Giacomo Losi
Encyclopedia
Giacomo Losi is a former Italian
football
defender
, who played his entire professional career, from 1955 to 1969 for AS Roma.
Though he was not a native of Rome
, during the 15 seasons he played in the capital city, he was nicknamed "Core de Roma" (Romanesco
for Heart of Rome). In total he made 450 appearances with the giallorossi, a record which lasted for 38 years, until 31 January 2007, when Francesco Totti
played his 451st match for the club.
, 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 m) he was a great header and thanks to this skill he played many years as a sweeper.
He gained the nickname "Core de Roma" on 8 January 1961, during a match against Sampdoria
in which the result was 2-2, Losi was injured but there were no more available substitutions, so he kept playing but succeeded in scoring the winning goal 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 the Italian national team
on 13 March 1960 in a friendly match lost 3-1 against Spain
. He was part of the squad that participated in 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".
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, who played his entire professional career, from 1955 to 1969 for AS Roma.
Though he was not a native of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, during the 15 seasons he played in the capital city, he was nicknamed "Core de Roma" (Romanesco
Romanesco
Romanesco or Romanesque is a regional language or sociolect subsumed within the Italian language spoken in Rome. It is part of the Central Italian dialects and is thus genetically closer to the Tuscan dialect and Standard Italian....
for Heart of Rome). In total he made 450 appearances with the giallorossi, a record which lasted for 38 years, until 31 January 2007, when Francesco Totti
Francesco Totti
Francesco Totti, Ufficiale OMRI, is an Italian footballer who is the captain of Serie A club Roma. His primary position is that of a trequartista, though he has also been successfully utilized as a lone striker. Totti has spent his entire career at Roma, is the number-one goalscorer and the most...
played his 451st match for the club.
Biography
Losi started playing football for his hometown club, Soncino. In 1951, he transferred to U.S. CremoneseU.S. Cremonese
Unione Sportiva Cremonese is an Italian football club, based in Cremona. The club was founded in 1903. Cremonese played the 2005/2006 season in Serie B, having won Serie C1/A the previous season. However, in the 2005/2006 Serie B campaign, Cremonese came out twenty-first, being therefore relegated...
, and in 1955 to AS Roma where he made his first appearance on 20 March against Inter Milan
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
.
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 m) he was a great header and thanks to this skill he played many years as a sweeper.
He gained the nickname "Core de Roma" on 8 January 1961, during a match against Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
in which the result was 2-2, Losi was injured but there were no more available substitutions, so he kept playing but succeeded in scoring the winning goal from a corner kick
Corner kick
A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules 1867...
. 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 the Italian national team
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
on 13 March 1960 in a friendly match lost 3-1 against Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
. He was part of the squad that participated in the 1962 FIFA World Cup
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...
in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, 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".
Honours
- Coppa ItaliaCoppa ItaliaThe Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
: 1968-69 - Coppa ItaliaCoppa ItaliaThe Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
: 1963-64 - Inter-Cities Fairs CupInter-Cities Fairs CupThe Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
: 1960-61Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61The third Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the first to be played over a single season, namely the 1960–61 season. Birmingham City once again reached the final, but lost again over two legs, this time to Roma...