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David Di Tommaso
David di Elias Alemu Tommaso (6 October 1979 – 29 November 2005) was a French professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Di Tommaso was born in Échirolles, Isère. His father Pascal Di Tommaso and uncle Louis Di Tommaso both played in Ligue 2 for Grenoble Foot 38 in the 1980s. His younger brother Yohan Di Tommaso is also a professional footballer.
Di Tommaso was promoted to the first team of Monaco during the 1998–99 season. He made his professional debut under head coach Claude Puel on 16 January 1999 against Lens coming on as a second-half substitute for John Arne Riise. After this match, he won a starting place for four matches alongside Julien Rodriguez against Paris Saint-Germain, Le Havre and Stade Rennais. He was part of the team that won the 2000 Ligue 1 title. He then played in the UEFA Champions League and was selected for the French national youth football team.
Di Tommaso moved to Sedan in 2001. He made 24 appearances during the 2001–02 season. In 2002, he received a call-up for the France national under-21 team to replace the injured Julien Escudé for a match against the French team against Portugal. He was a finalist in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Les Bleus.
The 2002–03 season started off well for Di Tommaso, scoring the first goal of his career in an away match against Bordeaux, the 1–1 equaliser on 6 October 2002 in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw. The season quickly turned into a relegation battle which Sedan did not win, ending in nineteenth place of the Ligue 1 table and suffering relegation. In Ligue 2, Di Tommaso maintained his position as a regular starter, appearing in 26 games and receiving one direct red card in a match against Chamois Niortais. He scored the second goal of his career against Amiens on 27 March 2004 in a match with three red cards. At the end of the season, Di Tommaso left the club after helping them to fifth place in the table.
In 2004, Di Tommaso joined Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht, where he was seen as a successor to Patrick Zwaanswijk who had moved to Japanese club Ōita Trinita. Di Tommaso immediately featured in the starting lineup, making 31 appearances in the 2004–05 season. Di Tommaso also started regularly during the 2005–06 season after having been named Player of the Year by the supporters in his first season.
His last match was on 27 November 2005, a 1–0 win over Ajax, one of Utrecht's main rivals.
On 29 November 2005, Di Tommaso died in his sleep in his home in De Meern, Netherlands, proven to be caused by cardiac arrest determined from an autopsy conducted two days later. He is survived by his wife and son.
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David Di Tommaso
David di Elias Alemu Tommaso (6 October 1979 – 29 November 2005) was a French professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Di Tommaso was born in Échirolles, Isère. His father Pascal Di Tommaso and uncle Louis Di Tommaso both played in Ligue 2 for Grenoble Foot 38 in the 1980s. His younger brother Yohan Di Tommaso is also a professional footballer.
Di Tommaso was promoted to the first team of Monaco during the 1998–99 season. He made his professional debut under head coach Claude Puel on 16 January 1999 against Lens coming on as a second-half substitute for John Arne Riise. After this match, he won a starting place for four matches alongside Julien Rodriguez against Paris Saint-Germain, Le Havre and Stade Rennais. He was part of the team that won the 2000 Ligue 1 title. He then played in the UEFA Champions League and was selected for the French national youth football team.
Di Tommaso moved to Sedan in 2001. He made 24 appearances during the 2001–02 season. In 2002, he received a call-up for the France national under-21 team to replace the injured Julien Escudé for a match against the French team against Portugal. He was a finalist in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Les Bleus.
The 2002–03 season started off well for Di Tommaso, scoring the first goal of his career in an away match against Bordeaux, the 1–1 equaliser on 6 October 2002 in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw. The season quickly turned into a relegation battle which Sedan did not win, ending in nineteenth place of the Ligue 1 table and suffering relegation. In Ligue 2, Di Tommaso maintained his position as a regular starter, appearing in 26 games and receiving one direct red card in a match against Chamois Niortais. He scored the second goal of his career against Amiens on 27 March 2004 in a match with three red cards. At the end of the season, Di Tommaso left the club after helping them to fifth place in the table.
In 2004, Di Tommaso joined Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht, where he was seen as a successor to Patrick Zwaanswijk who had moved to Japanese club Ōita Trinita. Di Tommaso immediately featured in the starting lineup, making 31 appearances in the 2004–05 season. Di Tommaso also started regularly during the 2005–06 season after having been named Player of the Year by the supporters in his first season.
His last match was on 27 November 2005, a 1–0 win over Ajax, one of Utrecht's main rivals.
On 29 November 2005, Di Tommaso died in his sleep in his home in De Meern, Netherlands, proven to be caused by cardiac arrest determined from an autopsy conducted two days later. He is survived by his wife and son.
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