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Damiano Tommasi (born 17 May 1974) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the current preseident of the Italian Footballers' Association. After a full decade representing the colours of Roma – winning the 2001 national championship – he started an abroad career, going on to play for teams in three different countries until his retirement at the age of 37. He amassed Serie A totals of 262 games and 14 goals. Tommasi gained 25 caps for Italy, and was a member of the team that took part at the 2002 World Cup. ==Club career== Born in Negrar, Province of Verona, Tommasi started his professional career with local Hellas Verona FC, in Serie B. He made his Serie A debut on 7 September 1996 with A.S. Roma in a 3–1 win over Piacenza Calcio, and would be an instrumental figure in the latter side's 2001 conquest of the ''scudetto''. During a summer friendly match against Stoke City in 2004, Tommasi suffered a horrible knee injury, caused by Gerry Taggart,〔(Roma robbed of Tommasi ); UEFA.com, 23 July 2004〕〔(Injury blow for Taggart ); BBC Sport, 23 July 2004〕 and was out of action for a long time. In the summer of 2005 he accepted a one-year contract extension, with youth player wages (€1,500 a month) – a contract which he instigated himself in the name of fairness.〔(Tommasi takes one-year option ); UEFA.com, 1 September 2005〕 He finally returned to play on 30 October 2005, coming on as a second-half substitute for Olivier Dacourt during a league match against Ascoli Calcio 1898 and being hailed with a long standing ovation by the Roma supporters. On 27 November 2005, Tommasi scored after just two minutes in an eventual 1–1 home draw against ACF Fiorentina,〔(Tommasi's new lease of life ); UEFA.com, 28 November 2005〕 being an important first-team member as Roma finished runner-up. After ten years with the same club, in July 2006 he joined Levante UD in Spain,〔(Fresh starts for Tommasi and Sá Pinto )〕 spending two seasons with the La Liga strugglers, which eventually got relegated in 2007–08. On 10 September 2008, Tommasi agreed a one-year deal with English Football League Championship team Queens Park Rangers. On 9 January 2009, his contract was terminated by mutual consent and, after advanced talks with Chinese League's Tianjin Teda, he signed for the club early in the following month, citing an interest in a third experience abroad as the main reason for it. After one season, 35-year-old Tommasi left Teda and decided to return to Italy, joining amateurs Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo (Seconda Categoria), where he played alongside his two brothers.〔(China/ Official, Tommasi leaves Teda ); Football Press, 3 November 2009〕 He made his debut with the team on 13 December 2009; he came out of retirement nearly six years later, with S.P. La Fiorita. He stated on his decision: "It's a challenge that La Fiorita have given me the chance to experience all over again. I've been looking forward to this Europa League draw for ages now. Let's hope it will be a beautiful adventure and that I can add another chapter to my football career", and went to feature in their campaign in the UEFA Europa League campaign against FC Vaduz. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Damiano Tommasi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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