Simone Perrotta Ufficiale OMRI (born 17 September 1977) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Throughout his career he stood out for his work-rate, energy, and box-to-box play as a ball-winner in midfield. After initially playing for Italian sides Reggina, Juventus, Bari, and Chievo, he went on to spend most of his career with Serie A club Roma, from 2004, until his retirement on 29 June 2013; he won consecutive Coppa Italia titles with the club in 2007 and 2008, as well as the 2007 Supercoppa Italiana.
Born in England, at international level, he represented the Italian national football team on 48 occasions between 2002 and 2009, scoring 2 goals. He was a member of the team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and also represented Italy in two UEFA European Championships.
Italian Coppa Italia 2007-2008 Roma | Italian Supercoppa Italiana 2007 Roma | Italian Coppa Italia 2006-2007 Roma | FIFA World Cup 2006 Italy |
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1998-1999 |
1999-2001 |
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2002-2009 |
2004-2013 |
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