Short Biography

Totti was born and raised in Rome`s Porta Metronia neighborhood. He idolized ex-Roma captain Giuseppe Giannini, and regularly played football with older boys. His mother refused a lucrative offer from A.C. Milan, and he joined the Roma youth squad in 1989.




Totti`s wife, Ilary Blasi, is a former showgirl who currently works as commentator and host on several Mediaset TV programs. The couple had their first baby, named Cristian, on November 6, 2005. Their second child, a daughter, Chanel, was born on May 13, 2007. His brother, Riccardo, serves as his agent. Totti also runs a football school, Number Ten, and owns a motorcycle racing team called Totti Top Sport.

A goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, Totti published two bestselling, self-effacing joke books in order to raise money for a children`s charity. Some of the jokes were filmed as shorts starring Totti himself, along with some of his Italy teammates such as Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon, and Antonio Cassano.

Totti is famous for his cucchiaio goalscoring technique, which inspired the title of his 2006 autobiography, Tutto Totti: Mo je faccio er cucchiaio (Romanesco for "I`ll Chip Him").

Totti also collects jerseys from teams around the world. In 2003, after a Six Nations rugby match between Italy and Ireland, Irish players Brian O`Driscoll and Denis Hickie each received a Totti jersey in exchange for their own shirts.

Totti is featured on the cover of Pro Evolution Soccer 4 along with Thierry Henry and Itali

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