Como is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Gianluca Zambrotta, but the city has produced 72 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Gabriele Oriali, Patrick Cutrone, Gigi Meroni and Umberto Colombo. Among them are 66 male and 6 female players. Documented players span more than 114 years, from 1894 to 2008.
