Francesco Totti has
confirmed his retirement as a player by accepting a directorship role with Roma. The 40-year-old Roman, who
represented the Giallorossi for 24 years as a striker, played his last game for
the Serie A club in May but his status since had been uncertain as he fielded
offers.
In an interview published on
Roma's official website on Monday evening, Totti admitted his illustrious
on-pitch career was a thing of the past and that a new life in football
management awaited him.
He said “The end of my playing career was May 28, 2017. That for me was an
historic day. I'll carry it with me forever. It will be hard to explain to
people the feelings and emotions I felt that day. The first part of my life, as
a player, has ended but now I'm heading into an equally important part as a
manager, hoping to do as well as I did on the field.”
Totti made his debut as a
16-year-old in 1993 and won the Scudetto once, in 2001. His 786th and final
appearance for Roma was as a substitute in a 3-2 league win over Genoa at the Olimpico.
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