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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amedeo Amadei | ||
| Date of birth | (1921-07-26)26 July 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Frascati,Italy | ||
| Date of death | 24 November 2013(2013-11-24) (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Frascati, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1938 | Roma | 6 | (1) |
| 1938–1939 | Atalanta | 33 | (4) |
| 1939–1948 | Roma | 228[a] | (115[a]) |
| 1948–1950 | Inter | 70 | (42) |
| 1950–1956 | Napoli | 171 | (47) |
| Total | 508 | (209) | |
| International career | |||
| 1949–1953 | Italy | 13 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1956–1959 | Napoli | ||
| 1959–1961 | Napoli | ||
| 1963 | Lucchese | ||
| 1972–1978 | Italy women's | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Amedeo Amadei (Italian pronunciation:[ameˈdɛːoamaˈdɛi]; 26 July 1921 – 24 November 2013) was a professional Italianfootball player and manager, who played as astriker.[3] Following his death in 2013,[4] he was one of eleven members to be inducted into theA.S. Roma Hall of Fame.[5] A fast and powerfulforward, with a good touch, he is considered to be one of the best Italian strikers of all time. Amadei was known for his ability to run forward with the ball from midfield and find spaces in the opposing defence, as well as his prolific goalscoring, acrobatic ability in the air, and precise volleying, which allowed him to excel in thecentre-forward role; due to his importance to Roma throughout his career, he was affectionately known by the fans as the "eighth King of Rome".[2][4][6][7][8]
Amadei was born inFrascati, near Rome, the son of a baker, which earned him the nickname "Fornaretto." He made his professional debut on 2 May 1937 withA.S. Roma aged 15 years and 280 days (theyoungest debut inSerie A history; surpassed on 12 May 2021 byWisdom Amey) in a 2–2 draw againstFiorentina.[2][9][10][11] A week later he scored in a 5–1 defeat toA.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905 on 9 May 1937, making him theyoungest scorer in Serie A history, a record he holds to this day.[12] He also played inSerie B withAtalanta B.C.,Inter andS.S.C. Napoli. He won one Italian title with Roma in the1941–42 season; this was the club's first ever championship. With A.S. Roma he played 386 matches and scored 101 goals in the Italian top flight, as well as 11 in the Coppa Italia in 18 appearances, 16 goals in eight appearances in the1944 Campionato Alta Italia, and 15 goals in 34 appearances in the1945–46 Italian Football "After War" Championship; in his entire career he played 423 matches and scored 174 goals in Serie A, with a total of 508 appearances and 209 goals coming in league play.[1][2][4]
Amadei represented theItalian national team on 13 occasions between 1949 and 1953, scoring 7 goals; he made his international debut on 27 March 1949, and scored his side's third goal in a 3–1 friendly away win overSpain at the Santiago Bernabéu.[2][13] The following year, he participated in the1950 FIFA World Cup with Italy, where he made one appearance during the tournament, in a 2–0 win overParaguay.[14]
Following his retirement in 1956, Amadei worked as acoach for Napoli, the club with which he retired. He later also coachedLucchese, and theItaly women's national football team.[4]
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