According to Italian news, the 48-year-old former Italian midfielder Damiano Tomasi was elected as the new mayor of Verona, Italy. He once played for Tianjin TEDA (Tianjin Tianjin) in the Chinese Super League. Menhu) team!
Damiano Tomasi ran as an independent candidate in Verona on Sunday, beating his right-wing rival Federico Borina. Damiano Tomasi defeated the current mayor in the election with a margin of 53.5%.
Tomasi was born in Verona and started his career there. In 2001, Tomasi played for Roma Club and won the Italian Serie A championship. Tomasi represented Italy 25 times. Played for the national team and scored 2 goals in official matches
Tomasi is familiar to Chinese fans because he once played for Tianjin TEDA (Tianjin Jinmen Tigers) in the Chinese Super League. He played for Tianjin TEDA ( Tianjin Jinmen Tigers ), he established Tomasi Sports Culture Communication Company in China in 2010, aiming to promote football cooperation between China and Europe
After retiring in 2009, he returned to the professional league, from 2015 to 2019 Playing for San Marino La Fiorita Football Club and serving as President of the Italian Football Players Association from 2011 to 2020, Tomasi is well-known for his philanthropy, for which he received the 2005 Charity Award.
Although there were many Italian football superstars in that era, and Tomasi did not play many games, being able to come out among thousands of people has proved his strength. Tomasi is a very dedicated athlete. In the 2004-05 season, he missed all games due to injury. Tomasi didn't want to be a burden to the club. He took the initiative to lower his salary and took the Serie A minimum salary in exchange for a one-year contract. His self-sacrifice impressed Roma fans. During Tomasi's 10 years with Roma, Tomasi played 262 games, scored 14 goals, and was the team's vice-captain.
Tomasi joined Tianjin TEDA of the Chinese Super League in February 2009 ( Tianjin Jinmen tiger). It is commendable that Tomasi did not receive a sky-high salary in the Super League. His annual salary was only 400,000 US dollars. Compared with the foreign players introduced later, Tomasi scored in 29 games in the Super League. After scoring 1 goal and spending most of the season with TEDA, Tomasi decided to officially retire.
Even without Tomasi’s personal experience and popularity, he is also the representative of the Italian center-left camp. He won the title in Verona. A final victory that is unique in Italian political circles. You must know that a total of 975 cities in Verona participated in the mayoral election. The center-right alliance achieved a relative victory in this election. In addition, Verona is also one of the strongest strongholds of conservatives in Italian politics. So Trust How did Marcy do it?
When he was a player, his eyes were never limited to the court. The reason why he decided to join Tianjin TEDA was because he wanted both himself and his children to see more. He was concerned about political and social issues, which made him achieve great achievements in the management of the club, and also won him a certain reputation when he entered politics.
Contributing Editor: Jason
