Gianluca Paparesta Explained

Gianluca Paparesta (born 25 May 1969 in Bari) is a former Italian football referee. He was implicated in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal,^[1] and has not refereed since.

Biography

He has never refereed any World Championship or European Championship matches, but has refereed nine matches in the UEFA Cup,^[2] as well as 2006 World Cup qualifiers.^[3]

In May 2014, Paparesta headed a consortium that bought Serie B club A.S. Bari for € 4.8 million. ^[4]

In August 2019, he was unveiled as part of the non-technical staff at the newly-refounded Palermo, where he will be in charge of media-related duties.^[5]

External links

• Official webpage

Notes and References

1. Ruperto, Cesare; Zoppellari, Mario; Porceddu, Carlo; Lo Piano, Michele; Marziale, Giuseppe; Metitieri, Antonio. "Testo Della Decisione Relativa al Comm. Uff. N. 1/C - Riunione del 29 Giugno / 3-4-5-6-7 Luglio 2006". La Gazzetta dello Sport, 14 July 2006. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
2. http://www.weltfussball.de/schiedsrichter_profil.php?id=14896 Statistics at Weltfussball.de
3. FIFA. "Match Report - Estonia - Russia 1:1 (0:1)" . 30 March 2005. Retrieved on 16 May 2013.
4. Reuters Soccer-Troubled Bari bought by former referee Paparesta in auction 20 May 2014. Retrieved on 24 May 2014.
5. News: Nuovo Palermo: Pergolizzi firma, in società anche Rinaudo e Paparesta . Giornale di Sicilia . Italian . 3 August 2019 . 3 August 2019 .