Roma Appoints Totti Club Director

Roma legend Francesco Totti has been appointed director of the Italian club, after retiring as a player at the club he spent his entire 24-year football career.

The 40-year-old, who has made over 786 appearances for Roma, made the announcement on Tuesday.

“The first part of my life, as a player, has ended,” Totti said.

“But now I’m heading into an equally important part, hoping to do as well as I did on the field.”

Totti made his debut as a 16-year-old in 1993. He made his final appearance for Roma was as a substitute in a 3-2 league win over Genoa in May.

He is also Roma’s all-time leading goalscorer with 307 in all competitions.

“I never wanted that game to end, that day to end,” he continued.

“Now I’ll try to make myself available… from the youth team to the president. It might take six months, a year, two years… I don’t know how long it will take to find the role I prefer.”