Tottispent his entire career at Roma, winning aSerie A title, twoCoppa Italia titles, and twoSupercoppa Italiana titles. A prolific goalscorer, he is thesecond-highest scorer of all time in Italian league history with 250 goals, and is theseventh-highest scoring Italian in all competitions with 316 goals.[7] Totti is thetop goalscorer and themost 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. During his career at Roma, Totti has been referred to asEr Bimbo de Oro (The Golden Boy),Er Pupone (The Big Baby),L'Ottavo Re di Roma (The Eighth King of Rome),L'Imperatore (The Emperor) andEr Capitano (The Captain) by the Italian sports media. In 2013, theNew York Times described him as a "Roman god in his game."[8]
Totti experienced global success on the world stage winning the2006 FIFA World Cup and appearing in the finals ofUEFA Euro 2000 withItaly. Totti was selected in the All-Star team for both tournaments; he also represented his country at the2002 World Cup andEuro 2004. In 2007 due to recurring physical problems, Totti announced his international retirement to focus solely on club play with Roma.[9][10]
Totti was born inRome to parents Lorenzo and Fiorella Totti. He was raised in thePorta Metronia neighbourhood.[14] As a youngster he idolised ex-Roma captainGiuseppe Giannini,[15] and regularly played football with older boys.[16] Totti began to play youth team football in 1984, withFortitudo, later joiningTrastevere andLodigiani. After he came to the attention of scouts, his mother refused a lucrative offer fromMilan in order to keep him in his home town. Although his youth club initially had come to an agreement to sell Totti to theLazio youth side, one ofRoma's youth coaches, Gildo Giannini, persuaded his parents to let him join theRoma youth squad in 1989.[14]
After three years in the youth team, Totti made his first appearance forRoma's senior side inSerie A at the age of 16, when coachVujadin Boškov called him up in the 2–0 away victory againstBrescia on 28 March1993.[17] In the following season underCarlo Mazzone, Totti began to play more regularly as a second striker,[18] and scored his first goal on 4 September1994 in a 1–1 draw againstFoggia.[16][19] 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.[18][20]
Following 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 the1996–97 season, while Totti struggled to gain playing time under new managerCarlos Bianchi, and was even set to leave forSampdoria on loan in January 1997. Roma's chairman at the time however,Franco Sensi, impeded the transfer, leading to further tensions with the manager, who eventually parted ways with the club.[16][21]
Totti's years underZdeněk Zeman represented a period of both physical and mental maturation as a player. From a technical and tactical standpoint, he proved to be compatible on the left wing in the rigid formations of the Bohemian coach, as his new role gave him more space to take on defenders in one on one situations, and cut into the centre to shoot on goal with his stronger foot;[16][18] he also became physically more powerful, fit, hard-working, and complete.[22] He displayed a greater responsibility for the team, and was presented with thenumber 10 jersey.[16][23] His first season under Zeman started well, with Totti taking advantage of a4–3–3 formation and making his breakthrough with the club.[24] He finished the league season reaching double figures in goals scored for the first time in his career;[21] including a goal in the club's 2–0 away win againstNapoli on 22 February 1998,[25] Totti scored 13 goals in Serie A in total,[26] and contributed to Roma's fourth place league finish that year.[27] Although he was not called up for the1998 FIFA World Cup by Italy managerCesare Maldini,[28] his consistent performances, creativity and goalscoring throughout the course of the previous Serie A season saw him being awarded theGuerin d'Oro for the1997–98 season, given to him for having achieved the highest average rating of any Serie A player.[29] The following season, he began to gain recognition as a club symbol and as a leader,[16] and on 31 October 1998, Totti became the team captain.[30] This made him the youngest Serie A club captain ever at 22, inheriting the armband fromAldair.[30] On 29 November 1998, Totti scored the equalising goal in a 3–3 draw against cross-city rivalsLazio; this was his first ever goal in theRome Derby.[16][31] Overall, he scored 30 goals and provided 26 assists during Zeman's two-year managerial stint.[16] For his performances, he was named theSerie A Young Footballer of the Year for the1998–99 season.[1]
Decal of Totti alongside theScudetto shield, displayed on a house in Rome
In June 1999, Roma's then-president Franco Sensi sacked Zeman and signedFabio Capello as a replacement, with the aim of winning the league title.[32] By the2000–01 campaign under the new coach, Roma were building a competitive team around Totti, who was by now being utilised as a creativeattacking midfielder by Capello in a3–4–1–2 formation, due to his passing skills andplaymaking abilities.[33][34][35] Totti scored in a 2–0 home win overBologna on his season debut on 1 October 2000.[36] On 10 December, Totti scored the match-winning goal in a 2–1 home win againstUdinese, with a powerful left-footed volley to help Roma to their fifth home win of the season.[37] He continued his goalscoring form by scoring against Napoli at home in a 3–0 victory on 28 January 2001, as Roma finished the first half of the league season in first place.[38][39] Totti continued to play an important role in keeping the club at the top of the table throughout the remainder of the season, gaining a comfortable lead over rivalsJuventus.[40] On 17 June 2001, at theStadio Olimpico, Roma beatParma 3–1, with their three main attackers, Totti,Vincenzo Montella andGabriel Batistuta scoring one goal each, as Roma were crowned champions of Italy for thethird time in their history.[41] Totti finished the league season with 13 goals, equalling what was at the time his personal goalscoring record in a single Serie A season.[16]
On 19 August 2001, Totti won his firstSupercoppa Italiana, scoring and assisting in the 3–0 win againstFiorentina.[42] Totti was named theSerie A Italian Footballer of the Year for both 2000 and 2001,[43][44] and won theSerie A Footballer of the Year Award for the first time in his career in 2000.[29] He received his firstBallon d'Or nomination in2000, finishing 14th in voting, and fifth thefollowing year.[45] Due to his performances and leadership, Totti had established himself as a hero to the Roma fans, who were also able to identify with his background as a Rome native and lifelong supporter.[16]
Totti in 2002
Over the following seasons, Totti played in a free role as either a forward or second striker in a3–5–2 formation, often alongside either Batistuta or the newly acquired youngsterAntonio Cassano.[18] He scored his first hat-trick in Serie A, in a 3–2 away win overBrescia on 30 September 2002.[46] Totti also scored the only goal in Roma's decisive 1–0 victory at theSantiago Bernabéu againstReal Madrid on 30 October 2002; this was the first time in 35 years that an Italian team had won a match inMadrid.[47] He continued his goalscoring exploits againstValencia, scoring two goals in a 3–0 win.[48] Despite this, Roma only finished third in theirChampions League group, and in eighth position in Serie A,[49] although they managed to reach the2003 Coppa Italia final. In the final against Milan, Totti scored three times from free kicks over both legs (one goal at home and two at theSan Siro), but Roma lost out to Milan 6–3 on aggregate.[50] In 2003, Totti won his second Serie A Footballer of the Year Award.[29]
In the2003–04 season, Totti played a key role, as Roma finished runner-up to Milan in theScudetto race.[51] Throughout the league season, he scored 20 goals, his best haul in Serie A up to that point, which allowed him to win his second Guerin d'Oro, as the player with the best average rating in Serie A throughout the season.[29] Moreover, the Roma captain notably scored trademark chipped goals on two occasions throughout the season, against Brescia andEmpoli.[52]
Despite Roma's disappointing2004–05 season, which saw the departure of a number of players and several managerial changes,[53][54] Totti maintained consistent form by scoring twelve goals in Serie A,[2] and 15 in all competitions, among which was his 100th Serie A goal from a free kick in a 3–3 draw againstInter Milan, on 3 October 2004.[55] Two months later, on 19 December, he became Roma's all-timeleading scorer in Serie A after netting his 107th career league goal against Parma, breaking the record previously held byRoberto Pruzzo.[56] Although Roma finished the league season in eighth place,[57] Totti helped the team reach the2005 Coppa Italia final; however Roma lost to Inter.[58]
Roma's new coach for the2005–06 season,Luciano Spalletti, went with a4–2–3–1 formation, deploying Totti in a newer, more offensive role as a lone striker.[18] Despite his new attacking role, Totti usually dropped deep to pick up the ball in midfield rather than operating in the penalty area, thus creating space for the attacking midfielders and wingers to making offensive runs; the resulting system was later described as a4–6–0, while Totti's particular attacking role was dubbed the "false 9".[16][59] In this new position, Totti continued to score frequently, managing 15 goals in 24 league matches. In the spring of 2005, he renewed his contract until 2010, with an annual salary of €5.4 million.[60] On 19 February 2006, he suffered a fracture of his leftfibula and ligament damage during a match against Empoli, after being fouled byRichard Vanigli.[61] Totti was at risk of missing the2006 World Cup, but returned to the side on 11 May 2006 as a substitute in Roma's 3–1Coppa Italia final defeat to Inter.[62] A metal plate had been attached to his ankle during surgery, but doctors decided not to operate again and remove it following Totti's return, concurring that the plate would not affect his game.[63] He was givenoff-label treatments ofteriparatide to speed-up his fracture recovery.[64]
The2006–07 season was a personal high for Totti, as he scored 26 goals in Serie A, as well as another six between theChampions League (scoring three times in the group stage and once in the round of 16 tie againstLyon) and theCoppa Italia, in addition to 15 assists in 50 games across all competitions.[16] Despite their elimination from the Champions League byManchester United in the quarter-finals, and a second-place finish in theleague, Roma won theCoppa Italia final against league champions Inter with a 6–2 victory at home (Totti scored the opening goal after 50 seconds) and a 2–1 defeat at the San Siro inMilan.[16][65] Totti finished the season asSerie A top scorer with 26 goals,[66] and on 17 June, he also received theESMEuropean Golden Shoe award as the top European goalscorer of the season.[67] Despite being the highest active goalscorer inSerie A, he was not among the finalists for the2007 FIFA World Player of the Year[68] due to his absence from the national team, although he was nominated for the2007 Ballon d'Or, finishing tenth in the voting.[69]
On 19 August 2007, Totti contributed to Roma's 1–0 victory over Inter in the2007 Supercoppa Italiana, winning a penalty which was subsequently converted byDaniele De Rossi.[70] Totti scored his 200th goal for Roma in a 4–0 victory againstTorino in theCoppa Italia, on 16 January 2008.[71] He was named theSerie A Italian Footballer of the Year for the fifth time in his career on 28 January.[44] The following month, on 24 February, he reached 386 appearances in Serie A with Roma in a match against Fiorentina, equalling the club appearance record previously held byGiacomo Losi, Roma's captain in the 1960s. He broke the record on 27 February, in the club's following league match against Inter.[72][73] On 9 March, he reached his 500th overall appearance for Roma, scoring the second goal of the match from a penalty kick in a 2–0 away win over Napoli.[74] Totti suffered a season-ending injury to his right knee during a 1–1 draw withLivorno on 19 April. Tests revealed a tear of hisanterior cruciate ligament (ACL) that required surgery, ruling him out for four months.[75] Roma won their ninthCoppa Italia with a 2–1 victory over Inter on 24 May; although Totti did not play the match, he was still allowed to lift the cup as the team's captain.[76][77] With this win, Totti became the most successful captain in the club's history, with five titles and ten runners-up medals.[78]
Totti playing againstFiorentina in 2009 during the final year of Spalletti's first spell with Roma
In the2008–09 season, Totti recovered from the previous injury, and took part in the2008 Supercoppa Italiana final on 24 August 2008; following a 2–2 draw with Inter after extra-time, Totti missed his penalty in the resulting shootout, which allowedJavier Zanetti to win the match for Inter with the following spot-kick.[79] On 8 November 2008, he made his 400th appearance in Serie A, in a 1–1 away draw against Bologna, scoring the opening goal of the match.[80] Later that month, he went on to help his team beat Lazio in theRome derby, assistingJúlio Baptista's match-winning goal.[81] Totti's run of good form continued as he provided assists forMirko Vučinić, and scored a lobbed goal in a 3–0 win in a league game againstLecce on 23 November,[82] while he netted a free kick in a 3–1 away win againstCFR Cluj in theChampions League later that week, on 27 November.[83] He also scored the second goal in a 2–0 win againstBordeaux on 10 December, which ensured Roma's passage to the round of 16 of the competition as group winners.[84] On 19 April 2009, Totti scored his 175th Serie A goal in a 3–2 home win over Lecce, overtakingAmedeo Amadei as Roma's all-time highest goalscorer; with the goal, Totti also became one of the top-ten goalscorers in Serie A history.[85]
Roma's difficult start to the2008–09 season and continued struggles at the start of the2009–10 season saw Spalletti resign after a four-year reign, and he was replaced byClaudio Ranieri.[86] Totti performed well in the inauguralUEFA Europa League; he scored twohat-tricks in the competition that season, first in a 7–1 away win againstGent in thethird qualifying round[87] and then another in the same scoreline againstMFK Košice at the Stadio Olimpico in theplay-off round.[88] In Serie A, he also scored three goals againstBari on 22 November 2009, seven years on from his last hat-trick in Serie A.[89][90][91] Eight days later, Totti confirmed he had signed a new five-year playing contract, which would see him stay at the club until 2014, after which he stated he would become a club director for a further five years.[92][93] Roma offered him an annual salary of €8.9 million for 2009–10 and €8.6 million a year for the next four seasons.[94]
With a 24-match unbeaten run in Serie A, Roma became the only challengers to Inter in the last three rounds for the league title that season,[95] ultimately finishing as runner-up following the final game.[96] Despite suffering several injury problems,[97] Totti surpassed former prolific strikers such as Gabriel Batistuta,[98]Giuseppe Signori,[99] andKurt Hamrin,[100] putting him in sixth place in the all-time Serie A scoring records.[101] Totti played in theCoppa Italia final against Inter on 5 May 2010, but received a red card in the closing minutes of the second half for kickingMario Balotelli; Roma lost the match 0–1, failing to bring home a record tenth Coppa Italia title.[102]
Totti playing for Roma in 2011
In the2010–11 season, Roma suffered yet another defeat to Inter in the2010 Supercoppa Italiana,[103] continuing their "traditional" early struggles, which Totti partly blamed on Ranieri's defensive mindset and failure to develop a consistent set of tactics.[104][105][106] On a personal level, Totti won theGolden Foot award,[107] but Ranieri's lack of faith in him due to his age meant that the captain would spend a lot of time on the substitute's bench in favour of younger forwards, such asMarco Borriello, Mirko Vučinić andJérémy Ménez.[108][109] His limited playing time, which included a controversial 91st minute substitution in a 2–1 away loss against Sampdoria,[110] resulted in several clashes with Ranieri, and saw him fall out of form, scoring only three league goals in 21 appearances;[111] as a result of his limited appearances, despondence and strenuous relationship with the manager, rumours even circulated in the media that Totti was considering leaving Roma.[112] Following Roma's 4–3 loss againstGenoa on 20 February 2011, Ranieri resigned as manager, with Totti's former teammateVincenzo Montella appointed as caretaker coach.[113]
Montella reverted to Spalletti's 4–2–3–1 system and Totti appeared to recapture his best form, finding the net more frequently towards the end of the season.[114][115] On 3 March, Totti was voted the best active Italian player in a poll conducted byLa Gazzetta dello Sport; 100 Italian personalities including footballers, politicians and celebrities took part in the vote. On 13 March 2011, he scored two goals against Lazio which gave Roma their fifth consecutive victory in the Rome derby.[116] The following match, on 20 March, Totti became the sixth player in Serie A history to score 200 goals, finding the target twice in a 2–2 draw against Fiorentina to total 201 league goals.[117] On 1 May, Totti scored a brace against Bari to equal and subsequently overtakeRoberto Baggio as the fifth-highest goalscorer in Serie A with his 205th and 206th career league goals, putting him behind onlySilvio Piola,Gunnar Nordahl,Giuseppe Meazza andJosé Altafini.[118] Totti ended the2010–11 Serie A campaign with 15 goals – with twelve of his goals coming in Roma's last 13 league fixtures.[115]
At the end of the season, Roma underwent a change of ownership, with the former club ownerRosella Sensi being replaced by an American consortium led byThomas DiBenedetto.[119] Under the new management, the club did not offer a permanent contract to Montella, which led to him leaving to coach another Serie A side,Catania.[120] The new management appointedLuis Enrique, who had previous coached theBarcelona B side, in a bid to emulateBarcelona's football style.[121]
The2011–12 season saw Totti initially receive few starts under Roma's new manager Luis Enrique, as the club's early struggles continued.[122] Totti sustained an injury on 1 October 2011 in the second half of a match againstAtalanta, which kept him out of action until 20 November;[123] he returned to the pitch against Lecce, when he came off the bench in the 66th minute, as Roma won the match 2–1.[124]
In mid-December, as Totti began regaining form post-injury, he started playing more regularly, often in a creative role as an attacking midfielder. On 12 December, he set up Daniele De Rossi's opening goal in a 1–1 home draw against eventual league champions Juventus, although Totti missed a second-half penalty during the match.[125] He provided several more assists that season, notably forDani Osvaldo's goal in Roma's 3–1 win over Napoli at theStadio San Paolo on 18 December 2011,[126] and also set up De Rossi's goal against Catania at the Massimino stadium.[127] Playing in a deeper position on the pitch, the Roma talisman did not seek to score goals as often, opting rather to play more of a supporting role by bridging the gap between attack and midfield, using his presence, leadership and experience in games to offer some much needed depth to the team.[16][128][129][130]
On 8 January 2012, Totti scored his first goals of the season in a 2–0 win againstChievo, converting one penalty in the first half and another in the second.[131] He went on to score two goals in a 5–1 win againstCesena which allowed Totti to set a new record, as his second goal of the match brought his tally to 211 league goals – the most any player has ever scored for a single club in Serie A.[132] Despite his inability to find the back of the net as the second half of the season began, he continued to perform well, as he notably assistedJuan's goal from a corner in Roma's 4–0 win over Inter on 5 February.[133] On 12 April, Totti scored his fifth goal of the season in a 3–1 victory over Udinese.[134] He scored again in a 2–1 loss against Fiorentina on 25 April,[135] and two weeks later, on his 500th match in Serie A, he scored two goals in a 2–2 draw against Catania at the Stadio Olimpico.[136]
Totti in action during a 2012 friendly match againstLiverpool in Boston, Massachusetts
After Luis Enrique decided to resign due to an unsuccessful season in which Roma failed to qualify for European football for the first time in 15 years, the club decided to appoint their former managerZdeněk Zeman, with whom Totti would once again be reunited. Zeman tried to play Totti in a free role as a left forward or winger in his preferred 4–3–3 tactical line-up.[137] Although this was a similar role to that which he had played during Zeman's previous spell 13 years before, Totti's freedom also enabled him to drop deep into the midfield to press opponents and pick up the ball, as well as attacking on the left wing.[138] On 2 September, Totti provided two assists forAlessandro Florenzi and Dani Osvaldo in Roma's 3–1 win over Inter at the San Siro. After the match, he received praise from the media due to his performance, even as he approached his 36th birthday.[139] On 21 October, Totti surpassed both Giuseppe Meazza and José Altafini's joint-record after scoring the first of Roma's goals in a 4–2 away win at Genoa, becoming the third-highest scorer in Serie A history with 217 goals.[140] On 8 December, Totti scored two goals, his fifth and sixth of the season, in a 4–2 home victory against Fiorentina.[141]
Following the club's negative performances, Zeman was sacked and replaced by the club's technique coachAurelio Andreazzoli in early February 2013.[142][143] Under his new manager, Totti scored a goal against Juventus on 16 February, with a powerful strike, as Roma shocked the league leaders in a 1–0 win.[144] On 3 March, he scored his 225th goal against Genoa to become Serie A's joint second-top scorer – alongside Gunnar Nordahl – as Roma cruised to a 3–1 victory.[145] Totti finally broke Nordahl's record by scoring against Parma on 18 March, increasing his Serie A tally to 226 goals.[146] On 8 April, with a goal from a penalty kick in the 1–1 draw against Lazio, he became the joint top scorer of all time in Serie A in the Rome Derby with nine goals, putting him on par withDino da Costa andMarco Delvecchio.[147] Totti finished the2012–13 Serie A season with 12 goals and 12 assists from 34 appearances.[148] Totti also reached the2013 Coppa Italia final with Roma, but lost the match 0–1 on 26 May to cross-city rivals Lazio.[149]
With the arrival of Roma's new coachRudi Garcia in the summer of 2013, Totti was once again deployed as afalse 9, while also functioning as a supporting forward, or as winger on the left on occasion.[16] On 20 September 2013, Roma announced that Totti had signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2016, past his 39th birthday.[150] He scored his first goal of the2013–14 season on 16 September, against Parma in a 3–1 victory.[151] He followed up the goal with two strikes in Roma's 3–0 away victory over Inter, helping the team maintain a 100% record after seven games.[152] On 20 November, he received the "Captain of Captains" award by the association Editutto and Baker Tilly Revisa.[153]
On 14 February, Totti was sidelined for about a month after sustaining a bruised right buttock.[154] He returned to the pitch on 17 March against Udinese, scoring the first goal of the match as he helped his team to a 3–2 win.[155] Eight days later, Totti celebrated 700 overall appearances with Roma againstTorino.[156] On 2 April, he scored his 20th career goal against Parma (a personal record against any side) in a 4–2 victory.[157] He finished the season with eight goals and ten assists, ending the year as the top assist provider of the2013–14 Serie A season.[158]
Prior to the start of the2014–15 season, Totti had been one of the star players of Roma's pre-season friendlies.[159]On 30 September 2014, three days after his 38th birthday, Totti scored Roma's equaliser in a Champions League group stage draw atManchester City, thus becoming the oldest scorer in the UEFA Champions League era;[160] beforePepe broke his record in 2023.[161] It was also Totti's 300th professional career goal.[162][163] On 25 October, Totti scored the opening goal from a free kick in a 1–1 draw againstCSKA Moscow, extending his record of being the oldest goalscorer in the history of the competition to 38 years and 59 days.[164]
On 11 January 2015, Totti scored two goals against local rivals Lazio, making him the joint all-time top scorer in the Rome derby in official club competitions, alongside Dino Da Costa, with eleven goals, as well as the Serie A top scorer in the Rome derby.[165][166] On 9 May, Totti scored from a penalty in a 2–1 away defeat to Milan, equalling Roberto Baggio for therecord of the most goals scored in Serie A from penalties (68).[167][168] On 31 May, in the final match-day of the2014–15 season, he scored his 299th goal for Roma in a 2–1 home defeat toPalermo.[169] Totti finished the season as Roma's leading scorer with ten goals in all competitions, the seventh time in which he had been the team's top scorer.[170]
On his second league appearance of the2015–16 Serie A season, Totti scored his 300th career club goal in all competitions with Roma in a 2–2 home draw withSassuolo, on 20 September 2015.[171] On 26 September 2015, the day before his 39th birthday, he sustained an injury, straining his right hip flexor in a 5–1 win overCarpi, ruling him out for three months.[172] He returned to the pitch as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Milan, on 9 January 2016,[173] equallingGianluca Pagliuca as thethird all-time highest appearance holder in Serie A history, with 592 appearances.[174]
On 21 February 2016, Totti publicly criticised returning manager – and Rudi Garcia's replacement – Luciano Spalletti in the media for his lack of playing time since his return from injury. He was subsequently dropped for Roma's 5–0 win over Palermo, with the decision causing an uproar among the fans and in the media,[175] while rumours once again began to circulate that Totti would be leaving the club once his contract had expired at the end of the season, as a result of his limited appearances and clashes with Spalletti.[176] On 8 March, Totti came on as a substitute forStephan El Shaarawy in the return leg of the round of 16 of theUEFA Champions League against Real Madrid, and was given a standing ovation by the fans at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid; Roma lost the match 2–0, however, and were eliminated from the competition following a 4–0 aggregate loss.[177] On 20 April, he came off the bench in the 86th minute, one goal down to Torino at home to rescue the team with a brace; one in the 87th minute and a penalty in the 89th minute to win the match 3–2.[178] With his 69th goal in Serie A from the penalty spot, he overtook Roberto Baggio as the outright top scorer of penalties in Serie A history.[179] Totti's double also made him the oldest player in Serie A history to score two goals in a single league match, at the age of 39 years, 6 months and 23 days, breaking Silvio Piola's previous record of 39 years, 4 months and 2 days, which he had managed withNovara on 1 February 1953, after scoring a brace against his former team Lazio.[180]
On 2 May, Totti came off the bench and scored from a free kick to help Roma to come from behind and achieve a 3–2 away win overGenoa; this was his 21st goal from a free kick in Serie A, which put him alongside Baggio as the joint all-timefourth-highest scorer of free kicks in Serie A history, behind onlyAlessandro Del Piero,Andrea Pirlo, andSiniša Mihajlović. Totti came off the bench in each of the past five Serie A games and contributed four goals and an assist.[181][182] On 8 May, Totti came off the bench to set up Roma's final goal in a 3–0 home win over Chievo in his 600th Serie A appearance, becoming the third player ever to reach this milestone.[183][184] Overall, Totti only made 13 league appearances throughout the season but scored four goals in the final six matches as a substitute.[185] On 7 June, he renewed his contract for another year, stating that he would be retiring at the end of the2016–17 season;[185][186] he also revealed he had signed a six-year contract to become Roma's technical director once the season ended.[187]
On his first appearance of the2016–17 season against Sampdoria on 11 September, Totti equalledPaolo Maldini's record of playing in 25 Serie A seasons. With Roma trailing 2–1 at half time, Totti came off the bench and assistedEdin Džeko's temporary equaliser, later also scoring the match-winning goal from a penalty in injury time to secure a 3–2 home win inSerie A; Totti's goal meant that he had managed to score at least once in each of the past 23 consecutive seasons of his career.[188] On 25 September, he scored his 250th Serie A goal from the penalty spot in a 3–1 away defeat to Torino, just two days before his 40th birthday.[189] On his first start two days after his 40th birthday, on 29 September, Totti was praised for his performance and longevity in a 4–0 home win overAstra Giurgiu in theEuropa League; he played all 90 minutes of the match, providing two assists, while also being involved in a third goal.[190] On 20 October, Totti made his 100th appearance inUEFA club competitions, setting up two goals in a 3–3 home draw againstAustria Wien in the Europa League.[191] In late October, he sustained a muscle injury to the flexor of his left thigh during a training session, which ruled him out indefinitely.[192] He returned to action as a substitute in a 3–2 home win overPescara on 27 November.[193]
The Stadio Olimpico, on the day of Totti's last official match
On 1 February 2017, Totti scored a decisive injury-time penalty in the 97th minute of a 2–1 home victory against Cesena in theCoppa Italia quarter-finals; the win enabled Roma to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.[194] On 15 April, he came on as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Atalanta to make his 615th appearance in Serie A, equallingJavier Zanetti as the joint third highest appearance holder of all time in Serie A.[195]
On 28 May, Totti made his final appearance for Roma in a 3–2 home win againstGenoa, coming on as a substitute forMohamed Salah in the 54th minute, and received a standing ovation from the fans.[196]
Totti first came into international prominence while playing in FIFA and UEFA youth tournaments. With theItaly under-16 side, under manager Sergio Vatta, Totti reached the final of the1993 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Turkey; Italy were defeated 1–0 byPoland, as Totti missed the final due to suspension.[197] Four months later, Totti played in1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Japan and scored Italy's goal in the tournament as theAzzurrini were eliminated in group stage.[198] Totti also scored inItaly's 4–1 defeat toSpain in the final of theUEFA Under-18 Championship, in July 1995.[199] He subsequently won theUEFA European Under-21 Championship withItaly in1996, under managerCesare Maldini; in the final, he opened the scoring as the match ended in a 1–1 draw againstSpain, although Italy were able to win the final on penalties.[200][201] The following year, he also played a key role in helping Italy to win a gold medal at the1997 Mediterranean Games, on home soil, scoring twice throughout the tournament.[202][203] Due to his contribution in these tournaments, Totti was later included in the all-time Under-21 Euro dream team in 2015.[204]
After starring with theAzzurrini in Italy'sunder-16,under-19 and under-21 sides, Totti earned his first senior cap forItaly under the recently appointed international managerDino Zoff during a 2–0Euro 2000 qualifying victory againstSwitzerland on 10 October 1998.[205] Totti scored his first goal for Italy on 26 April 2000 in a 2–0 friendly win overPortugal in Reggio Calabria.[206] He scored his first brace for Italy in a2006 FIFA World Cup qualification match in a 4–3 home win overBelarus, on 13 October 2004.[207] In total, Totti made 58 appearances for Italy between 1998 and 2006, scoring nine goals and providing 25 assists.[10][208][209]
Totti (right) celebrates alongside teammateAlessandro Del Piero atEuro 2000. Totti's performances through the tournament earned him the number 10 shirt of Italy.
Italy went toEuro 2000 with Totti in excellent form. Overall, he scored two goals and provided an assist during the tournament.[210] His first goal of the tournament came against co-host nationBelgium in the first round, as Totti headed inDemetrio Albertini's cross from a set-piece;[211] he was named man of the match for his performance.[212] His second goal of the tournament came againstRomania in the quarter-finals, with an accurate strike followingStefano Fiore's assist.[213] In Italy's semi-finalshootout victory over co-hosts theNetherlands, Totti's confidentlychipped penalty was named as one of the "magic moments" of the tournament.[214][215] A few moments before taking the penalty, Totti whispered the famous sentence "Mo je faccio er Cucchiaio" (Roman dialect for "Now I'm scoring with a Panenka") to his teammate and friendLuigi Di Biagio.[216]
Though Italy lost toreigning World Cup ChampionsFrance 2–1 in extra time in thefinal, he started the play which led toMarco Delvecchio's opening goal; Totti sent an unmarkedGianluca Pessotto down the right wing with a back-heel pass, allowing him space to cross the ball into the area, where it was put into the net by Delvecchio.[217][218] Later, during the second half of the match, Totti provided two scoring opportunities for Alessandro Del Piero, which the Juventus forward was unable to convert.[219] Some UEFA sources credit Totti as theman of the match for the Euro 2000 final, due to his performance;[a] however,UEFA's Technical Study Group named French forwardThierry Henry as the award winner.[223] Totti was selected for the 22-manTeam of the Tournament due to his performances throughout the European Championship.[224]
After being handed thenumber 10 shirt and Italy'splaymaking duties, much was expected of Totti in his debutWorld Cup under managerGiovanni Trapattoni.[225] Despite a promising start at the2002 World Cup held in Japan and Korea, as he set-upChristian Vieri's first goal in Italy's 2–0 opening win overEcuador,[226] disappointment followed, with Totti failing to score or make a significant impact throughout the tournament. Despite helping to set up Vieri's goal in a disappointing and controversial 2–1 defeat toCroatia in Italy's second group match,[227] his lacklustre performances throughout the tournament were later criticised by the Italian media, in particular his failure to capitalise on several scoring chances in Italy's 1–1 draw againstMexico in their final group match, as Italy only narrowly qualified for the knockout stage.[228][229]
Although he was once again expected to be Italy's star player in the number 10 role, Totti acquired a measure of infamy atEuro 2004 after he spat atDanish midfielderChristian Poulsen in a goalless draw in Italy's opening group match of the tournament on 14 June 2004. He was subsequently banned until the semi-finals,[233] but never made it back to action and finished the competition scoreless due to Italy's elimination in the first round on direct encounters, following a three-way five point tie withSweden and Denmark.[234]
Despite injury troubles, Totti recovered in time to join the national team for their victorious2006 World Cup campaign, despite a lack of match practice during his three months on the sidelines. Italy managerMarcello Lippi showed enormous faith in Totti, assuring him during his rehabilitation that his spot in Italy's World Cup squad was secure and to focus on recuperating. This encouragement and show of faith fueled Totti's desire to work even harder to overcome what could have been a career-ending injury and make it to the World Cup against all odds (and much of the Italian media's opinion).[235][236]
Totti did recuperate in time and was eventually named to Lippi's final 23-man squad for the 2006 World Cup.[237] Despite initial concerns over his match fitness, Totti was an important player in Marcello Lippi's team,[236][238][239] and played in all seven games for Italy,[240] including the victoriousfinal against France, which Italy won on penalties, although he was substituted off in the 61st minute.[241] He played the entire time in Germany with metal plates and screws in his ankle that had yet to be removed following the surgery.[236][238][239] Throughout the tournament, he usually played as an attacking midfielder, in front of deep-lying playmaker Andrea Pirlo, and behind strikersLuca Toni,Alberto Gilardino,Vincenzo Iaquinta, orFilippo Inzaghi; these players were supported defensively byGennaro Gattuso,Simone Perrotta and Daniele De Rossi in midfield.[240] Totti finished the tournament with the joint-highest number of assists, along withJuan Román Riquelme (4).[242] Totti set up Pirlo's goal from a short corner in Italy's opening 2–0 win againstGhana,[243][244]Marco Materazzi's goal from a corner in Italy's final group match, a 2–0 win against theCzech Republic,[245] and two goals in a 3–0 win againstUkraine in the quarter-finals: the opener byGianluca Zambrotta, and one of Luca Toni's goals.[246] Totti also scored a goal via an injury-time penalty in Italy's 1–0 round of 16 win overAustralia on 26 June,[247] and was involved in Del Piero's last-minute extra-time goal in the semi-final, which sealed a 2–0 victory for the Italians over hostsGermany, and a place in the World Cup final.[248] Throughout the competition, Totti completed 185 passes and took 19 shots;[240] in recognition of a successful tournament, he was selected for the 23-manAll-Star Team.[249]
Totti intended to retire from international football after the 2006 World Cup, but reneged on his decision and remained undecided on his future for over a year, not being called up in the meantime. He made his retirement official on 20 July 2007, at the beginning of the2007–08 Serie A season, due to recurring physical problems[9] and in order to focus solely on club play with Roma.[10] Italy's coach at the time,Roberto Donadoni, attempted to get Totti to change his mind for the remainingEuro 2008 qualifiers but was not successful.[250]
After Marcello Lippi's reappointment as the national team's manager following Euro 2008, Totti announced that he would play in the2010 World Cup finals in South Africa if he were to receive a call-up;[251] however, there was no official statement release from Totti or Lippi about a possible comeback.[252] For the final tournament, Totti was not named in the 23-man squad, and Italy was subsequently eliminated, failing to win a match and finishing last in their group, their worst-ever World Cup performance.Diego Maradona and former national teammatesFabio Cannavaro andGianluigi Buffon said one of the reasons for Italy's early exit was due to the lack of creative players like Totti in the team.[253]
In March 2013, Lippi's successor as Italy's coach,Cesare Prandelli, stated that he would consider Totti for the2014 World Cup squad.[254][255] In October 2013, Prandelli said, "Totti is in fantastic form. His condition right now does make you reflect. If the World Cup was around the corner, I would have no doubts and would absolutely call him up. But we will evaluate the player's condition one month prior to the World Cup."[256] However, at the time of the choice of the final 23-man Italian squad for the World Cup, the Italy coach excluded the Roma striker, preferring to focus the team around younger players.[257] Some in the media criticised the decision, such as former Brazilian international footballerCafu, who had been Totti's teammate at Roma, who revealed that he would have liked to see Totti competing for Italy at the World Cup in Brazil, and that he preferred the Roma captain overCristiano Ronaldo andLionel Messi.[258] Without Totti, Italy was eliminated in the first round for the second consecutive time, finishing third in their group.[259][260]
In May 2016, several injuries in the Italian squad, as well as a lack of attacking options and Totti's run of good form as a substitute for Roma, led some in the media to call for managerAntonio Conte to include Totti as a reserve in Italy'sEuro 2016 squad; however, he was later left out of Conte's 30-man preliminary Italy squad for the final tournament.[261][262]
Often referred to asEr Bimbo de Oro (The Golden Boy),L'Ottavo Re di Roma (The Eighth King of Rome),Er Pupone (The Big Baby),Il Capitano (The Captain), andIl Gladiatore (The Gladiator) by the Italian sports media,[267][268] Totti is considered to be one of the greatest Italian players of all time,[269][270][271][272][273] one of the best players of his generation,[274][275][276] and Roma's greatest ever player.[277] Totti is also regarded by some as Italy's greatest player ever.[271][272][273] Throughout his career, he played predominantly as aclassic number 10, functioning either as anoffensive-midfieldplaymaker or as a supporting ordeep-lying forward behind the main striker;[278][279] only in the later years of his Roma career was he mainly employed as a lonestriker.[280] An elegant, world-class, and technically gifted attacking midfielder with a good knowledge of the game, Totti was a tactically versatile player, capable of playing anywhere along the front line, and was also occasionally deployed as awinger or as acentral midfielder underZdeněk Zeman,[281][282] and most notably as afalse 9 underLuciano Spalletti andRudi Garcia.[59][280][283] UnderLuis Enrique, he was also occasionally fielded in a more withdrawn creative role in midfield, functioning as adeep-lying playmaker.[284]
While Totti was a prolific goalscorer, he was also renowned for his ball control, vision, creativity, and range of passing, as well as his ability to set the pace in midfield and provide through-balls andassists for his teammates, often through his trademark use of the no-look pass orbackheel, in particular when holding up the ball or playing with his back to goal. Throughout his career, Totti drew particular praise from pundits for his excellent vision, technique, and precise long passing ability, which allowed him to play the ball first-time.[285][286][287][288] Due to his movement and range of skills, his role has at times been described as that of a hardworking, unselfish and dynamiccentre-forward, known as acentravanti di manovra in Italian (which literally translates to "manoeuvring centre-forward").[7][280] Known for his work rate, longevity, and willingness to contribute defensively, Totti underwent an athletic development during his time under Zeman: he undertook a muscle-strengthening programme to adapt to the rhythms of 21st-century football, gaining physical strength, stamina, fitness and shooting power to the detriment of some of his speed and agility, which also enabled him to maintain a consistent level of performance in his later career.[16][22][289]
Totti during a pre-season friendly in 2013
Throughout his career, Totti utilised his balance,dribbling skills, and acceleration in order to get past opponents; despite being naturally right-footed, he possessed a powerful and accurate shot from both inside and outside the area with either foot,[273][278][285][287] and was also an accuratepenalty kick[290] andfree kick taker,[276][291] who was capable of striking the ball either with power orswerve from set pieces.[292] Totti also scored several goals fromchipped shots throughout his career, and often used thetechnique on penalties, which was also known as thecucchiaio technique (or "spoon" in Italian);[293][294] one of the most famous instances in which Totti performed this type of penalty was in the victorious shootout of Italy's Euro 2000 semi-final match against the Netherlands.[293] One of his most famous lobbed goals, in which he dribbled past Inter'sMarco Materazzi before chipping the ball over goalkeeperJúlio César, was later named the best goal in Serie A of the 2005–06 season.[295] He scored another notable goal using this technique against Lazio in the 2002Derby della Capitale, which ended in a 5–1 win for Roma.[296] The title of Totti's 2006 autobiographyTutto Totti:Mo je faccio er cucchiaio (English:All about Totti:I'm gonna chip him now) referenced this technique, as well as the statement made to his Italy teammates before his memorable Euro 2000 semi-final shootout penalty against the Netherlands.[214][293][297] Having served as Roma's captain for several years, Totti was praised for his leadership.[298] Italian former footballerRoberto Mancini likened Totti's playing style to his own in 2016, due to his movement, quality, and intuition.[299]
Totti was known for his exuberant and humorousgoal celebrations. One of his famous celebrations took place on 11 April 1999 in the secondDerby della Capitale of the1998–99 season, in which he scored during the final minutes of the game and celebrated by flashing a T-shirt under his jersey, which read"Vi ho purgato ancora" ("I've purged you guys again"), in reference to events at the previous derby against Lazio on 29 November 1998 when Totti helped Roma come back from 3–1 down with an assist toEusebio Di Francesco for 3–2 and finally a goal of his own for 3–3.[303] Another derby goal against Lazio saw him take over a sideline camera and aim it at the Roma fans.[303]
Totti has displayed numerous T-shirts with messages on them from under his jersey over the years, including two for his wife;"6 Unica" ("You're One of a kind") and"6 Sempre Unica" ("You're Still the One"),[303] and a political one"Liberate Giuliana" ("Free Giuliana") in honor ofGiuliana Sgrena, an Italian journalist kidnapped in 2005 by insurgents in Iraq who was later freed. The most recent message was"Scusate il Ritardo" ("Sorry for the delay") which he flashed on 8 January 2012 as an apology to fans for his goalscoring drought after scoring his first goal of the season versus Chievo.[303]
As a tribute to his then-pregnant wife,Ilary Blasi, Totti imitated a childbirth scene by stuffing the ball under his shirt and lying on his back while his teammates extracted the ball. His current ritual of sucking his thumb after a goal began after his son was born and continued after the birth of his daughter. Blasi has revealed that Totti also sucks his thumb in dedication to her and not just for their children.[304][305] On 11 January 2015, Totti scored twice against Lazio in theDerby della Capitale as Roma came back from 2–0 down; he then took aselfie with Roma fans.[306]
On 17 July 2017, Totti confirmed his retirement from professional football and announced that he had accepted an offer from his former team to become a club director.[307] On 18 September, Totti began studying for a course in order to obtain his UEFA B coaching licence.[308] However, he withdrew from the course two weeks later, as he was unable to attend the course regularly due to his commitments as a director of Roma; his former teammate Simone Perrotta took his place.[309]
On 17 June 2019, he announced his resignation from his role at Roma, in an hour-long press conference held at the Italian Olympic Committee headquarters, where he publicly accused chairman James Pallotta and the management for not involving him enough in the club's decision making, stating he would reconsider a comeback only under a different ownership. This marked the end of his 30-year association with the club.[310][311]
Totti marriedIlary Blasi, a formershowgirl and a co-host ofItalia 1'sLe Iene, on 19 June 2005 at the Basilica ofSanta Maria in Aracoeli. Their wedding was aired on television, with the proceeds being donated to charity. They had their first child on 6 November 2005. Their second child, a daughter, was born on 13 May 2007. The couple had often been referred to as the "ItalianBeckhams", and their private lives are often speculated upon in Italian magazines and tabloids.[312] On 10 March 2016, the couple had their third child.[313]
On 12 October 2020, Totti's father, Enzo, died at 76 years old due toCOVID-19, amid thepandemic in Italy.[314] In the aftermath, Totti struggled with his mental health and discovered evidence of Blasi's infidelity.[315] On 11 July 2022, it was announced that Totti and Blasi had separated.[316] Totti has since started a relationship with Noemi Bocchi.[317]In October 2024, Totti ended his relationship with Bocchi, and began a new relationship with sports journalist Marialuisa Jacobelli.[318][319]Totti is aRoman Catholic.[16][320]
Totti's brother Riccardo serves as his agent,[16][321] and manages many of his brand and business interests, under the name Number Ten, including the Francesco Totti Academy, a football training school, and the Totti Soccer School, a football camp for children with disabilities. Totti also owns a motorcycle racing team called Totti Top Sport.[322]
Totti became agoodwill ambassador forUNICEF in 2003,[323][324] and an ambassador for the FIFA/SOS Children's Villages in January 2006. As a fundraiser for a children's charity, he published two best-selling, self-effacing joke books, containing jokes the locals often told about him and his teammates. Some of the jokes were filmed in short sketches, featuring himself with good friends and national teammates Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon, Christian Vieri, Antonio Cassano, Marco Delvecchio,Alessandro Nesta and former national team coach Giovanni Trapattoni in a short show calledLa sai l'ultima di Totti. On 16 January 2008, he appeared as "PaperTotti" in theDisney comic seriesTopolino. The proceeds of the subscriptions were given to charity. The Roma captain's official testimonial was a fundraising match between singers and celebrities played on 12 May 2008 to help raise money for the construction of the Campus Produttivo della Legalità e della Solidarietà (Productive Campus of Legality and Solidarity).[325]
In 2009, Totti helped launch a new campaign promoting Football Adopting Abandoned Children, which came about in collaboration with the Friends of Children and the Association of Italian Players. In the project, he adopted a team of around eleven young Kenyans to play football inNairobi, and then to coach them along the way.[326] In 2015, Totti and several of his teammates took to the pitch for "Tennis with Stars" in theForo Italico in Rome, an event to help disadvantaged children. Tennis players such asNovak Djokovic andFlavia Pennetta participated at the event.[327] On 27 September 2016, Totti celebrated his 40th birthday live on his newFacebook page,[328] at the Tor Crescenza castle in Rome.[329]
Totti recorded a video message for a comatose hospital patient who awoke from her coma when his voice was played; Totti visited the patient in the hospital in September 2020.[330]
In 2002,Fiat principal executiveGianni Agnelli, a lifelong fan and ex-president of Juventus, chose Totti to publicize the launch of the new Stilo instead of a Juventus player.[331] Having been signed to sportswear companyNike, Totti featured in Nike's "Secret Tournament" advertisement, directed byTerry Gilliam, in the buildup to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.[332] He appeared alongsideRonaldo,Ronaldinho, Luís Figo,Roberto Carlos andHidetoshi Nakata, with former playerEric Cantona the tournament "referee".[332][333]
Totti has featured inEA Sports'FIFA video game series; he appeared on the cover of the Italian edition ofFIFA 2002.[334] He also featured on the cover ofPro Evolution Soccer 4, along withThierry Henry and Italian refereePierluigi Collina.[335] Between 2005 and 2008, his sponsors changed to sportswear companyDiadora and soft drinkPepsi Twist, with a commercial filmed in the camps of Trigoria by directorGabriele Muccino. Since May 2006, he has appeared in advertisements for telephone companyVodafone. In December 2006, Totti and his wife Ilary Blasi lent their voices to an Italian dubbing of an episode of the television seriesThe Simpsons entitled "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play", in which Totti voiced Buck Mitchell.[336]In 2007, he appeared in the movieL'allenatore nel Pallone 2, in the role of a defense attorney. Since 2008, he has participated several times in the television programC'è posta per te, in the second series of the Italian dramaCesaroni, in the reality showGrande Fratello 8 and in an episode ofPaperissima. In September 2008, a collection of figurines dedicated to him appeared in newsstands in theLazio region entitled "Francesco Totti, the captain".[337] In 2009, Totti sent a message of support to Iranian youths during the2009 Iranian presidential election protests.[338][339] In February 2010, Totti was named an ambassador for onlinepoker companyParty Poker.[340]
In May 2010, Totti appeared alongside actorRussell Crowe in Rome to promote the special edition of the filmGladiator, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the film's release.[341] In December 2014, two murals of Totti, sponsored by Nike, were created in Rome.[342][343] In 2014, the Swiss artist David Diehl painted Totti as one of 16 football icons most beloved by their fans.[344][345] In 2015,France Football rated him one of the ten best footballers in the world over the age of 36.[346] In 2015, Totti's famousselfie goal celebration was included amongst the goal celebrations available forFIFA 16 andPro Evolution Soccer 2016; he also took a selfie in the official trailer of the video game onYouTube.[347][348] On 1 August 2017, a rocket carrying Totti's number 10 shirt from his final game with Roma against Genoa was launched into space fromFrench Guiana.[349]
Tutte le barzellette su Totti. (Raccolte da me), Milan, Mondadori, 2003.ISBN88-04-52337-9 (All the jokes about Totti. Collected by me)(in Italian)
Le nuove barzellette su Totti. (Raccolte ancora da me), Milan, Mondadori, 2004.ISBN88-04-52482-0 (The new jokes about Totti. Collected by me again)(in Italian)
«Mo je faccio er cucchiaio». Il mio calcio, Milan, Mondadori, 2006.ISBN88-04-55733-8 (I'm gonna chip him now. My football)(in Italian)
Tutto Totti, Milan, Mondadori, 2006.ISBN978-88-04-56753-0 (All about Totti)(in Italian)
La mia vita, i miei gol (book + DVD), Milan, Mondadori, 2007.ISBN88-04-57241-8 (My life, my goals)(in Italian)
Quando i bambini fanno "ahó" (book + DVD), Milan, Mondadori, 2009.ISBN88-04-59004-1 (When the children shout "Ahó")(in Italian)
E mo' te spiego Roma. La mia guida all'antica Roma, Milan, Mondadori, 2012.ISBN88-04-62401-9 (And Now I Explain Rome to You. My Guide to Ancient Rome)(in Italian)
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Fernando Acitelli,Francesco Totti. Il tribuno di Porta Latina, Arezzo, Limina, 2002.ISBN88-86713-79-7 (Francesco Totti. The tribune of Porta Latina)(in Italian)
Mario Sconcerti,La differenza di Totti, Arezzo, Limina, 2004.ISBN88-88551-45-X (The difference of Totti)(in Italian)
Francesco Bovaio, con Cristiano Ditta,Francesco Totti. Semplicemente numero dieci, Milan, Giunti Editore, 2006.ISBN88-09-04780-X (Francesco Totti. Simply number ten)(in Italian)
Massimo Cecchini,Francesco Totti. Vita, parole e impresse dell'ultimo gladiatore, Roma, Aliberti, 2009.ISBN88-7424-493-2 (Totti. Life, words and feats of the last gladiator)(in Italian)
Tonino Cagnucci,Francesco Totti. dai politici al cuore, Roma, Limina, 2010.ISBN88-6041-056-8 (Francesco Totti. From politicians to heart)(in Italian)
Gianluca Tino,L'invasione degli UltraTotti, Roma, Eraclea, 2010.ISBN88-88771-22-0 (The invasion of UltraTotti)(in Italian)
Francesca Spaziani Testa,Francesco Totti minuto per minuto, Firenze-San Casciano V.P, Castelvecchi, 2012.ISBN88-7615-685-2 (Francesco Totti minute by minute)(in Italian)
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