2009/10 has so far been a great season for Roma legend Francesco Totti which has seen him roll back the years and sit top of the scorers charts in Serie A. So far this season he has scored 19 goals in 13 games in all competitions which has led many people to beleive he is a potential shock candidate for this year's Ballon D'Or and also that he may come out of International retirement and go to South Africa with the Italian squad for the 2010 World Cup.
Francesco Totti (born 27 September 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who is the current captain of Serie A club Roma. His position is that of a striker or an attacking midfielder, though he is best known for playing as a second striker. He has spent his entire career at Roma, is the number-one goalscorer and the most capped player in the club's history. He is considered to be Roma's greatest player of all time.
Totti was born and raised in Rome's Porta Metronia neighborhood. He idolized ex-Roma captain Giuseppe Giannini, and regularly played football with older boys. His mother refused a lucrative offer from A.C. Milan to remain in his hometown, and he joined the Roma youth squad in 1989.
Totti won several awards in Italy during his career including a record 5 times Italian Footballer of the Year and 2 times Serie A Footballer of the Year. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
Totti is currently the top active Serie A goalscorer, and eighth all-time in league history with 187 goals.
Totti intended to retire from the Azzurri after the end of the World Cup 06, but reneged on his decision and remained undecided on his future for over a year, and was never called up in the meantime. He made his retirement official on 20 July 2007, at the beginning of the 2007–08 Serie A season in order to focus solely on club play with Roma. Italy coach at that time Roberto Donadoni's attempts to get Totti to change his mind for the remaining Euro 2008 qualifiers proved futile. After the national team reunioned with Lippi, Totti has been rumoured to return to Italy in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa.
Francesco Totti (born 27 September 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who is the current captain of Serie A club Roma. His position is that of a striker or an attacking midfielder, though he is best known for playing as a second striker. He has spent his entire career at Roma, is the number-one goalscorer and the most capped player in the club's history. He is considered to be Roma's greatest player of all time.
Totti was born and raised in Rome's Porta Metronia neighborhood. He idolized ex-Roma captain Giuseppe Giannini, and regularly played football with older boys. His mother refused a lucrative offer from A.C. Milan to remain in his hometown, and he joined the Roma youth squad in 1989.
Totti won several awards in Italy during his career including a record 5 times Italian Footballer of the Year and 2 times Serie A Footballer of the Year. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
Totti is currently the top active Serie A goalscorer, and eighth all-time in league history with 187 goals.
Totti intended to retire from the Azzurri after the end of the World Cup 06, but reneged on his decision and remained undecided on his future for over a year, and was never called up in the meantime. He made his retirement official on 20 July 2007, at the beginning of the 2007–08 Serie A season in order to focus solely on club play with Roma. Italy coach at that time Roberto Donadoni's attempts to get Totti to change his mind for the remaining Euro 2008 qualifiers proved futile. After the national team reunioned with Lippi, Totti has been rumoured to return to Italy in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa.
