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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 2002 (aged 81) | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1939 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 1939–1940 | Rimini | 24 | (0) |
| 1940–1941 | Roma | 1 | (0) |
| 1941–1943 | Ala Littoria | ||
| 1943–1944 | Tirrenia Roma | 15 | (2) |
| 1945–1955 | Lazio | 263 | (7) |
| 1957–1958 | Foligno | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Romolo Alzani (born 6 March 1921 in Rome; died 3 October 2002) was a professional Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
He was the part of the very reliable defensive formation of S.S. Lazio for several years that was called "iron defense" ("la difesa di ferro").
Overall, he played for 10 seasons in the Serie A for A.S. Roma and Lazio, collecting 247 appearances and 6 goals.
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