Giacomo Losi
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| Giacomo Losi | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | September 10, 1935 | |
| Place of birth | Soncino (CR), Italy  |
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| Height | 1,69 m | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
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| Current club | retired | |
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| -1951 1951-1955 |
Soncino Cremonese |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1955-1969 | AS Roma | 450 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1960-1962 | Italy |
11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Giacomo Losi (born September 10, 1935) is a former Italian football defender, who played his entire professional career, from 1955 to 1969 for AS Roma.
Though he was not native of Rome, during the 15 seasons he played in the capitoline city, he was nicknamed "Core de Roma" (Romanesco for Heart of Rome). In total he made 450 appearances with the giallorossi, a record which last for 38 years, until 31 January 2007, day in which Francesco Totti played his 451st match with AS Roma.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Losi was born in Soncino (Province of Cremona), he started playing football in the team of his town, in 1951 he transferred to Cremonese, and in 1955 to AS Roma where he made his first appearance on 20 March against Inter Milan.
He was a fullback with a playing style based on strength but also on fair play, in fact in his whole career he received just one yellow card. Though his short height (only 1,69 mt) he was a great header and thanks to this skill he played many years as sweeper.
He gained the nickname "Core de Roma" in 8 January 1961, during a match against Sampdoria in which the result was 2-2, Losi injured but there were no more available substitutions, so he kept playing but succeeded in scoring the goal of the victory from a corner kick. For this reason Roma's supporters understood that even if he was not Roman, he was a great example of how people from Rome love their team.
He made his first appearance with Italian national team on 13 March 1960 in a friendly match lost 3-1 against Spain. He was part of the squad that partecipated to the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, playing two of the three matches of Italy. He has 11 international caps for azzurri.
He still lives in Rome where he is the director of a football team, the "Valle Aurelia '87".
[edit] Honours
- Coppa Italia: 1968-69
- Coppa Italia: 1963-64
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1960-61
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| Preceded by Egidio Guarnacci |
AS Roma Captain 1959-1968 |
Succeeded by Joaquín Peiró |
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