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Damiano Tommasi (Italian pronunciation: born 17 May 1974) is an Italian former footballer and current politician.
A defensive midfielder during his footballing years, after a decade at Roma – winning the 2001 Serie A title – he continued his career abroad, going on to play for teams in three countries until his retirement from professional football at the age of 37. He amassed Serie A totals of 262 games and 14 goals.
Tommasi earned 25 caps for Italy, and was a member of the team that took part in the 2002 World Cup.
He successively served as the president of the Italian Footballers' Association between 2011 and 2020, before starting a political career the following year and accepting to run as a mayoral candidate in Verona for the 2022 local elections.
