / 0 / 0 TOTALS 36 44 41 30 35 34 6 44 36 47 40 3 396 2 3 2 3 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 19 CdC: European Cup / CWC: Cup Winners’ Cup / CU: Uefa Cup Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 14 TM Franco TANCREDI Franco Tancredi (Giulianova, Teramo – January 10 1955) – Thirteen years as a Roma goalkeeper with a Scudetto in 1983, four Coppa Italia victories and 288 league appearances, including 258 consecutive ones between 1980 and 1989. Franco Tancredi etched his name in Giallorossi history with his modern approach to goalkeeping, beginning with Roma in the 1978/79 season. The number 1 of the ‘Grande Roma’ side of the 1980s, Tancredi also celebrated the Scudetto in 2001 as a goalkeeping coach on Fabio Capello’s staff. In addition to the number of seasons played in a Giallorossi shirt, he also shared Masetti’s strange relationship with the national team (a common story for many greats in Roma’s history). Following his debut with the Azzurri, two years after the 1982 World Cup, Tancredi seemed the main choice in goal for Enzo Bearzot’s Italy team in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. However, in the tournament, which would go down as one of the least memorable for Italian football, Tancredi lost his place to Giovanni Galli. His run of 258 consecutive appearances places Tancredi in second place only behind Dino Zoff. In 1990 he left Roma in a transfer to Torino, where he would play his final season as a professional footballer. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 15 TM F.TANCREDI, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame Franco Tancredi Giulianova (Teramo) January 10 1955 Italian Portiere 2,0 / 3,5 13 1977-1990 382 January 28 1979, Roma – Verona 2-0 October 21 1979, Udinese – Roma 0-0 288 September 17 1980, Roma – Carl Zeiss Jena 3-0 58 36 Scudetto 82/83; Coppa Italia (4), 79/80, 80/81, 83/84, 85/86 Classe 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 16 TM F.TANCREDI, STATISTICS BY SEASON SERIE A Season Appearances Starts Goals EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals 1977/1978 1978/1979 1979/1980 1980/1981 1981/1982 1982/1983 1983/1984 1984/1985 1985/1986 1986/1987 1987/1988 1988/1989 1989/1990 0 1 18 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 22 7 288 0 0 18 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 22 7 287 / 0 -16 -20 -29 -23 -26 -25 -27 -31 -26 -24 -6 -253 / / / 2 (CWC) 4 (CWC) 8 (CU) 9 (CdC) 6 (CWC) / 2 (CWC) / 5 (CU) / 36 / / / -4 -2 -8 -7 -4 / -2 / -9 / -36 COPPA ITALIA TOTALS Appear. Goals Appear. Goals 0 0 5 6 2 9 11 5 7 7 5 1 0 58 0 0 -3 -3 -4 -9 -7 -2 -3 -6 -2 -1 0 -40 0 1 23 38 36 47 50 41 37 39 35 28 7 382 0 0 -19 -27 -35 -40 -40 -31 -30 -39 -28 -34 -6 -329 CdC: European Cup / CWC: Cup Winners’ Cup / CU: Uefa Cup Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 17 TM Marcos Evangelista De Moraes, ‘CAFU’ Marcos Evangelista de Moraes, Cafu (San Paolo, Brasile – June 7 1970) – Cafu was fundamental in the 2001 Scudetto, winning over the fans on account of his incredible skills as an attacking full-back, which over the years also enabled him to play on the outside of midfield. In Zdenek Zeman's first Roma experience, between 1997 and 1999, the Brazilian winger was lightning-fast, had imagination, class and was tremendously athletic along the right touchline. This earned him the nickname ‘Pendolino’ or 'Express train'. He is the only player in the history of football to have played three consecutive World Cup Finals and the only Roma player to have lifted the World Cup as captain (in 2002 in Japan and Korea). When Fabio Capello arrived, Cafu extended his range of skills and played a fundamental role in the 3-4-1-2 formation Roma built their base on for their third league title. He enjoyed going for goal (but scored only five in his 163 league appearances). The Giallorossi number 2 will go down in Roma history for his happy approach and fair play with the opposition. And, of course, when he lobbed the unfortunate Pavel Nedved three times in the derby in the title-winning season. He also won an Italian Super Cup medal. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 18 TM M.CAFU, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame Marcos Evangelista de Moraes, detto Cafu Sao Paulo (Brazil) June 7 1970 Brazilian Right wingback 3,0 / 3,5 6 1997–2003 218 8 August 31 1997, Empoli – Roma 1-3 August 31 1997, Empoli – Roma 1-3 163 5 19 Septem ber 15 1998, Silkeborg – Roma 0-2 (Uefa Cup, rd. of 64) 40 2 15 1 Scudetto 2000/2001; Supercoppa di Lega 2001 Class of 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame TM M.CAFU, STATISTICS SERIE A EUROPEAN COPPA ITALIA ITALIAN TOTALS BY COMPETITIONS SUPERCUP SEASON Season Appearances Starts Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals Appear. Goals 1997/1998 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 31 20 28 31 27 26 163 31 20 28 31 24 25 159 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 / 6 (CU) 5 (CU) 7 (CU) 10 (CL) 12 (CL) 40 / 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 4 2 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 / / / / 0 / 0 / / / / 0 / 0 36 26 37 40 38 41 218 1 1 2 1 2 1 8 CL: Champions League / CU: Uefa Cup Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 20 TM Giacomo LOSI Giacomo Losi (Soncino, Cremona – September 10 1935) – A symbol. In the entire history of the club, Giacomo Losi is one of the finest examples of loyalty and devotion to the Giallorossi shirt. And as it always happens with such symbols, the stats – although impressive – are not enough to fully describe an authentic champion, for both his generosity and his performances: fifteen seasons, 386 league appearances, two goals, one Fairs Cups and two editions of the Coppa Italia. Ercole Bodini – cousin of the former Giallorossi legend Renato Bodini – discovered him at Soncino and took him to Cremonese. It was an ideal meeting point, separated by just a few degrees of kinship, between the Testaccio era and the era that was soon to display the indomitable Giallorossi warrior spirit from the mid-1950s to the late 1960s. Bologna made the mistake of discarding Losi, paving the way for Roma to take him to the capital in 1954. Through two controversial and difficult decades – sometimes wrongly forgotten but made more precious thanks to the historic highlights of the first European triumph (the Fairs Cup in 1961) and the first Coppa Italia in 1964 – Losi, on the pitch, was the man who held together a team that often ended up paying the price for such a high number of offensive players. The second Coppa Italia arrived at the end of the final season in yellow and red for ‘Giacomino’ – a year that saw him with a reduced role. A starter in the first 8 league matches and the group stage of the Coppa Italia, Losi was a passionate observer for the remainder of the season. Over the following decades his love for Roma and the city never waned. And for all of the supporters he remains the 'Core de Roma' (Heart of Roma). Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 21 TM G.LOSI, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame GIACOMO LOSI Soncino (Cremona) September 10 1935 Italian Centre back, Sweeper 3,0 / 3,5 15 1954–1969 455 2 March 20 1955, Roma – Inter 3-0 (Serie A, week 24) March 20 1955, Roma – Inter 3-0 (Serie A, week 24) 386 2 November 9 1958, Hannover–Roma 1-3 (Fairs Cup, round of 16) 40 0 29 0 Fairs Cup 60/61; Coppa Italia (2) 63/64, 68/69 Class of 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 22 TM G.LOSI, STATISTICS BY SEASON SERIE A Season Appear. Starts Goals 1954/1955 1955/1956 1956/1957 1957/1958 1958/1959 1959/1960 1960/1961 1961/1962 1962/1963 1963/1964 1964/1965 1965/1966 1966/1967 1967/1968 1968/1969 8 30 30 9 18 34 32 34 33 29 34 30 30 27 8 386 8* 30* 30* 9* 18* 34* 32* 34* 33* 29* 34* 30* 30* 27* 8 386 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals 0 (MC) / / / 4 (CF) 2 (MC) 9 2 8 (CF) 5 (CF) 6 (CF) 2 (CF) / 2 (MC) / 40 0 / / / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 / 0 COPPA ITALIA TOTALS Appear. Goals Appear. Goals / / / 6 1 1 3 0 3 7 2 1 1 1 3 29 / / / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 30 30 15 23 37 44 36 44 41 42 33 31 30 11 455 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 CF : Fairs Cup / MC: Mitropa Cup *Before the introduction of substitutes Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 23 TM ALDAIR Nascimento Santos Aldair Nascimento Santos (Ilhéus, Brazil – November 30 1965) – Aldair was a real favourite with the fans. He was a man of few words, a professional and a great champion. He was also the only Roma player to receive the honour of having his shirt number (the number 6) withdrawn. Aldair, who was nick-named “Pluto” by team-mates and fans alike, settled in at Roma in spite of the doubts surrounding his ability in the first years in Trigoria. These doubts regarding Alda's class, were fortunately cushioned to some extent by his tendency to find the back of the net. He scored 7 league goals in his first three seasons and then hit 2 against Galatasaray in the first leg of the UEFA Cup round of 16 tie in November 1992. Despite a ligament injury which kept him out of the team for over half of the 1993/94 season, the Brazilian central defender managed to play 12 matches before leaving for the World Cup in America, where he played a key role in Brazil's victory. Aldair returned to Rome as world champion and took charge of the Roma defence as captain. He eventually was to pass the captain's armband on to Francesco Totti in the year when the young Roman star established himself in the number 10 shirt. His final years in Red and Yellow saw him hold on to a first team place in defence in Zdenek Zeman's first spell at Roma and he was a regular in Fabio Capello's first season at the helm. He played 15 matches in the Scudetto-winning season and then crowned his thirteen years at the club with his testimonial evening. A visibly moved “Pluto”, said farewell to a jam-packed, emotional Stadio Olimpico. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 24 TM ALDAIR, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame ALDAIR NASCIMENTO SANTOS Ilhéus (Brazil) November 30 1965 Brazilian Centre back 3,0 / 3,5 13 1990– 2003 436 20 September 9 1990, Roma – Fiorentina 4-0 (Serie A, week 1) September 9 1990, Roma – Fiorentina 4-0 (Serie A, week 1) 330 14 Septem ber 19 1990, Rom a – Benfica 1-0 (Uefa Cup, round of 64 ) 64 4 41 2 Scudetto 2000/2001; Coppa Italia 90/91, Supercoppa di Lega 2001 Class of 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 25 TM ALDAIR, STATISTICS BY SEASON SERIE A Season Appear. Starts Goals 1990/1991 1991/1992 1992/1993 1993/1994 1994/1995 1995/1996 1996/1997 1997/1998 1998/1999 1999/2000 2000/2001 2001/2002 2002/2003 29 33 28 12 28 31 32 28 27 34 15 16 17 330 28 33 28 12 28 31 32 28 27 34 14 14 15 324 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 14 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals 11 (CU) 6 (CWC) 7 (CU) / / 7 (CU) 4 (CU) / 7 (CU) 8 (CU) 3 (CU) 6 (CL) 5 (CL) 64 0 0 2 / / 0 0 / 0 1 1 0 0 4 COPPA ITALIA Appear. Goals 9 3 7 0 5 1 0 6 3 4 1 1 1 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 ITALIAN SUPERCUP Appear. Goals / 1 / / / / / / / / / 0 / 1 / 0 / / / / / / / / / 0 / 0 TOTALS Appear. Goals 49 43 42 12 33 39 36 34 37 46 19 23 23 436 2 3 4 0 1 0 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 20 CL: Champions League / CWC: Cups Winners’ Cup / CU: Uefa Cup Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 26 TM Francesco ROCCA Francesco Rocca (San Vito Romano, Rome – August 2 1954) – It is difficult to mention Francesco Rocca without immediately wondering 'What if?'. But history provides perspective and helps to ease – partially at least – the huge sense of lasting regret for a career that was blighted by injuries. That is why today, 36 years after that morning at the Tre Fontane training ground, it seems right to describe Rocca not as what he might have become but what he actually was. One of the early exponents of the modern full-back role, an original member of the team that went on to lift the 1983 Scudetto and, of course, a veritable idol for the Giallorossi fans. After making his debut under Helenio Herrera at the end of the 1972/73 season, Rocca quickly established himself as a mainstay of the side under Manlio Scopigno and Nils Liedholm. His skill and workrate earned him a special place in the hearts of the Giallorossi fans, who affectionately called him 'Kawasaki'. A force of nature with an astonishing change of pace and direction and the ability to charge forward with the ball, he was a delight to behold for the supporters and a handful for any opposition. The injury that struck him in 1976 – meniscus and capsular ligament – marked the beginning of his well-documented ordeal. Rocca's tremendous desire to get back on the pitch was punctured by five operations, all the while fighting a daily battle against the pain and his ensuing muscle problems. After nine seasons, 141 league appearances and two Coppa Italia triumphs, Rocca retired at the age of 27. His final outing was a 19-minute cameo in a summer friendly against Internacional, which ended with a lap of the pitch in front of a tearful Olimpico crowd. The scoreboard read “Grazie Francesco” and his first thoughts after running to the Curva Sud to return the fans' thanks – breathless with emotion – were for Roma and his team-mates: “Thanks, now I want to see them with the Scudetto.” He only had to wait two years. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 27 TM F.ROCCA, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame FRANCESCO ROCCA San Vito Romano (Rome) August 2 1954 Italian Left and right wingback 2,0 / 3,5 9 1972-1981 170 2 March 25 1973, Milan – Roma 3-1 (Serie A, week 23) March 25 1973, Milan – Roma 3-1 (Serie A, week 23) 141 0 17 settembre 1975, Roma – Dunav Ruse 2-0 (Uefa Cup, rd. of 64) 7 0 22 2 Coppa Italia (2) 1979-1980, 1980-1981 Class of 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 28 TM F.ROCCA, STATISTICS BY SEASON SERIE A Season Appear. Starts Goals 1972-1973 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 3 30 29 29 7 0 17 20 6 141 3 30 29 29 7 0 17 20 2 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals 3 (AI) / / 6 (CU) / / / / 1 (CWC) 7* 0 / / 0 / / / / 0 0 COPPA ITALIA TOTALS Appear. Goals Appear. Goals 0 4 10 1 4 0 0 1 2 22 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 34 39 36 11 0 17 21 9 173 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 CWC: Cups Winners’ Cup / CU: Uefa Cup / AI: Anglo Italian Tournament (non Uefa) *Total does not include three appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 29 TM Fulvio BERNARDINI Fulvio Bernardini (Roma – December 28 1905 / Roma – January 13 1984) – One of the best players in the history of AS Roma. One of the most important figures in Italian football, a player, coach, scout, pundit and sportsman in general. Fulvio Bernardini was the archetypal deep-lying midfielder in the metodo (WW) formation, and advocate of the sistema (WM) formation and good football over the course of his coaching career. He was the undisputed leader during his 11 seasons with the Giallorossi. On the pitch he became a leader for his incredible ability to build play and move the ball, while off it he carried tremendous influence with team-mates and club officials alike. An example of this can be seen from the signing of Guido Masetti, a player originally rejected after a trial with coach Herbert Burgess but then given a contract after 'Fuffo' vouched for his ability. Bernardini was a cultured and charismatic man and respected for his degree in economics, which earned him the nickname of “Dottore”, as well as proving the source of a few headaches. Especially in the national side, with Vittorio Pozzo describing him as “too good” and “someone the players felt in awe of”. Yet there were few examples of this over the course of his career with the Giallorossi, which he began in 1928 before hanging up his boots in 1939 and continuing off the pitch over the following decades. Bernardini had made 285 appearances and scored 47 goals by the time his playing career finished. He managed four goals in the derby, two of which came in a 5-0 thumping of Lazio at Campo Testaccio on 1 November 1933. As a coach he was in charge of Roma during the troubled 1949/50 campaign, and he won titles in 1956 and 1964 with Fiorentina and Bologna respectively. He was Italy head coach between 1974 and 1977. After his death in 1984, Roma named their training ground after him, the Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini in Trigoria. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 30 TM F.BERNARDINI, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame FULVIO BERNARDINI Roma December 28 1905 Italian Midfielder, Centre half-back 2,5 / 3,5 11 1928-1939 303 47 31 Septem ber 30 1928, Rom a – Legnano 4-1 (Divisione Naz., week 1) 285 47 July 7 1931, Slavia Prague–Roma 1-1 (Central European Cup, quart.) 10 0 8 0 / Class of 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame TM F.BERNARDINI, STATISTICS BY SEASON SERIE A Season Appear. Starts* Goals 1928-1929 1929-1930 1930-1931 1931-1932 1932-1933 1933-1934 1934-1935 1935-1936 1936-1937 1937-1938 1938-1939 26 24 31 29 33 16 27 30 28 23 18 285 - 10 11 7 7 2 3 3 1 3 0 0 47 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals / / / 4 (CEC) / / / 2 (CEC) 4 (CEC) / / 10 / / / 0 / / / 0 0 / / 0 COPPA ITALIA TOTALS Appear. Goals Appear. Goals / / / / / / / 2 4 2 0 8 / / / / / / / 0 0 0 0 0 26 24 31 33 33 16 27 34 37 25 18 303 10 11 7 7 2 3 3 1 3 0 0 47 CEC: Central European International Cup * Before the introduction of substitutes Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 32 TM Agostino DI BARTOLOMEI Agostino Di Bartolomei (Roma – April 8 1955 / Castellabate, Salerno – May 30 1994) – His is the story of a great player and public figure interwoven with the mysterious personal life of a reserved man. The mention of Agostino Di Bartolomei immediately calls to mind his beginnings kicking a ball around the streets of the Tor Marancia district and his inexplicable death. In between, a football career spanning over twenty years, full of passion, charisma, class and power. A man who weighed his words carefully, talked straight and avoided clichés. Everyone knows the story: his beginnings with AS Roma, the year gaining experience at Vicenza, the return home, where he flourished steadily under the guidance of Nils Liedholm. His maturity as a footballer was sealed when ‘Ago’ captained his side to the 1983 Scudetto, restoring the champions’ crown to AS Roma after a wait of 41 years. Who can forget the penalty smashed past Bruce Grobbelaar in the European Cup Final, and the other, 36 days earlier at the Stadio Olimpico against Dundee United, which put the Giallorossi through to the dream final? Then the bitter parting with the city and the team, only to find himself facing them again but this time in an AC Milan shirt in a match charged with the conflicting emotions of tension and affection. Then came a spell at Cesena and finally he ended his career by leading Salernitana back into Serie B, before becoming youth team coach. In the course of 11 seasons with AS Roma, Di Bartolomei gradually developed from an attacking midfielder into a deep-lying playmaker, a tactical evolution that was crowned over the years with the Scudetto and three victories in the Coppa Italia. He made 237 appearances in the AS Roma jersey, scoring 50 goals. But the statistics pale into insignificance when compared with the unforgettable memory of ‘Ago’ the player, as is testified by the lynchpin of today’s Roma midfield, Daniele De Rossi: “Recently I notched up more appearances than Di Bartolomei. It seemed like sacrilege.” ‘Ago’ died on 30 May 1994, after taking his life at his home in Castellabate in the province of Salerno. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 33 TM A.DI BARTOLOMEI, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame AGOSTINO DI BARTOLOMEI Roma April 8 1955 Italian Midfielder, Sweeper 2,5 / 3,5 11 1972-1984 308 67 April 22 1973, Inter – Roma 0-0 (Serie A, week 26) April 22 1973, Inter – Roma 0-0 (Serie A, week 26) 237 50 Septem ber 17 1980, Rom a–C.Zeiss Jena 3-0 (Cups W s’ Cup, rd. 64) 19 2 52 15 Scudetto 82/83; Coppa Italia (3) 79/80, 80/81, 83/84 Class of 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 34 TM A.DI BARTOLOMEI, STATISTICS BY SEASON SERIE A Seasons Appear. Starts Goals 1972-1973 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976** 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 2 8 13 29 26 28 23 30 22 28 28 237 2 7 9 28 26 28 23 30 21 28 28 230 0 1 0 8*** 10*** 5 5 6 3 7 5 50 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals 1 (AI) / / / / / / 2 (CWC) 2 (CWC) 7 (CU) 8 (CdC) 19 0 / / / / / / 0 0 1 1 2 COPPA ITALIA TOTALS Appear. Goals Appear. Goals 0 4 2 4 4 4 7 4 2 9 12 52 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 15 2* 12 15 33 30 32 30 36 26 44 48 308 0 1 0 9 13 8 8 8 4 9 7 67 EC: European Cup / CWC: Cup Winners’ Cup / UC: UEFA Cup / AI: Anglo-Italian Cup (not recognised by UEFA) * Total does not include one appearance in the Anglo-Italian Cup ** On loan at Vicenza *** AS Roma’s top scorer in Serie A Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 35 TM Paulo Roberto FALCAO Paulo Roberto Falcao (Xanxere, Brazil – October 16 1953) – Iconic. His name, his revolutionary approach to football, his position, even his number 5 shirt and his trademark celebration – everything about him made him an icon. The way he ran towards the Curva with his arm aloft as he leapt for joy after scoring a goal. Over 5 years with the Giallorossi, Paulo Roberto Falcao became one of the best players in Italian football history, and in doing so remains a legend, not only for AS Roma fans but also for the entire city of Rome. Brilliant technique and a great engine, with a brain quicker than his languid strides which allowed him to start, develop and finish moves so effectively. From 1980, the year he came to Rome (amid rumblings the club would have preferred to have signed Zico), he was no doubt helped by a Roma side on the up, which just missed out on the Scudetto before finally securing it. In the title-winning season “Il Divino” was in the opponents’ half what Agostino Di Bartolomei was at the back – indispensable, the right man in the right place. Instinct, runs off the ball, goals, assists, and an inherent ability to read the game and anticipate things, a skill only bettered Francesco Totti. Falcao, brought in from Internacional, took a little while to settle in, before becoming dominant. With Falcao you had the sense that he was making history as he was doing it, a rare feat indeed. Two more examples to clearly show just how much of a genius “Il Divino” was – both in terms of the beauty and effectiveness of his play - in that 1980s Roma side: the backheel for Roberto Pruzzo’s goal against Fiorentina (25 October 1981) and his subtle yet incredibly decisive contribution as his dummy bamboozled the Swedish defence and allowed Toninho Cerezo to score the third goal in a 3-0 win over IFK Göteborg. The love affair, much to the fans’ despair, came to an end following disagreements between Dino Viola and the player’s agent at the close of the 1984/85 season. Falcao finished with 107 appearances and 22 goals in the league, a league title, and 2 winner’s medals in the Coppa Italia. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 36 TM P.R.FALCAO, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame PAULO ROBERTO FALCAO Xanxere (Brazil) October 16 1953 Brazilian Midfielder 3,5 / 3,5 5 1980-1985 152 27 September 14 1980, Como – Roma 0-1 (Serie A, week 1) September 14 1980, Como – Roma 0-1 (Serie A, week 1) 107 22 Septem ber 17 1980,Rom a – C.Zeiss Jena 3-0 (Cups W s’ Cup, rd 64) 23 4 22 1 Scudetto 1982/1983; Coppa Italia (2) 1980/1981, 1983/1984 Class of 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 37 TM P.R.FALCAO, STATISTICS BY SEASON SERIE A Season Appear. Starts Goals 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 25 24 27 27 4 107 25 24 27 27 4 107 3 6 7 5 1 22 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals 2 (CWC) 4 (CWC) 8 (CU) 8 (CdC) 1 (CWC) 23 1 0 2 1 0 4 COPPA ITALIA TOTALS Appear. Goals Appear. Goals 5 2 4 8 3 22 0 0 1 0 0 1 32 30 39 43 8 152 4 6 10 6 1 27 CdC: European Cup / CWC: Cups Winners’ Cup / CU: Uefa Cup Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 38 TM Bruno CONTI Bruno Conti (Nettuno, Roma – March 13 1955) – Bruno Conti has spent a lifetime in the Roma colours. From a promising young player to standard bearer and one of the stars of the 1982 World Cup, this unstoppable winger was also part of one of the most moving evenings in the long history of the Stadio Olimpico. He still scouts for the club and coaches the youth team. He was caretaker-manager for the first team in 2005 and is responsible for the youth training schemes at Roma. Conti began life in the hub of Italian baseball, Nettuno. Just like many other boys from his town he dreamed of a future with the very successful local team, he took his first steps on the diamond and on the pitcher's mound, left-handed of course, and was good enough to convince a Santa Monica team from California to offer him a contract. His father turned them down and thus changed the history of Roma and of Italian football. As a youngster Bruno was spotted by Antonio Trebiciani, who took him into the Giallorossi youth sector and there Conti played his part in one of the best Primavera teams of all time, growing alongside Agostino Di Bartolomei and Francesco Rocca. Between 1973 and 1975 he managed to make four appearances in Serie A and then was loaned out to Genoa. When he returned in 1976, he held down a first-team place and scored the decider in the second derby that season (1-0, 27 March 1977) with a magnificent volley from 25 yards out. Before Nils Liedholm returned (he took over again in the summer of 1979) he went on loan to Genoa once more, where he laid the foundations and created an understanding with Roberto Pruzzo playing for the Rossoblu which would later to bring fortune to Roma. He was sharp, fast and skillful and was one of the centrepieces of the Roma team in the 80s and an idol for the fans. After the World Cup in Spain came the Scudetto and the season that ended with that ill-fated European Cup final. His last season under the stewardship of Ottavio Bianchi was not a happy one: the coach only played him once – coming off the bench in the first leg of Roma's UEFA Cup round of 16 tie – but the fans made up for this at his testimonial. Twenty-four hours after the second leg of the UEFA Cup final which they lost to Inter, the Stadio Olimpico filled to bid farewell to the number 7 after sixteen seasons, 304 appearances and 37 league goals, one Scudetto and five Coppa Italia winners' medals. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 39 TM B.CONTI, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame BRUNO CONTI Nettuno (Rome) March 13 1955 Italian Winger 3,0 / 3,5 16 1973-1975, 1976-1978, 1979-1991 401 47 February 10 1974, Roma – Torino 0-0 (Serie A, week 17) February 10 1974, Roma – Torino 0-0 (Serie A, week 17) 304 37 Septem ber 17 1980,Rom a – C.Zeiss Jena 3-0 (Cups W s’ Cup, rd. 64) 33 3 64 7 Scudetto 82/83; Coppa Italia (5) 79/80, 80/81, 83/84, 85/86, 90/91 Class of 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 40 TM B.CONTI, STATISTICS BY SEASON Stagione 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976* e 19781979* 1976-1977 1977-1978 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 SERIE A Appear. 1 3 - Starts 1 2 - Goals 0 0 - 29 17 28 27 26 26 27 22 24 23 16 14 21 0 304 29 16 28 27 26 26 27 22 23 19 14 7 13 0 280 2 2 3 5 8 3 7 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 37 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals / / / / / / / 2 (CWC) 4 (CWC) 6 (CU) 9 (CdC) 5 (CWC) / 0 / 6 (CU) / 1 (CU) 33 / / / 0 0 0 1 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 3 COPPA ITALIA TOTALS Appear. 0 3 - Goals 0 0 - Appear. 1 6 - Goals 0 0 - 0 4 9 6 1 7 7 1 7 5 6 7 1 0 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 7 29 21 37 35 31 39 43 28 31 28 22 27 22 1 401 2 2 4 5 8 3 10 1 2 2 0 6 2 0 47 EC: European Cup / CWC: Cup Winners’ Cup / UC: UEFA Cup - *On loan at Genoa Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 41 TM Amedeo AMADEI Amedeo Amadei (Frascati, Rome – July 26 1921) - A legend, but much more than that. Amedeo Amadei, if possible, represents a distinctive trait in the Roma identity. Statistics tell of nine seasons in the capital, 100 goals plus a further 16 in the wartime championships, 216 games, one Scudetto and two records. Both remain intact to this day and only Gianni Rivera has even got close to them. In his first season as a professional – 1936/37 – “Il Fornaretto” (The Little Baker) became the youngest ever player in Serie A history at 15 years and 281 days and the league’s youngest-ever scorer at 15 years and 288 days. Amadei, who was still helping out at his family’s bakery, made his debut on 2 May 1937 against Fiorentina and a week later scored in Roma’s 5-1 win over Lucchese. In 1938 he went out on loan to Atalanta to gain experience and when he returned he had the support of Guido Ara and Alfred Schaffer, who took the reins four games from the end of the season. The young forward adapted to both the role of centre forward and wing, playing a number of games either wearing the number 7 or number 11 shirt. The following season Amadei really burst onto the scene as a striker, finding the net 18 times in 30 games in what was otherwise a rather forgettable season for the Giallorossi. He played the same role the following year, as Roma brought home the league title. Amadei was the perfect last line of attack in Schaffer's system and at the end of the campaign – with the support of Aristide Coscia and Miguel Angel Pantò – his 9 goals in the last 10 games ensured Torino’s comeback was in vain. He scored in 5 derbies as a Roma player, winning 4. At the end of the season, with Roma struggling financially, he was sold to Inter. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 42 TM A.AMADEI, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia AMEDEO AMADEI Frascati July 26 1921 Italian Striker, winger 2,5 / 3,5 10 1936-1938, 1939-1948 234 111 May 2 1937, Roma – Fiorentina 2-2 (Serie A, week 28) 216 100 0 0 18 11 Appearances and goals in wartime tournaments 30 Appear. – 42 goals Honours Scudetto 41/42; Campionato Romano ‘45, Quadrangolare ‘45, C.Città di Roma ‘45 Hall of Fame Class of 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 43 TM A.AMADEI, STATISTICS BY SEASON CAMPIONATO Season Appear. Starts** Goals 1936-1937 1937-1938 1938-1939* 1939-1940 1940-1941 1941-1942 1942-1943 1943-1944**** 1944-1945***** 1945-1946****** 1946-1947 1947-1948 3 3 22 30 30 28 8 (+2) 10 (+2) 34 31 35 216 - 1 0 2 18*** 18*** 14*** 16 (+7)*** 8 (+3)*** 15*** 13*** 19*** 100 Avg. 0.46 EUROPEAN COMPETITION S Appear. Goals 0 (CEC) / / / / / / / / / / 0 0 / / / / / / / / / / 0 - COPPA ITALIA TOTALS Appear. Goals Appear. Goals 4 0 1 8 1 4 / 8 / / / 18 0 0 3 6 0 2 / 8 (CCDR) / / / 11 Avg. 0.61 7 3 23 38 31 32 8 (+2) 18 (+2) 34 31 35 234 1 1 5 24 18 16 16 (+7) 16 (+3) 15 13 19 111 Avg. 0.47 CEC: Central European International Cup; CRC: City of Rome Cup * On loan at Atalanta - ** Before the introduction of substitutes - *** AS Roma’s top scorer in Serie A **** Serie A and Coppa Italia suspended. Roman League (followed by a local tournament) – season’s stats not included in totals, averages ***** Serie A and Coppa Italia suspended. Lazio-region League, Four-team Tournament and the City of Rome Cup – season’s stats not included in totals and averages ****** Championship played under the Divisione Nazionale (pre-1929) format for the 1945/46 season only. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 44 TM Roberto PRUZZO Roberto Pruzzo (Crocefieschi, Genoa – April 1 1955) – He can be summed up in one word: ‘Bomber’. Roberto Pruzzo marked an era and impressed more than one generation of Roma fans: with his goals, his behaviour on the pitch and his instinctive and passionate joy. He signed for Roma in the summer of 1978 thanks to the hard work of president Gaetano Anzalone, who fought off fierce competition to secure him. Pruzzo, who had tried and tested his partnership with Bruno Conti at Genoa, overcame the initial embarrassment of scoring only nine goals in his first season and began his unstoppable flight. He celebrated many of his goals below the Curva Sud. One which stands out was on 16 March 1986 when Roma thrashed Juventus 3-0. The ‘Bomber’, who managed to get a header in from a cross by Carlo Ancelotti, took off his jersey and raised it to the skies as he ran along the athletics track surrounded by ballboys. Pruzzo proved to be a thorn in the side on more than one occasion for their great rivals of the time, Juventus. On 4 December 1983, as champions he was to deny them victory, scoring a 90th minute overhead kick to level the scores at 2-2. This was the season of the European Cup final, when Roma held out until the spot kicks thanks to a splendid equalising goal from the ‘Bomber’ to cancel out Phil Neal and Liverpool's lead. His career at Roma came to an end after 10 seasons: Pruzzo, who had to step aside for new signing Rudi Voeller, moved to Fiorentina after 240 appearances and 106 league goals, one Scudetto, four Coppa Italia medals, three Serie A leading-goalscorer titles and 12 goals in European competitions. Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 45 TM R.PRUZZO, AS ROMA CAREER Name Place of birth Date of birth Nationality Position Votes awarded Number of seasons at AS Roma Period Total appearances Total goals Serie A debut with AS Roma Full Serie A debut for AS Roma Serie A appearances Serie A goals Debut in European Competition for AS Roma Appearances in European Competitions Goals in European Competitions Appearances in Coppa Italia Goals in Coppa Italia Honours Hall of Fame ROBERTO PRUZZO Crocefieschi (Genoa) April 1 1955 Italian Striker 3,0 / 3,5 10 1978-1988 315 138 October 1 1978, Verona – Roma 1-1 (Serie A, week 1) October 1 1978, Verona – Roma 1-1 (Serie A, week 1) 240 106 Septem ber 17 1980,Rom a – C.Zeiss Jena 3-0 (Cups W s’ Cup, rd. 64) 27 12 48 20 Scudetto 82/83; Coppa Italia (4) 79/80, 80/81, 83/84, 85/86 Classe 2012 Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 46 TM R.PRUZZO, STATISTICS BY SEASON SERIE A Seasons Appear. Titolare Goals 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 29 28 28 26 27 27 21 24 19 11 240 29 28 28 26 27 27 21 23 19 4 232 9* 12* 18** 15** 12* 8* 8* 19** 4 1 106 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Appear. Goals / / 2 (CWC) 4 (CWC) 7 (CU) 7 (CdC) 5 (CWC) / 2 (CWC) / 27 Avg. 0.44 / / 1 2 3 5 1 / 0 / 12 Avg. 0.44 COPPA ITALIA TOTALS Appear. Goals Appear. Goals 4 9 3 1 5 9 2 9 3 3 48 3 6 0 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 20 33 37 33 31 39 43 28 33 24 14 315 12 18 19 17 22 15 10 20 4 1 138 Avg. 0.41 Avg. 0.43 EC: European Cup / CWC: Cup Winners’ Cup / UC: UEFA Cup * AS Roma’s top scorer in Serie A ** Top scorer in Serie A Aldair, Amadei, Bernardini, Cafu, Conti, Di Bartolomei, Falcao, Ferraris IV Giannini, Losi, Montella, Nela, Pruzzo, Rocca, Tancredi AS Roma Hall of Fame 47