Antonio Comi
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Antonio Comi
| image =
| caption = Comi with Torino (1985)
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|7|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Seveso, Italy
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 197?–1982
| youthclubs1 = Torino
| years1 = 1982–1989
| clubs1 = Torino
| caps1 = 149
| goals1 = 14
| years2 = 1989–1994
| clubs2 = Roma
| caps2 = 96
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1994–1995
| clubs3 = Como
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 0
| totalcaps = 265
| totalgoals = 18
| nationalyears1 = 1985–1986
| nationalteam1 = Italy U21
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 =
}}
Antonio Comi (born 26 July 1964) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and the current general manager of Torino.
His son, Gianmario Comi, is also a footballer.
Playing career
=Torino=
Comi grew up in the Torino youth sector and made his debut for the senior team on 20 Match 1983 against Fiorentina (2–0), replacing Carlo Borghi.{{cite web |url=http://www.archiviotoro.it/a/archivio/archivio/8283/24.asp |title=Torino - Fiorentina 2-0 (2-0) |website=www.archiviotoro.it |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423081507/http://www.archiviotoro.it/a/archivio/archivio/8283/24.asp |archive-date=23 April 2009 |url-status=dead}} On 18 May of that same year, Comi made his debut in Coppa Italia and scored his first goal for the Granata, doubling Torino's lead against Napoli. (2–0) in the quarter-finals.{{cite web |url=http://www.archiviotoro.it/a/archivio/archivio/8283/c8.asp |title=Torino - Napoli 2-0 (1-0) |website=www.archiviotoro.it |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423084728/http://www.archiviotoro.it/a/archivio/archivio/8283/c8.asp |archive-date=23 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}
He remained at Torino for six seasons, until the club was relegated to Serie B in 1989.
=Roma=
Post-playing career
Comi returned Torino in 2001 as technical coordinator of the youth sector, and later became head of the youth sector in 2003, a post he continued to hold even after the club went bankrupt in 2005 at the behest of the new president Urbano Cairo.{{cite web | url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2003/03/27/comi-guidera-il-settore-giovanile.html | title=Comi guiderà il settore giovanile - la Repubblica.it | date=27 March 2003 }} On 29 July 2011 he was appointed Director at Torino. On 5 July 2014, his contract was renewed to 30 June 2016.{{cite news|url=http://torinofc.it/news/05/07/2014/rinnovo-comi-e-benedetti_5224|title=Rinnovo per Comi e Benedetti|date=5 July 2014|accessdate=7 July 2014|publisher=Torino FC|language=Italian}}
{{citation needed span|text=In September 2012 he began the course for sporting director at Coverciano.|date=July 2014}}
Career statistics
As of 11 June 1995.
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| rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Club !colspan="3"|League !colspan="3"|Domestic cups !colspan="3"|Continental cups !colspan="3"|Other cups !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp
!App !Goal !Comp !App !Goal !Comp !App !Goal !Comp !App !Goal !App !Goal | |||||||||||||||
| | 1982–83 | rowspan=7|Torino | A | 5 | 0 | CI | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| | 1983–84 | A | 11 | 1 | CI | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | |
| | 1984–85 | A | 17 | 0 | CI | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 1 | |
| | 1985–86 | A | 30 | 7 | CI | 9 | 4 | CU | 4 | 2 | TE | 4 | 0 | 47 | 13 | |
| | 1986–87 | A | 29 | 3 | CI | 7 | 2 | CU | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 44 | 9 | |
| | 1987–88 | A | 29+1Spareggio UEFA del 23 May 1988 | 3 | CI | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 5 | |
| | 1988–89 | A | 28 | 0 | CI | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Total Torino|| 149+1 || 14 || || 51 || 13 || || 12 || 6 || || 4 || 0 || 217 || 33 | |||||||||||||||
| | 1989–90 | rowspan=6|Roma | A | 31 | 1 | CI | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 1 |
| | 1990–91 | A | 18 | 0 | CI | 3 | - | CU | 11 | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | |
| | 1991–92 | A | 10 | 0 | CI | 2 | - | CdC | 1 | - | SI | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | |
| | 1992–93 | A | 24 | 2 | CI | 8 | - | CU | 5 | - | - | - | - | 37 | 2 | |
| | 1993–94 | A | 13 | 1 | CI | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | |
| | 1994–95 | A | 0 | 0 | CI | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Total Roma|| 96 || 4 || || 22 || - || || 17 || - || || 0 || 0 || 135 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| | Nov. 1994–95 | Como | B | 20 | 0 | CI | X | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | X |
| colspan="3"|Total career|| 265+1 || 18 || || X || X || || 29 || 6 || || 4 || 0 || X || X |
Honours
Roma