Flavio Roma

Flavio Roma was born in Rome on June 21 1974.

Source Lazio Wiki

A product of the Lazio youth academy, he was loaned out to Mantova in Serie C1 in 1993, but he returned a year later, after three appearances, and joined the Lazio Primavera team. The squad included Alessandro Nesta, Alessandro Iannuzzi and Marco Di Vaio and won the 1995 scudetto beating Perugia in the final.

The following summer he was sent on loan to Venezia in Serie B where he made 8 appearances. He then played for Fiorenzuola in Serie C1 (19 games), Foggia in Serie B (40), and Chievo again in the second tier where he played 34 matches. In 1999 he was sold to Piacenza in Serie A in the deal that saw Simone Inzaghi come to Rome. He made 36 appearances but was unable to save his club from relegation. He stayed on another year playing 45 games contributing to their return to Serie A.

In the summer of 2001 the big break: he signed for Monaco in Ligue 1. He stayed there 8 years making 247 appearances and winning a League Cup in 2002-03.

After rarely playing in the 2008-09 season, he joined Milan as third keeper. He stayed for three years making three appearances, all in his second season.

When his contract ended he went back to Monaco, who had slipped down into Ligue 2. After two more years he decided to quit football altogether.

Roma earned three caps for Italy, all friendlies and all played in 2005.

Once he stopped playing he became a goalkeeper coach first with Monaco and then with Milan.

Flavio Roma was a solid and physical keeper with excellent technique. He never managed to debut with Lazio, but he did leave his mark with that wonderful Primavera scudetto.

Sources

Wikipedia