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Top 10 remarkable facts about Francesco Totti

Francesco Totti was born on the 27th of September 1976 in Rome. He was raised in the Porta Metronia neighborhood and began playing football at the tender age of eight.

He is an Italian former professional footballer who played solely for Roma and the Italy national team.

His skills and technique gained him the versatility to occupy the positions of an attacking midfielder, second striker, lone striker, or winger.

Totti was a prolific goal scorer and considered to be one of the greatest Italian players of all time. 

The playmaker was also renowned for his ball control range passing vision and creativity.

He has been referred to as Er Bimbo de Oro, L’Ottavo Re di Roma, Er Pupone, and Il Capitano by the Italian sports media making him one of the best players of his generation and Roma’s greatest ever player.

Here are 10 Fascinating facts about Francesco Totti:

1. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Francesco Totti. Photo by Unknown author.

The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic is the highest-ranking honor in the country for merit acquired by the nation.

The post-nominal letters for the order are OMRI The senior Italian was established in 1951 by the second president of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi.

It recognizes achievements in the fields of arts, economy, literature, public service, philanthropy, humanitarian activities, and long and conspicuous service in civilian and military careers.

Francesco was awarded this honor for his exceptional skills and techniques on the field that Gaines Italy victories in numerous matches for the 5th class knight in 2000.

2. He is the second-highest scorer of all time in the Italian league

Francesco Totti. Photo by Warrenfish..

Francesco who played the most consecutive seasons in Serie A is the second highest scorer in the Italian league.

He has scored 250 goals which is 24 less than the highest scorer of all time in the Italian league Silvio Piola.

Totti spent his whole career at Roma becoming the sixth-highest scoring Italian in all competitions with 316 goals.   In addition, he has also won winning two Coppa Italia titles, and two Supercoppa Italiana titles.

3. Totti is the top goal scorer and the most capped player in Roma’s history

Totti is the top all-time goal scorer in the Italian league. His prowess with the ball, keen eyesight, and instinct gained his victories on the field.

He is the most capped player for the Associazione Sportiva Roma professional football club. He holds the record for the most goals scored in Serie A while playing for a single club.

In addition, he also holds the record for the youngest club captain in the history of Serie A.

The legendary footballer who has been referred to as an artist of football extended his record as the oldest goal scorer in UEFAs championships league history.

The tactically versatile player, capable of playing anywhere along the front line was aged 38 years and 59 days when he extended his record in November 2014

4. He has won numerous awards for his exemplary skills

Francesco Totti. Photo by Unknown author.

Totti has acquired numerous accolades in his lifetime. He won eleven Oscar del Calcio awards from the Italian Footballers’ Association.

He won the 2007 European Golden Shoe, Golden Foot in 2010 and was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the world’s greatest living players in 2004.

He attained five Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year awards, two Serie A Footballer of the Year awards, two Serie A Goal of the Year awards, one Serie A Goal scorer of the Year award, and one Serie A Young Footballer of the Year award. 

He was recognized by IFFHS as the most popular footballer in Europe and rated one of the ten best footballers in the world.

In addition, Totti was awarded the Player’s Career Award and the UEFA President’s Award.

5. His mother refused a lucrative offer from Milan in order to keep him in his hometown

Francesco Totti was born in Rome Italy in the Porta Metronia neighborhood to parents Lorenzo and Fiorella Totti.

He began playing youth football at the age of eight and adored ex-Roma captain Giuseppe Giannini.

He regularly played football with older boys after he came to the attention of scouts for his skills on the field.

His mother was very protective of him and refused a lucrative offer from Milan. She wanted to keep her son in his hometown. He later persuaded his parents to allow him to join the youth squad in 1989.

His youth club had come to an agreement to sell Totti to the Lazio youth side, one of Roma’s youth coaches, Gildo Giannini.

6. He has multiple businesses under his name

Totti has quite a number of brands and companies under his name. The football entrepreneur has created the Francesco Totti Academy, the Totti Soccer School, and a motorcycle racing team called Totti Top Sport.

His brother Ricardo who is his agent and manager and supervises his companies under the name Number Ten. He also has other brands and business interests like the football training school and a football camp for children with disabilities.

7. Totti and his wife have often been referred to as the Italian Beckhams

Totti’s wife Ilary Blasi is a model, television personality, and former showgirl.

Blasi and Totti wed on the 19 June 2005 at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli which was aired on television with the proceeds being donated to charity.

They have three children Cristian, Chanel, and Isabel.

Francesco and Ilary have often been regarded as the Italian Beckhams in comparison to former football player David Beckham and his wife Victoria Beckham who is a singer and fashion designer.

Their private lives are often speculated upon in Italian magazines and tabloids and constantly followed by the paparazzi.

8. Francesco was a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF

In 2003 Francesco became a humanitarian ambassador for UNICEF and FIFA/SOS Children’s Villages in January 2006.

For a fundraiser, he published two best-selling, self-effacing joke books containing jokes the locals often told about him and his teammates.

He selflessly donated the proceeds of the subscriptions for his appearance in the Disney comic series Topolino.

He helped launch a new campaign promoting Football Adopting Abandoned Children in 2009 adopting a team of around 11 young Kenyans to play football in Nairobi coaching them along the way.

He even recorded a video message for a comatose hospital patient who awoke from her coma when his voice was played.

9. He has dabbled in numerous advertisements

Francesco was the brand ambassador for numerous companies like Nike, Diadora, Vodafone, and Pepsi.

He was signed to Nike sportswear Secret Tournament advertisement directed in the buildup to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.

Nike then sponsored two murals created in Rome in December 2014. During the period between 2005 and 2008, he worked with sportswear companies Diadora and Vodafone.

He also appeared in a commercial for soft drink Pepsi Twist filmed in the camps of Trigoria by director Gabriele Muccino.

This incredible footballer was chosen to publicize the launch of the new Stilo instead of a Juventus player in 2002, had a collection of figurines dedicated to him, and a rocket carrying his number 10 shirt was launched into space from French Guiana.

10. In 2020 he was the subject of a documentary film

Francesco Totti. Photo by romazone. .

Totty has been featured in films and games. He featured in EA Sports’ FIFA video game series and on the cover of Pro Evolution Soccer 4 along with Thierry Henry and Italian referee Pierluigi Collina.

  Francesco and his wife were voice actors in an Italian adaptation of an episode of the television series animation called The Simpsons.

He has again appeared in the films L’allenatore nel Pallone 2, C’è posta per te, Cesaroni, and the reality show Grande Fratello 8.

A film was created in his honor in 2020 by Alex Infascelli. The film Mi chiamo Francesco Totti showcases his work and achievements as a former professional footballer