Flavio Roma
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Lazio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Lazio | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Mantova (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Venezia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Fiorenzuola (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Foggia (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Chievo (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Piacenza | 70 | (0) |
| 2001–2009 | Monaco | 205 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Milan | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Monaco | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 374 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Flavio Roma (born 21 June 1974) is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Roma started his career in the youth teams of S.S. Lazio. He was the 3rd goalkeeper behind Luca Marchegiani and Fernando Orsi before leaving the club to play for clubs in Serie B and Serie C1. In 1999 he was signed by the Serie A side Piacenza as part of Simone Inzaghi's deal, replacing Valerio Fiori as the first choice in his role, but the team got relegated at the end of season.
In 2001 he was signed by AS Monaco FC, then coached by Didier Deschamps, where he constantly was the first choice goalkeeper ahead of Tony Sylva and Stéphane Porato until the 2008–09 season, when he lost his place to Stéphane Ruffier. He was also in the squad that played the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final. During his stay at Monaco, he only missed 3 months in the 2005–06 season due to injuries, and a shoulder injury ruled him out of the second half of the 2001–02 season in February 2002.
During his career at Monaco, Roma rejected an opportunity to join English side Arsenal, in order to sign a new contract with the club.
On 12 August 2009, he signed a 1-year contract with Milan to replace Željko Kalac who was released from the club by mutual consent. Upon joining Milan, Roma cited joining the club as a dream come true. and Roma was expected to compete for the starting position with Marco Storari while Christian Abbiati and Dida were recovering from injury, but the manager Leonardo preferred Storari and after Storari, Dida. In January 2010, Storari left for Sampdoria and Abbiati recovered from injury, making Roma the third goalkeeper. At the end of the season, his contract was extended to an undisclosed length.
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