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Flavio Roma (; born 21 June 1974) is an Italian former professional
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who played as a
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.


Playing career

Roma started his career in the youth teams of
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. He was the third goalkeeper behind
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and
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before leaving the club to play for clubs in
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and
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. In 1999, he was signed by the
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side
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as part of
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's deal, replacing
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as the first choice in his role. Still, the team was relegated at the end of the season.


Monaco

In 2001, he was signed by
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, then coached by
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, where he was the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of
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and Stéphane Porato until the 2008–09 season, when he lost his place to
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. He was also in the squad that played the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final. During his stay at Monaco, he only missed three months in the 2005–06 season due to injuries, and a shoulder injury ruled him out of the second half of the 2001–02 season in February 2002. During his career at Monaco, Roma rejected an opportunity to join English side
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in order to sign a new contract with the club.


Milan

On 12 August 2009, Roma signed a one-year contract with
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to replace
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, who was released from the club by mutual consent. Upon joining Milan, Roma cited joining the club as a dream come true, and Roma was expected to compete for the starting position with
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while
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and
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were recovering from injury. However, Milan manager Leonardo preferred Storari and, after his return from injury, Dida. In January 2010, Storari left for
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, and Abbiati recovered from injury, making Roma the third-choice goalkeeper. At the end of the season, his contract was extended to an undisclosed length. In 2011, Roma started in goal in two matches in the
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against
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and Sampdoria, earning a clean sheet against Bari and conceding only one goal away against Sampdoria. On 17 May 2011, Milan announced Roma extended his contract for an additional year. On 13 May 2012, Roma announced he had played his last match for Milan.


Return to Monaco

On 2 August 2012, Roma signed for Monaco on a one-year deal on a free transfer. Following Monaco's promotion to
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, Roma made his first appearance in his second spell, where he came on as a substitute for Martin Sourzac in the second half, as Monaco won 2–1 against
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. After making one appearance, Roma signed a contract extension. At the end of the season, he announced his retirement.


International career

Roma received his first call-up for
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on 17 November 2004 for a friendly match as
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was trying to identify a back-up goalkeeper for
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. Roma made his debut on 30 March 2005 in a 0–0 friendly draw with
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after replacing
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at half-time. He played his first full match on 11 June 2005 against
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. Due to injuries, Roma was not called up for warm-up friendlies ahead of the
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. He received his last call-up to date on 16 August 2006, Italy's first match after the 2006 World Cup.


Coaching career

After retirement, Roma was hired by his former club
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as a goalkeeping coach for the youth teams, a role he filled in between 2017 and 2020. In 2022, Roma was named new goalkeeping coach of
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, replacing
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. He left AC Milan after just a year, as the club opted not to extend his contract.


Career statistics


Honours

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roma, Flavio 1974 births Living people Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Italian expatriate men's footballers Italy men's international footballers Mantova 1911 players Venezia FC players US Fiorenzuola 1922 SS players Calcio Foggia 1920 players AC ChievoVerona players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players AS Monaco FC players AC Milan players Serie A players Serie B players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Italian expatriate sportspeople in France Italian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco