Antonio Comi

Antonio Comi
Personal information
Date of birthJuly 26, 1964
Place of birthSeveso, Italy
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
197?–1982Torino
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1989Torino149(14)
1989–1994Roma96(4)
1994–1995Como20(0)
National team
1985–1986Italy U215(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Antonio Comi (born 26 July 1964) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder and the current general manager of Torino.

His son, Gianmario Comi, is also a footballer.

Club career

Torino

Comi grew up in the Torino youth sector and made his debut for the senior team on 20 Match 1983 against Fiorentina (2–0), replacing Carlo Borghi.[1] On 18 May of that same year, Comi made his debut in Coppa Italia and scored his first goal for the Granata, doubling Torino's lead against Napoli. (2–0) in the quarter-finals.[2]

He remained at Torino for six seasons, until the club was relegated to Serie B in 1989.

Roma

In 1989 Comi was sold to Roma, with whom he remained just little over five seasons. In November 1994, he transferred to Como in Serie B where he ended his career.

Post-career

He returned Torino in 2001 as technical coordinator of the youth sector, and later became head of the youth sector in 2003, a post he continued to hold even after the club went bankrupt in 2005 at the behest of the new president Urbano Cairo.[3] On 29 July 2011 he was appointed Director at Torino. On 5 July 2014 his contract was renewed to 30 June 2016.[4]

In September 2012 became the sporting director at Coverciano.

Statistics

As of 11 June 1995.

Season Club League Domestic cups Continental cups Other cups Total
Comp App Goal Comp App Goal Comp App Goal Comp App Goal App Goal
1982–83 Italy Torino A 5 0 CI 3 1 - - - - - - 8 1
1983–84 A 11 1 CI 5 0 - - - - - - 16 1
1984–85 A 17 0 CI 6 1 - - - - - - 23 1
1985–86 A 30 7 CI 9 4 CU 4 2 TE 4 0 47 13
1986–87 A 29 3 CI 7 2 CU 8 4 - - - 44 9
1987–88 A 29+1[5] 3 CI 13 2 - - - - - - 43 5
1988–89 A 28 0 CI 8 3 - - - - - - 36 3
Total Torino 149+1 14 51 13 12 6 4 0 217 33
1989–90 Italy Roma A 31 1 CI 6 - - - - - - - 37 1
1990–91 A 18 0 CI 3 - CU 11 - - - - 32 -
1991–92 A 10 0 CI 2 - CdC 1 - SI 0 0 13 -
1992–93 A 24 2 CI 8 - CU 5 - - - - 37 2
1993–94 A 13 1 CI 3 - - - - - - - 16 1
1994–95 A 0 0 CI 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Total Roma 96 4 22 - 17 - 0 0 135 4
Nov. 1994–95 Italy Como B 20 0 CI X X - - - - - - X X
Total career 265+1 18 X X 29 6 4 0 X X

Honours

Club

Roma: 1990–91

References