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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amedeo Amadei | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Frascati, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 24 November 2013 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | Frascati, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1938 | Roma | 6 | (1) |
| 1938–1939 | Atalanta | 33 | (4) |
| 1939–1948 | Roma | 228[a] | (115[a]) |
| 1948–1950 | Inter | 70 | (42) |
| 1950–1956 | Napoli | 171 | (47) |
| Total | 508 | (209) | |
| International career | |||
| 1949–1953 | Italy | 13 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1956–1959 | Napoli | ||
| 1959–1961 | Napoli | ||
| 1963 | Lucchese | ||
| 1972–1978 | Italy women's | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Amedeo Amadei (Italian pronunciation: [ameˈdɛːo amaˈdɛi]; 26 July 1921 – 24 November 2013) was a professional Italian football player and manager, who played as a striker.[3] Following his death in 2013,[4] he was one of eleven members to be inducted into the A.S. Roma Hall of Fame.[5] A fast and powerful forward, with a good touch, he is considered to be one of the best Italian strikers of all time. Amadei was known for his ability to run forward with the ball from midfield and find spaces in the opposing defence, as well as his prolific goalscoring, acrobatic ability in the air, and precise volleying, which allowed him to excel in the centre-forward role; due to his importance to Roma throughout his career, he was affectionately known by the fans as the "eighth King of Rome".[2][4][6][7][8]
- ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (29 January 2005). "Amedeo Amadei - Goals in Serie A". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Amadei, Amedeo" (in Italian). Enciclopedia del Calcio. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Se n'è andato Amedeo Amadei. Addio al Fornaretto di Frascati campione d'Italia con la Roma" (in Italian). ilmamilio.it. 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b Brian Glanville (25 November 2013). "Amedeo Amadei obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "A.S. Roma Hall of Fame: 2013". A.S. Roma. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Fabrizio Maffei. "AMADEI, Amedeo" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Amadei, Amedeo" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedie on line. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Amadei" (in Italian). A.S. Roma. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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