Daniele De Rossi [ 3 ] [ 4 ] ( italian pronunciation : [ daˈnjɛːle de ˈrossi ] ; born 24 July 1983 ) is an italian former professional football player who played as a defensive midfielder and is presently an assistant coach of the Italy national football team. He is by and large known for his clock time playing with his hometown club Roma in Serie A, american samoa well as a early FIFA World Cup -winning Italy home team musician.
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De Rossi made his professional debut with Roma during the 2001–02 season, and made his Serie A debut the stick to year. With the club, he won the Coppa Italia twice in 2007 and 2008, and the 2007 Supercoppa Italiana. He was named Serie A Young Footballer of the year in 2006, [ 5 ] and the Serie A italian Footballer of the year in 2009. De Rossi inherited the captainship of Roma at the start of the 2017–18 temper, following the retirement of Francesco Totti, during which he helped Roma to the Champions League semi-final for the first time in the Champions League era. At the end of the 2018–19 season, he left Roma after 18 seasons with the team. With 616 appearances for Roma in all competitions, he is the club ‘s second-most capped player of all time, behind Totti. He subsequently joined Argentine golf club Boca Juniors in the summer of 2019, and retired from master football in January of the following year. De Rossi represented Italy at under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior levels, winning the 2004 UEFA european Under-21 Football Championship, and besides represented Italy at the 2004 Olympics, winning a tan decoration. From his senior external introduction in 2004, until his retirement from the national team in 2017, he earned 117 caps, and is Italy ‘s fourth-highest capped player of all fourth dimension, and most capped midfielder of all meter. With 21 goals, he is the highest score midfielder for Italy post- World War II, and Italy ‘s all-time second most prolific midfielder behind Adolfo Baloncieri. He was part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup -winning squad and besides participated at UEFA Euro 2008, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012 ( finishing in second place ), the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup ( finishing in third base place ), the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2016. De Rossi was named in the Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament for his performances. Along with Mario Balotelli and Giuseppe Rossi, De Rossi is Italy ‘s top scorer in the Confederations Cup, with two goals. [ 6 ] In 2009, the french sports cartridge holder L’Équipe named De Rossi as the eighth-best midfielder in the world. [ 7 ]
Club career [edit ]
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2001–2006 : early career and emergence [edit ]
De Rossi joined the Roma youth system from Ostia Mare, where he had played as a striker, in 2000. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] He made his first-team debut for Roma under director Fabio Capello on 10 October 2001 against belgian side Anderlecht in the UEFA Champions League. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In his foremost season with the club, he besides made three appearances in the Coppa Italia. [ 9 ] [ 11 ] The play along season, he made his Serie A debut on 25 January 2003 against Como. [ 9 ] [ 12 ] Later that temper, his first Serie A beginning, along with his beginning league and career goal, came on 10 May 2003 against Torino. [ 9 ] [ 12 ] He soon established himself as a permanent member of the starting line-up in the holding midfield placement during the next few seasons, and was considered one of the most predict young italian players in the league, helping Roma to a second-place finish in Serie A during the 2003–04 season, [ 9 ] [ 13 ] and consecutive Coppa Italia finals in 2005 [ 14 ] and 2006. [ 15 ] due to his maturity, doggedness and leadership on the flip, on 15 March 2006, De Rossi wore the captain ‘s armband for the first clock time in an UEFA Cup match against Middlesbrough. [ 9 ] Despite earning several cautions and a repute as a hard-tackling actor during the 2005–06 season, on 19 March 2006, De Rossi was praised by referee Mauro Bergonzi for fair play. [ 16 ] Roma were trailing 1–0 in a Serie A match against Messina, when De Rossi scored a goal from a header, which had been deflected off of his hand ; Bergonzi did not see the incident and allowed the equalizer to stand. however, De Rossi immediately told the referee that he had pushed the ball in with his hand, leading to the goal being disallowed. Roma went on to win 2–1, although De Rossi endured an injury to his ankle during the meet, which ruled him out for two weeks. [ 17 ] At the end of the season, he was named the 2006 Serie A Young Footballer of the year for his performances .
2006–2011 : domestic success and recognition [edit ]
De Rossi with Roma in 2008 In the 2006–07 temper, De Rossi continued to be a critical player for the team, [ 9 ] scoring from 40 yards against Fiorentina on 5 November 2006, with Sébastien Frey in goal. This was the beginning of three goals of the night for Roma, as they won the meet 3–1. [ 19 ] He besides scored the lone Roma goal in Roma ‘s Champions League quarter-final kill against Manchester United in the 2006–07 season. [ 20 ] On 9 May 2007, De Rossi scored in Roma ‘s 6–2 first branch victory of the 2007 Coppa Italia final over Internazionale, as Roma went on to win the trophy on aggregate. [ 21 ] The comply season, under director Luciano Spalletti, Roma won the Supercoppa Italiana over Serie A champions Inter, with De Rossi scoring the critical goal from a penalty in a 1–0 victory in Milan on 19 August 2007. [ 9 ] [ 22 ] De Rossi besides played a key function as the club defended their Coppa Italia title that temper, defeating Inter once again in the concluding 2–1, on 24 May 2008, [ 9 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] although they finished second in Serie A behind Inter. [ 25 ] Roma were unable to defend the Supercoppa Italiana against Inter the follow temper, losing the final 8–7 on penalties after a 2–2 draw following extra meter. During the match, De Rossi managed a goal in regulation time, and besides converted one of Roma ‘s penalties in the leave shoot-out. [ 26 ] He scored his first goal in the Rome Derby on 11 April 2009, in a 4–2 “ away ” frustration to cross-city rivals Lazio. [ 27 ] Roma finished the 2008–09 Serie A season in one-sixth place, reaching the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia. In 2009, De Rossi was named italian Footballer of the class. During the 2009–10 season, De Rossi made his two-hundredth Serie A appearance against Lazio in the Rome Derby of 6 December 2009. [ 29 ] He was a key actor in midfield under director Claudio Ranieri, scoring a all-important finish in a 2–1 base acquire over rivals Inter on 27 March 2010, [ 30 ] as Roma went on a 24-game unbeaten mottle, [ 31 ] narrowly missing out on the league title to Inter. [ 32 ] De Rossi besides scored the decisive goal in a 1–0 acquire over Catania on 26 January 2010, in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, [ 33 ] as Roma reached the 2010 Coppa Italia final, losing out to Inter once again. [ 34 ] The 2010–11 season proved less successful, as Roma were defeated by Inter in the 2010 Supercoppa Italiana and finished the Serie A temper in sixth target, besides suffering a semi-final elimination in the Coppa Italia. On 4 February 2011, however, De Rossi was elected the best italian Athlete of the Year, alongside swimmer Federica Pellegrini, by the Foreign Press Association in Italy. [ 35 ]
2011–2017 : Struggles and interracial achiever under DiBenedetto and Pallotta presidencies [edit ]
In February 2012, De Rossi signed a new five-year contract with Roma. [ 10 ] Under new clubhouse president of the united states Thomas R. DiBenedetto, he became the highest-paid italian football player in Serie A at €10 million ( gross ) per annum. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Roma ‘s previous record for an italian musician was Francesco Totti ( €8.9 million in 2009–10 season ). De Rossi finished the 2011–12 season with 32 appearance and four goals as Roma finished the season in one-seventh place under coach Luis Enrique. [ 38 ] In the 2012–13 season, De Rossi received less dally time and featured in precisely 25 matches. His director Zdeněk Zeman was often critical of De Rossi ‘s performances, and as a resultant role he was used with less frequency. [ 39 ] After Aurelio Andreazzoli ‘s arrival, however, De Rossi started playing with more regularity, [ 40 ] although he did not manage to score any goals .
De Rossi at a match between Roma and CSKA Moscow, 2014 Roma started the 2013–14 temper under director Rudi Garcia winning each of their first 10 Serie A games. [ 10 ] He scored the first goal of the season for Roma against Livorno. [ 41 ] In the game against Napoli, De Rossi played a crucial character in the inaugural half when the score was still 0–0 ; Roma went on to win through two Miralem Pjanić goals. [ 42 ] He captained Roma after Francesco Totti was sidelined with a hamstring injury, playing three consecutive draws against Torino, Sassuolo and Cagliari, and slipped to second place, one degree behind Juventus. On 10 November 2013, De Rossi made his 318th appearance in Serie A in a 1–1 draw with Sassuolo, equalling Roma legend Giuseppe Giannini ‘s count of caps ; the match was besides his 400th starting appearance for Roma. [ 43 ] ascribable to this series of draws, De Rossi admitted that he was not certain whether Roma could badly challenge for the Scudetto in the long run, believing that both Juventus and Napoli had stronger squads with greater depth. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] He besides stated in an interview that he was stopping point to joining Manchester United in the summer, but the transfer did not happen because it was excessively late in the transfer window. He besides mentioned that he was happy that he stayed at Roma for now, believing moving to United would not have been the best theme at the stream time, due to Roma ‘s solid start. [ 46 ] De Rossi was one of two Roma players to be sent off within a infinitesimal in the first game after the winter break against league leaders Juventus, as Roma suffered their first get the better of of the temper in a 3–0 thrashing on 5 January 2014. The frustration left them in second put, eight points behind the Bianconeri. [ 47 ] On 11 May 2014, with 338 league appearances, De Rossi reached and later overtook fabled Roma goalkeeper Guido Masetti, becoming the third-highest appearance holder in Serie A history for Roma. [ 48 ] During the 2014–15 season, De Rossi scored his beginning finish in about a year on 29 October 2014 in a 2–0 Serie A gain over Cesena. [ 49 ] On 20 January, he scored the decisive penalty in extra time, which allowed Roma to overcome Empoli and advance to the quarter-finals of the 2014–15 Coppa Italia. [ 50 ] During the 2015–16 season, De Rossi scored in a 3–1 base winnings over Empoli, in his five-hundredth appearance for Roma in all competitions, on 17 October 2015. [ 51 ] On 20 October, he scored doubly in a 4–4 away draw against Bayer Leverkusen in the 2015–16 Champions League. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] On 28 May 2017, De Rossi scored in a 3–2 home winnings against Genoa, which enabled Roma to finish in irregular place in Serie A and secure a Champions League group stage touch for the adopt season. [ 54 ] On 31 May, De Rossi signed a modern 2-year condense with Roma. [ 55 ]
2017–2019 : concluding years as Roma captain, and beginning Champions League semi-final [edit ]
Following Francesco Totti ‘s retirement, De Rossi inherited the captain ‘s armband ahead of the 2017–18 temper. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] On 10 April 2018, he scored from the punishment spot during a 3–0 Champions League winnings over FC Barcelona to help Roma overturn a 4–1 deficit from the beginning stage. The result was the joint-second largest comeback in the tournament ‘s history and saw Roma advance to the semi-finals for the beginning time in the Champions League earned run average. [ 58 ] On 26 September 2018, De Rossi made his 600th appearance for Roma in a 4–0 family gain over Frosinone, becoming only the irregular player after Totti to reach this landmark. [ 59 ] On 14 May 2019, Roma announced that they would not renew De Rossi ‘s contract, and that he will leave the club at the end of the 2018–19 season, after 18 seasons with the team. [ 60 ] He made his 616th and final appearance for the club on 26 May in a 2–1 home succeed over Parma, making him the club ‘s second-most capped player of all fourth dimension, after Totti. [ 61 ] [ 62 ]
Boca Juniors and retirement [edit ]
While hush at Roma, De Rossi expressed his lifelong wonder for Argentine club Boca Juniors and its fans, which led to meditation surrounding a future move to the golf club, which were besides fueled by the presence of former teammate Nicolás Burdisso as the club ‘s sporting film director. [ 63 ] Negotiations started following his deviation from Roma and he was formally signed by Boca on 26 July 2019 on a annual contract. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] On 13 August 2019, De Rossi made his debut for Boca Juniors against Club Almagro in the Copa Argentina, marking the occasion by scoring his first goal for the club in an eventual 1–1 pull ; Boca Juniors were ultimately eliminated from the contest, however, following a 3–1 loss on penalties. [ 66 ] He made his Primera División debut on 19 August, starting in a 2–0 family gain over Aldosivi at La Bombonera. [ 67 ] He made his debut in the Copa Libertadores on 28 August, coming on as a second-half ersatz in a 0–0 home puff against L.D.U. Quito, which saw Boca progress to the semi-finals of the competition following a 3–0 succeed on aggregate ; [ 68 ] [ 69 ] Boca were eliminated in the following round, after a 2–1 aggregate loss to domestic rivals River Plate, a tie in which De Rossi did not appear, however. [ 70 ] On 6 January 2020, De Rossi announced his retirement from professional football citing class reasons for his decision. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] [ 73 ] Boca finally finished the 2019–20 season as Primera División champions. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] [ 76 ]
International career [edit ]
De Rossi is the highest score midfielder for the italian national side post- World War II, [ 77 ] with 21 goals in 117 external appearances, and the all-time second highest-scoring midfielder for Italy, behind entirely Adolfo Baloncieri. [ 78 ] He is besides the fourth-most capped player for the italian national team. [ 79 ] [ 80 ]
youth and early senior career [edit ]
De Rossi playing for Italy in 2011
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De Rossi played 16 matches for the Italy national under-21 football team and was a regular first-team extremity of the team that won the 2004 UEFA european Under-21 Football Championship, scoring the open goal in Italy ‘s 3–0 win over Serbia and Montenegro in the final. [ 10 ] [ 79 ] [ 81 ] In the lapp year, he besides won a bronze decoration in football with the Italy national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [ 79 ] [ 82 ] A few weeks after returning from Greece, De Rossi earned his first cap with the Italy senior squad on 4 September 2004, scoring on his international debut in a 2–1 succeed against Norway in a 2006 World Cup qualifying meet, at the age of 21. [ 83 ] He wore Italy ‘s captain ‘s armband for the first time in the second half of a 0–0 friendly drawing card against Iceland on 30 March 2005. [ 84 ]
2006 World Cup [edit ]
De Rossi was named to Marcello Lippi ‘s 23-man italian team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, [ 85 ] producing a luminary operation in Italy ‘s opening 2–0 win against Ghana, but besides picking up a engagement in the tenth hour. [ 86 ] He started once again in the second group match against the United States ; however, he received a straight red poster after he elbowed Brian McBride in the face. McBride left the flip bloodied, but returned after treatment, late receiving three stitches. The BBC stated that De Rossi had “ disgraced himself with a nauseating, needle elbow on Brian McBride. ” [ 87 ] De Rossi former apologised to McBride, who subsequently praised him as “ classy ” for approaching him after the match. [ 88 ] Because of the incident, De Rossi was banned for four matches, and was fined CHF 10,000. [ 89 ] After having been disqualified for four matches, De Rossi returned to the pitch in the World Cup concluding against France, coming on as a substitute in the 61st moment, for Roma teammate Francesco Totti. After a 1–1 deadlock following supernumerary meter, the couple went to a penalty shoot-out ; De Rossi scored Italy ‘s third base penalty to help his team win the shoot-out, and their fourth World Cup deed. At the age of 22, De Rossi was the youngest actor in Italy ‘s World Cup police squad. [ 90 ]
euro 2008 [edit ]
De Rossi played in all of Italy ‘s Euro 2008 qualifying games under newly coach Roberto Donadoni, scoring a goal in Italy ‘s 3–1 away win against Georgia on 12 October 2006. [ 91 ] After Totti decided to retire from international football following Italy ‘s victorious 2006 World Cup final examination, De Rossi was besides given the award of wearing the numeral 10 shirt. [ 92 ] He besides captained the team on three occasions : two friendly matches, against South Africa on 17 October 2007 ( his first starting appearance as Italy ‘s captain ), [ 93 ] [ 94 ] and Portugal on 6 February 2008, [ 95 ] [ 96 ] [ 97 ] [ 98 ] respectively, and in the Euro 2008 qualifier against the Faroe Islands. [ 99 ] After missing out on Italy ‘s opening 3–0 kill to the Netherlands, De Rossi featured in all of Italy ‘s remaining matches at UEFA Euro 2008. On 17 June, he scored from a loose kick which was deflected off of Thierry Henry ‘s leave boot, as Italy defeated France 2–0 in their concluding group match ; this was his fifth international goal, and the win guaranteed Italy ‘s progress to the quarter-finals. De Rossi was named Man of the Match. [ 100 ] In the quarter-final penalty shoot-out against eventual champions Spain, his shot was saved by Iker Casillas as Italy lost the shoot-out 4–2 after a 0–0 puff following extra-time. [ 101 ] He scored his first double with the national team in a 2–0 home winnings against Georgia on 10 September 2008, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. [ 102 ]
2009 Confederations Cup [edit ]
De Rossi was named to Lippi ‘s Italy squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, [ 103 ] and was handed the number-10 shirt for the tournament once again. [ 104 ] In Italy ‘s open fixture of the rival on 15 June, De Rossi scored against the United States in the 71st minute with a broken long-range strike. The goal put Italy 2–1 up after Giuseppe Rossi had equalised, following Landon Donovan ‘s opener from a penalty in the first one-half. Italy went on to win the pit 3–1, after Andrea Pirlo set up Rossi for his second of the game ; [ 105 ] De Rossi was named Man of the Match. [ 106 ] Italy lost their postdate two games against Egypt and Brazil, however, and were eliminated in the first gear round of the tournament, following a tripartite, three-point tie in their group with the United States and Egypt. [ 107 ] due to his performances and dedication at international level, De Rossi was tipped by respective in the media to be a possible candidate for Italy ‘s captainship after the retirement of Fabio Cannavaro. His ability to perform well and score in important matches and his pivotal function in breaking down the enemy ‘s dally as a box-to-box midfielder won him wonder from the italian fans. indeed, De Rossi scored several all-important goals for Italy in their euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns ; at the international degree, De Rossi ‘s goal proportion was much greater than at club floor during this period, as he played chiefly as a defensive midfielder for Roma, whereas he was able to play in more advance positions for Italy, ascribable to the presence of Gennaro Gattuso in the team ‘s holding midfielder role. [ 77 ] [ 108 ] [ 109 ]
2010 World Cup [edit ]
De Rossi scored Italy ‘s first finish of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Paraguay, as they drew their opening meet 1–1. [ 110 ] In the moment couple, against New Zealand, after Italy were trailing by a finish, he drew a foul in the penalty area, from which Vincenzo Iaquinta equalised, as Italy once again drew 1–1. [ 111 ] The decision to give the penalty was criticised by some in the media, who perceived that De Rossi had dived. [ 112 ] [ 113 ] Despite the controversy, De Rossi received the FIFA Man of the Match award. [ 114 ] The maintain champions lost their final match against Slovakia 3–2, and were eliminated in the first base round of the tournament, finishing in last place in their group, without a victory. [ 115 ]
euro 2012 [edit ]
Following Lippi ‘s deviation after the 2010 World Cup, in Italy ‘s first base equal under new director Cesare Prandelli, a friendly against the Ivory Coast, De Rossi was named captain, due to the injury of newly appointed captain Gianluigi Buffon, american samoa well as the absence of acting captain Andrea Pirlo ; [ 116 ] Italy lost the couple 1–0. [ 117 ] On 7 September, he scored his tenth goal for Italy in a 5–0 home winnings over the Faroe Islands in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match ; the finish allowed him to overtake Totti as Roma ‘s highest goalscorer with the home side. [ 118 ] In May 2012, De Rossi was named to Prandelli ‘s final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2012. [ 119 ] due to Andrea Barzagli ‘s pre-tournament injury, however, De Rossi played as a central defender in a three-man defense in Prandelli ‘s 3–5–2 formation, aboard Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci, during Italy ‘s opening two group matches of the competition against Spain and Croatia, which both ended in 1–1 draws, receiving praise for his performances in the media ; he was temporarily replaced by Thiago Motta and Riccardo Montolivo alongside Pirlo and Marchisio in Italy ‘s three-man midfield. [ 120 ] [ 121 ] [ 122 ] He then played a more regular midfield-role against the Republic of Ireland in the last group catch, partnering with Claudio Marchisio and Andrea Pirlo. [ 122 ] He continued to play as a midfielder against England in the quarter-final, in which Italy went through after a penalty gunfight victory. [ 122 ] De Rossi besides played the entire semi-final against Germany, as Italy won the equal 2–1, [ 123 ] and besides played all 90 minutes in Italy ‘s 4–0 defeat to Spain in the final. [ 124 ] De Rossi was included in the team of the Tournament for his performances. [ 125 ]
2013 Confederations Cup [edit ]
In June 2013, De Rossi was called up for 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil, and he scored in a 4–3 succeed over Japan in Italy ‘s irregular group game. The victory allowed Italy to progress to the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time in their history. [ 126 ] Italy finally finished the tournament in third gear put after a penalty shoot-out victory over Uruguay in the bronze decoration match, in which De Rossi appeared. [ 127 ]
2014 World Cup [edit ]
De Rossi was included in Prandelli ‘s final examination 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the lone Roma player to be selected to the national team. [ 128 ] In Italy ‘s 2–1 opening win against England, De Rossi had a prevailing match in the italian midfield, playing in front of the defense for the entire match [ 129 ] and completing the most passes of any actor, after Andrea Pirlo, with 99. Italy dominated the monomania, and with a 93.2 bye share, besides managed to record the highest passing accuracy share of any team in a World Cup pit since Denmark in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. [ 130 ] Italy lost their other two group matches 1–0, however, against Costa Rica and Uruguay, and were eliminated in the foremost round for the second consecutive World Cup, finishing third in their group. [ 131 ] De Rossi besides participated in the second group meet against Costa Rica, [ 132 ] but was unable to play in Italy ‘s 1–0 passing against Uruguay [ 133 ] ascribable to injury. [ 134 ]
euro 2016 [edit ]
On 4 September, under Italy ‘s new coach Antonio Conte, De Rossi wore the captain ‘s armband in a 2–0 friendly home winnings over the Netherlands in Bari, besides scoring a goal from a penalty. [ 135 ] On 16 November 2014, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Croatia at the San Siro in Milan, De Rossi earned his hundredth cap in a 1–1 draw. [ 136 ] On 6 September 2015, he scored from a penalty at the six-minute scar in Italy ‘s 1–0 victory over Bulgaria in a Euro 2016 qualifying equal in Palermo, and was later sent off during the match for a reactionary foul ; this was his moment red poster with Italy, [ 137 ] which made him Italy ‘s most red carded player ever, aboard Giancarlo Antognoni and Franco Causio. [ 138 ] On 31 May 2016, he was named to Conte ‘s 23-man Italy police squad for UEFA Euro 2016. [ 139 ] On 27 June, De Rossi limped off the field in the eventual 2–0 victory round of 16 equal up against Spain, which caused him to miss out on the quarter final examination equal against Germany on 2 July, in an eventual 6–5 penalty shoot-out frustration. [ 140 ] Many believed an bad De Rossi would have come on barely for the shoot-out, but when accused of refusing to take a kick he responded, “ Do I look like the type who would refuse to increase to the spot ? … Conte did n’t ask me, and that ‘s it. I had n’t even warmed-up during the crippled. ” [ 141 ]
2018 World Cup qualifying campaign and retirement [edit ]
On 24 March 2017, De Rossi scored his twentieth goal for Italy from the penalty topographic point in a 2–0 home winnings over Albania in a 2018 World Cup qualifying equal ; with the goal, he equalled Paolo Rossi as Italy ‘s twelfth-highest goalscorer of all time. [ 142 ] [ 143 ] [ 144 ] On 28 March, De Rossi made his 112th appearance for Italy in a 2–1 friendly away win over the Netherlands, equalling Dino Zoff as Italy ‘s joint fifth-highest appearance holder ; he was late forced off in the 35th minute, however, due to sustaining an injury, and was subsequently replaced by debutant Roberto Gagliardini. [ 145 ] On 10 November, he made his 117th international appearance in a 1–0 away get the better of to Sweden, in the first stage of the World Cup play-offs, overtaking Pirlo as Italy ‘s fourth-most capped player of all time ; [ 146 ] this proved to be his final external appearance. Following a 0–0 home draw in the second leg on 13 November, Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 1–0 aggregate loss to Sweden. [ 147 ] The goal that gave Sweden the adam ahead goal had taken a deflection off of De Rossi. [ 148 ] immediately following the irregular leg couple, De Rossi announced his retirement from the national team. [ 149 ] Although De Rossi did not feature during the moment stage, he was at the center of media attention due to an incident which occurred while he was on the bench. When he was asked to warm up deep on during the game, he appeared to protest the decision and rather pointed angrily at Napoli ahead Lorenzo Insigne, a actor whom the national side ‘s director, Gian Piero Ventura, had neither started nor brought on, in malice of imperativeness from the italian media and criticism from the fans ; following the match, De Rossi commented on the incident, express, “ We have this leaning to warm up three at a time, then after five minutes we change and another three go. I just said we were near the end and had to win, therefore send the strikers to warm up ! I pointed to Insigne besides. It was n’t up to me whether it was a tactical consequence and the Prof [ Ventura ] is a lovely ridicule, so I ‘m deplorable if I offended anyone. I merely thought possibly it was better that Insigne come on alternatively. ” [ 150 ] [ 151 ] [ 152 ] [ 153 ]
expressive style of bring [edit ]
Regarded as one of the best midfielders in the universe during his premier, [ 77 ] De Rossi has been referred to as a “ complete midfielder ” [ 154 ] because of his tackle, imagination, awareness, passing range, strength, department of energy, and goal-scoring ability, which enable him to start counter-attacks or make attack runs to advance into offensive positions after winning back possession. [ 9 ] [ 155 ] [ 156 ] A quick, physical, hard-working and retentive player, with commodity technique and an excellent ability to read the game, he has been praised for his ball skills, stamina, positional common sense and ability in the air, american samoa well as his mighty long-distance shooting ; he is besides an accurate punishment bang and set-piece taker. [ 155 ] [ 157 ] He has occasionally been criticised, however, for his aggression and tendency to pick up yellow cards unnecessarily. [ 158 ] De Rossi ‘s ability to break down confrontation plays and his adeptness at the box-to-box expressive style of midfield play has led pundits to compare him to other worldly concern class box-to-box midfielders, such as Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. [ 77 ] [ 159 ] [ 160 ] De Rossi has expressed admiration for Gerrard. [ 161 ] He is considered to be one of the greatest italian midfielders of his generation and of all time by pundits and managers. [ 155 ] [ 159 ] A former striker, De Rossi is a tactically healthy and versatile actor, who can play in respective midfield positions, both in a defensive and attacking midfield function, or even as a central midfielder, [ 9 ] [ 162 ] as a “ mezzala, ” [ 163 ] and as a deep-lying playmaker, due to his ability to set the tempo of his team ‘s toy in midfield with short passes or create chances with long balls ; [ 164 ] [ 165 ] [ 166 ] on occasion, he has besides played as a central defender or as a carpet sweeper, [ 167 ] or even as a false-attacking midfielder. [ 168 ] ascribable to his leadership and dedication on the pitch, he has been given the nickname capitan futuro ( “ future captain ” ) by Roma fans and the media, as he was tipped to succeed Totti as Roma ‘s master. [ 165 ] [ 166 ]
Coaching career [edit ]
immediately after retirement, De Rossi stated his purpose to become a coach, and he was quickly linked to several Serie A managerial vacancies between 2020 and 2021, such as Fiorentina, [ 169 ] Crotone [ 170 ] and Cagliari, all despite still not having the UEFA Pro Licence required to serve as pass coach in the italian top escape. [ 171 ] In December 2020, De Rossi started the UEFA A license course. [ 172 ] On 18 March 2021, De Rossi was unveiled as Roberto Mancini ‘s newfangled adjunct in appoint of the italian national team. [ 173 ] [ 174 ] On 11 July 2021, Italy won the UEFA Euro 2020 after a 3–2 victory on punishment shoot-out after a 1–1 hook on extra-time against England in the final. [ 175 ]
personal biography [edit ]
De Rossi ‘s No. 16 shirt De Rossi was born in Rome. He is the son of Alberto De Rossi, early Roma player and Roma ‘s Primavera bus. [ 176 ] He married Tamara Pisnoli on 18 May 2006, the mother of his daughter Gaia and ex-dancer of Mediaset, Sarabanda. The couple separated in early 2009. [ 177 ] On 29 December 2006, according to a view for the italian edition of Men’s Health, he was named italian athlete of the year for 2007. [ 178 ] De Rossi made his debut for Roma wearing the number 27 shirt, which he wore for two seasons. He then switched to the numeral 4, which he besides wore during the 2006 World Cup. [ 179 ] With the parentage of his daughter on 16 June 2005, he changed to act 16 during the 2005–06 season, which one of his idols, Roy Keane, had besides worn. [ 180 ] De Rossi was chosen as a Pringles spokesperson for Euro 2008, along with early top european football players such as Thierry Henry, Fernando Torres, Alexander Frei, Philipp Lahm and Michael Owen. [ 181 ] He besides appears in an Adidas “ Dream Big ” Commercial along with Steven Gerrard, Michael Ballack and David Beckham. [ 182 ] De Rossi is featured on the cover of the italian version of EA Sports ‘ FIFA 09 video recording game. [ 183 ] [ 184 ] The picture on the cover is taken from De Rossi ‘s emphatic goal-scoring celebration after scoring against Internazionale in the Supercoppa Italiana in 2008. [ 185 ] De Rossi has a tattoo on his leg of a mocked-up triangular “ guess ” sign of a tackle being performed, reflecting his tough-tackling repute. [ 186 ] On 26 December 2015, De Rossi married his partner, English-born italian actress and model Sarah Felberbaum, in a private ceremony in the Maldives ; the couple had been in a relationship since 2011, and have a daughter in concert, Olivia Rose, born on 14 February 2014, [ 187 ] and a son together, Noah, born on 3 September 2016. [ 188 ] In March 2016, he put his World Cup achiever ‘s decoration in the coffin of Pietro Lombardi, who had been the kitman of the italian national team in the 2006 World Cup. [ 189 ] On 9 April 2021, it was announced that De Rossi had become hospitalised in Rome due to COVID-19 symptoms ; [ 190 ] by 13 April, he had been discharged, [ 191 ] and by 26 April, he had recovered. [ 192 ]
career statistics [edit ]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[193]
Club
Season
League
Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Roma
2001–02
Serie A
0
0
3
0
1[a]
0
0
0
4
0
2002–03
4
2
3
0
0
0
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7
2
2003–04
17
0
4
0
6[b]
1
—
27
1
2004–05
30
2
5
1
3[a]
1
—
38
4
2005–06
34
6
4
0
7[b]
0
—
45
6
2006–07
36
2
8
2
10[a]
2
1[c]
0
55
6
2007–08
34
5
6
0
10[a]
0
1[c]
1
51
6
2008–09
33
3
2
0
7[a]
0
1[c]
1
43
4
2009–10
33
7
4
1
12[d]
3
—
49
11
2010–11
28
2
4
0
7[a]
1
1[c]
0
40
3
2011–12
32
4
0
0
0
0
—
32
4
2012–13
25
0
4
0
—
—
29
0
2013–14
32
1
4
0
—
—
36
1
2014–15
26
2
1
1
7[e]
0
—
34
3
2015–16
24
1
1
0
6[a]
2
—
31
3
2016–17
31
4
1
0
8[f]
1
—
40
5
2017–18
22
1
0
0
10[a]
1
—
32
2
2018–19
18
1
1
0
4[a]
1
—
23
2
Total
459
43
55
5
98
13
4
2
616
63
Boca Juniors
2019–20
Argentine Primera División
5
0
1
1
1[g]
0
0
0
7
1
Career total
464
43
56
6
99
13
4
2
623
64
International [edit ]
Appearances and goals by national team and year[79][194]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Italy
2004
4
2
2005
10
0
2006
11
2
2007
6
0
2008
11
3
2009
9
1
2010
11
2
2011
8
0
2012
12
3
2013
11
2
2014
7
1
2015
1
1
2016
9
2
2017
7
2
Total
117
21
- Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each De Rossi goal.[79][195]
Honours [edit ]
cabaret [edit ]
Roma [ 193 ]
International [edit ]
Italy [ 193 ]
Italy Youth
individual [edit ]
Awards
Orders [edit ]
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CONI: Golden Collar of Sports Merit: Collare d’Oro al Merito Sportivo: 2006[200]
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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