Full name Amedeo Amadei Name Amedeo Amadei Role Football player | Height 1.73 m Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1921-07-26)26 July 1921 Date of death 24 November 2013(2013-11-24) (aged 92) Died November 24, 2013, Frascati, Italy | ||
As roma le bandiere amedeo amadei
Amedeo Amadei [ameˈdɛːo amaˈdɛi] (26 July 1921 – 24 November 2013) was a professional Italian football player and manager, who played as a striker or midfielder. Following his death in 2013, he was one of eleven members to be inducted into the A.S. Roma Hall of Fame. A powerful forward, considered to be one of the best Italian strikers of all time, he was known for his prolific goalscoring, acrobatic ability in the air, and precise volleying; due to his importance to Roma throughout his career, he was affectionately known by the fans as the "eighth King of Rome".
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- As roma le bandiere amedeo amadei
- 26 luglio 1921 nasce amedeo amadei almanacchi azzurri
- Club career
- International career
- Coaching career
- Club
- Individual
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26 luglio 1921 nasce amedeo amadei almanacchi azzurri
Club career
Amadei was born in Frascati, near Rome, the son of a baker. He made his professional debut on 2 May 1937 with A.S. Roma aged 15 years and 280 days (the youngest debut in Serie A history; equalled on 22 December 2016 by Pietro Pellegri). A week later he scored in a 5–1 defeat to A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905 on 9 May 1937, making him the youngest scorer in Serie A history, a record he holds to this day. He also played in Serie B with Atalanta B.C., Inter and S.S.C. Napoli. He won one Italian title with Roma in the 1941–42 season; this was the club's first ever championship. With A.S. Roma he played 386 matches and scored 101 goals; in his entire career he played 423 matches and scored 174 goals.
International career
Amadei represented the Italian national team on 13 occasions between 1949 and 1953, scoring 7 goals; he participated in the 1950 FIFA World Cup with Italy, where he made one appearance during the tournament, in a 2–0 win over Paraguay.
Coaching career
Following his retirement in 1956, Amadei worked as a coach for Napoli, the club with which he retired. He later also coached Lucchese, and the Italy women's national football team.
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