Retirement at 19? What happened to Monney, Legendary Toti son...It's all about him
Jul 29, 2025
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Britain's `The Sun' announced on the 29th (Korea time) that Christian Totti, Totti's son, announced his retirement last week. He was determined to retire under the heavy pressure of the excessive attention of the 'Totty Son', he reported.
Toti is an Italian Serie A one-club man from AS Roma. He joined the first team in 1992 when he was 16, and scored 307 goals in 786 games until his retirement in 2017. He played 58 A matches for Italy and scored nine goals.
He played in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. He was warned of extended Hollywood action in the round of 16 against South Korea led by head coach Guus Hiddink. Totti was sent off in the second inning of the warning, causing a flurry of controversy.
South Korea came from behind to win 2-1 with Ahn Jung-hwan's golden goal, while Italy went wild with 'Oshim'. Totti also played in the 2026 World Cup in Germany and became the main character of a major reversal with Italy's victory.
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However, it is said that the reason why he decided to retire is because of his father's weight. Italian journalist Paolo Ardovino said "His last stage was in Sardinia a year ago when he played for Olvia in Serie D. The number of participations was small, and there was a lot of pressure from the media. There was even a social media controversy over his suspicious physical condition."
However, coach Marco Amelia, who coached Christian, regretted that he had enough quality. "I thought Christian would have had a great career as a player enough to play in Serie B after Serie C," he said. The fact that he was Toti's son influenced his evaluation."
Christian decided to work with his brother Ricardo to discover young talent at his father's 'Toti Football School'.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
