Amedeo Rega

Amedeo Rega, goalkeeper, was born on January 31, 1920 in Rome.

Source Lazio Wiki

He was noted by Roma scouts at the age of 13 and he joined the Giallorossi. In 1936-37 he was loaned to Monterotondo in the fourth tier and the year after he played for Trionfale in same category. In 1940 he returned to Roma but played just one match against Ambrosiana Inter. Unfortunately Inter scored 5 goals, and that remained his only appearance in the top tier.

In 1941 he signed for Lazio but never played and a year later he joined Italia Libera. During the war championships of 1943-44 and 1944-45 he played for Lazio winning the first edition. He made 40 appearances with the Biancocelesti in those two seasons, managing his bar in Via della Giuliana at the same time.

In 1945 he signed for Perugia in Serie C. The Umbrians won the tournament and were promoted to Serie B but he was not confirmed. A year later he joined Salernitana in the second tier, sharing goalkeeping duties with Vittorio Mosele. The Granata reached a historic promotion to Serie A but again he was not confirmed. After a season at Acireale, he signed for Catania in 1948 and stayed two seasons. His last year of football was with Romulea in the fourth tier in 1953-54.

During the war years he was stopped and questioned by the Germans together with teams’ mates Aldo De Pierro and Edoardo Valenti after the Via Rasella attack which killed 42 soldiers of the Police Regiment "Bozen" from Bolzano and wounded another 110. Fortunately, he had his papers with him showing that he was a sports professional.

He died in Rome on December 27, 2007.

Lazio Career

Season	Total	Roman War League	Other
1943-44	18	16	2
1944-45	22	13	9
Total	40	29	11

Sources

Lazio Wiki