Amedeo Amadei
Amedeo Amadei| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Amedeo Amadei |
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| Date of birth |
(1921-07-26)26 July 1921 |
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| Place of birth |
Frascati, Italy |
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| Date of death |
24 November 2013(2013-11-24) (aged 92) |
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| Place of death |
Frascati, Italy |
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| Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Playing position |
Striker |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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| 1936–1938 |
Roma |
6 |
(1) |
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| 1938–1939 |
Atalanta |
33 |
(4) |
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| 1939–1948 |
Roma |
228 |
(115) |
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| 1948–1950 |
Inter |
70 |
(42) |
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| 1950–1956 |
Napoli |
171 |
(47) |
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| Total |
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508 |
(209) |
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| National team |
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| 1949–1953 |
Italy |
13 |
(7) |
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| Teams managed |
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| 1956–1959 |
Napoli |
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| 1959–1961 |
Napoli |
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| 1963 |
Lucchese |
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| 1972–1978 |
Italy women's |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)
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Amedeo Amadei Italian pronunciation: [ameˈdɛːo amaˈdɛi] (26 July 1921 – 24 November 2013) was a professional Italian football player. He played as a striker.[1] Following his retirement, he worked as a coach. Following his death in 2013,[2] he was one of eleven members to be inducted into the A.S. Roma Hall of Fame.[3] Due to his importance to Roma throughout his career, he was affectionately known by the fans as the "eighth King of Rome".[2]
Career
He was born in Frascati, near Rome, the son of a baker. He made his professional debut on 2 May 1937 with A.S. Roma at age 15, 9 months and 6 days (the youngest debut in Serie A history). A week later he scored in a 5–1 defeat to A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905 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.[2]
Amadei represetned the Italian national team on 13 occasions between 1949 and 1953, scoring 7 goals;[4] he participated in the 1950 FIFA World Cup with Italy.[5]
Honours
Club
- A.S. Roma[2]
Individual
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