Antonio Roma

Antonio Roma
Personnel
Surname	Antonio Manuel Roma
birthday	July 13, 1932
place of birth	Villa Lugano ,  Argentina
date of death	20th February 2013
Place of death	Buenos Aires ,  Argentina
size	179 cm
position	goalkeeper
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1952-1959	Ferro Carril Oeste	127 (0)
1960-1972	Boca Juniors	307 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1956-1967	Argentina	42 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Antonio Manuel Roma (born July 13, 1932 in Villa Lugano , a district of Buenos Aires , † February 20, 2013 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine football player .

society

Goalkeeper Antonio Roma has been dubbed Tarzan by fans for his fearless performance on high crosses . Roma began his professional career in 1955 at Ferro Carril Oeste and joined the Boca Juniors at the end of 1959 with Silvio Marzolini . Here he played until 1972, when he ended his career after 323 games for the club and was one of the most popular footballers of this club. He was Argentinian champion three times with the Boca Juniors (1962, 1964, 1965).

National team

For the Argentine national soccer team , the 42-time Argentine national player took part in the 1962 Soccer World Cup in Chile and the 1966 Soccer World Cup in England . He was also a member of the victorious Argentine squad at the 1957 Campeonato Sudamericano . There he acted as a substitute goalkeeper behind Rogelio Domínguez . Also in 1967 he was part of the Argentine squad at the South American Championships and was vice-South American champion with the Albiceleste.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Murió Antonio Roma, Gloria de Boca
2. ^ Fallció Antonio Roma, un arquero emblemático del fútbol argentino (Spanish) on www.laprensa.com.ar from February 20, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2013