Simone Perrotta

Simone Perrotta is a former Italian midfielder born on September 17, 1977 in Ashton-under-Lyne, England, son of Italian parents. He grew up in Calabria and started his career at Reggina, then moving to Juventus and Bari. He gained prominence at Chievo Verona, which surprised Italy in the club's early seasons in Serie A. In 2004 he transferred to Roma, where he experienced the peak of his career and remained until 2013, playing as a midfielder with great movement and box-to-box presence in Luciano Spalletti's system. At Roma, he won the Coppa Italia in 2007 and 2008 and the Supercoppa Italiana in 2007. For the Italian national team, he was part of the squad that won the World Cup in 2006, in Germany, and earned 48 caps with 2 goals.