Antonio Comi (born 26 July 1964) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and the current general manager of Torino.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Seveso, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 197?–1982 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1989 | Torino | 149 | (14) |
| 1989–1994 | Roma | 96 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Como | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 265 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Italy U21 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His son, Gianmario Comi, is also a footballer.
Playing career
Torino
Comi grew up in the Torino youth sector and made his debut for the senior team on 20 Match 1983 against Fiorentina (2–0), replacing Carlo Borghi.[1] On 18 May of that same year, Comi made his debut in Coppa Italia and scored his first goal for the Granata, doubling Torino's lead against Napoli. (2–0) in the quarter-finals.[2]
He remained at Torino for six seasons, until the club was relegated to Serie B in 1989.
Roma
In 1989 Comi was sold to Roma, with whom he remained just little over five seasons. In November 1994, he transferred to Como in Serie B where he ended his career.
Post-playing career
Comi returned Torino in 2001 as technical coordinator of the youth sector, and later became head of the youth sector in 2003, a post he continued to hold even after the club went bankrupt in 2005 at the behest of the new president Urbano Cairo.[3] On 29 July 2011 he was appointed Director at Torino. On 5 July 2014, his contract was renewed to 30 June 2016.[4]
In September 2012 he began the course for sporting director at Coverciano.[citation needed]
Career statistics
As of 11 June 1995.
| Season | Club | League | Domestic cups | Continental cups | Other cups | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | App | Goal | Comp | App | Goal | Comp | App | Goal | Comp | App | Goal | App | Goal | ||
| 1982–83 | Torino | A | 5 | 0 | CI | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| 1983–84 | A | 11 | 1 | CI | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | |
| 1984–85 | A | 17 | 0 | CI | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 1 | |
| 1985–86 | A | 30 | 7 | CI | 9 | 4 | CU | 4 | 2 | TE | 4 | 0 | 47 | 13 | |
| 1986–87 | A | 29 | 3 | CI | 7 | 2 | CU | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 44 | 9 | |
| 1987–88 | A | 29+1[5] | 3 | CI | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 5 | |
| 1988–89 | A | 28 | 0 | CI | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 3 | |
| Total Torino | 149+1 | 14 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 217 | 33 | |||||
| 1989–90 | Roma | A | 31 | 1 | CI | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 1 |
| 1990–91 | A | 18 | 0 | CI | 3 | - | CU | 11 | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | |
| 1991–92 | A | 10 | 0 | CI | 2 | - | CdC | 1 | - | SI | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | |
| 1992–93 | A | 24 | 2 | CI | 8 | - | CU | 5 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 2 | |
| 1993–94 | A | 13 | 1 | CI | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | |
| 1994–95 | A | 0 | 0 | CI | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Roma | 96 | 4 | 22 | - | 17 | - | 0 | 0 | 135 | 4 | |||||
| Nov. 1994–95 | Como | B | 20 | 0 | CI | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X |
| Total career | 265+1 | 18 | X | X | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | X | X | |||||
Honours
Roma