Paolo Tramezzani Explained

Paolo Tramezzani
Birth Date:30 July 1970
Birth Place:Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
Height:1.85 m
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Istra 1961 (manager)
Years1:1989–1996
Years2:1989–1990
Years3:1990–1991
Years4:1991–1992
Years5:1994–1995
Years6:1995–1996
Years7:1996–1998
Years8:1998–2000
Years9:2000
Years10:2000–2003
Years11:2003
Years12:2003–2008
Clubs1:Inter Milan
Clubs2:Prato (loan)
Clubs3:Cosenza (loan)
Clubs4:Lucchese (loan)
Clubs5:Venezia (loan)
Clubs6:Cesena (loan)
Clubs7:Piacenza
Clubs8:Tottenham Hotspur
Clubs9:Pistoiese
Clubs10:Piacenza
Clubs11:Atalanta (loan)
Clubs12:Pro Patria
Caps1:26
Caps2:29
Caps3:15
Caps4:30
Caps5:26
Caps6:20
Caps7:25
Caps8:6
Caps9:33
Caps10:35
Caps11:13
Caps12:78
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:2
Goals7:3
Goals8:0
Goals9:2
Goals10:0
Goals11:1
Goals12:5
Totalcaps:336
Totalgoals:14
Manageryears1:2011–2016
Managerclubs1:Albania (assistant)
Manageryears2:2016–2017
Managerclubs2:Lugano
Manageryears3:2017
Managerclubs3:Sion
Manageryears4:2018–2019
Managerclubs4:APOEL
Manageryears5:2019–2020
Managerclubs5:Livorno
Manageryears6:2020
Managerclubs6:Sion
Manageryears7:2021
Managerclubs7:Hajduk Split
Manageryears8:2021
Managerclubs8:Al-Faisaly
Manageryears9:2021–2022
Managerclubs9:Sion
Manageryears10:2023
Managerclubs10:Sion
Manageryears11:2024–
Managerclubs11:Istra 1961

Paolo Tramezzani (born 30 July 1970) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender. He is the head coach of Istra 1961 of the Croatian Football League.

Playing career

Tramezzani was born at Castelnovo ne' Monti in Emilia. At the age of nine, he joined Inter Milan, where he rose through the ranks. To gain experience, he first spent a season on loan at Prato in Serie C1, followed by a season in Serie B with Cosenza in a co-ownership deal, and then another season on loan in Serie B with Lucchese.

Inter included him in the squad for the 1992–93 season and handed him his debut on 28 October 1992 in a cup match against Foggia. He spent two seasons as a squad member at Inter but did not manage to become a regular in his preferred position at left-back. He played a total of 34 games in all competitions for Inter. He spent the two following seasons on loan at Venezia and Cesena in Serie B before being released to join fellow Serie A-side Piacenza in 1995.

Having spent two seasons in Serie A playing regularly with Piacenza, he was signed for £1.5 million by Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 1998, managed at the time by Christian Gross. Although scoring on his debut in a friendly against Peterborough United,[1] his time at Spurs was short-lived. He was transferred to Pistoese in Italy for £400,000. He later returned to Piacenza and spent a short spell at Atalanta,[2] [3] before ending his career with five seasons in Serie C1 with Pro Patria.[4]

Managerial career

From 2011 to 2016, Tramezzani was assistant coach of the Albania national team, under manager Gianni De Biasi.[5]

On 21 December 2016, he was presented as head coach of Lugano.[6] In June 2017, Tramezzani was appointed head coach of Sion[7] before being sacked in October.[8]

In October 2018, Tramezzani was appointed as the new manager of APOEL.[9] He guided them to their seventh league title after a 3–0 home victory over Apollon Limassol,[10] and also reached the final of the Cypriot Cup, where they lost 0–2 to AEL Limassol.[11]

Tramezzani was sacked on 8 August 2019 following a 1–2 loss against Qarabağ in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.[12]

On 10 December 2019, he was hired by Serie B club Livorno, in last place in the league table at the time.[13] He was dismissed by Livorno on 3 February 2020 after the team only achieved 2 draws and 5 losses in 7 games under Tramezzani's helm.[14]

In June 2020, he returned to FC Sion for a second spell as manager of the club.[15] On 18 January 2021, he was appointed by Hajduk Split as head coach.[16] He finished the season in fourth place, taking Hajduk to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round, before leaving the club on 27 May by mutual consent.[17]

On 18 June 2021, Tramezzani was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly.[18]

He successively signed for Swiss Super League club FC Sion, being later replaced by Fabio Celestini on 21 November 2022.[19] [20] Following a five game win drought and a humiliating 2–7 defeat at home to FC St. Gallen on 12 November 2022, he was terminated on 20 November 2022.[21] On 16 May 2023, he was once again appointed as head coach of Sion.[22]

On 8 February 2024, Tramezzani returned to Croatia, becoming the coach of Croatian Football League team Istra 1961.[23]

Managerial statistics

[24]

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
Lugano21 December 201615 June 2017
Sion15 June 201722 October 2017
APOEL10 October 20188 August 2019
Livorno10 December 20193 February 2020
Sion3 June 202025 August 2020
Hajduk Split18 January 202127 May 2021
Al-Faisaly18 June 20217 October 2021
align=left rowspan=2Sion8 October 202121 November 2022
16 May 202315 June 2023
Total

Honours

Player

Inter Milan

1993–94[25]

Manager

APOEL

2018–19[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Season 1998–1999 . 20 October 2016 . topspurs.com.
  2. Web site: Rinuncio alla A per stare con mia figlia. Il Corriere della Sera. Gaia Piccardi. it. 19 July 2003. 4 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Paolo Tramezzani: Profilo. Eurosport. it. 4 August 2015.
  4. Book: Galasso, Vito . 2015 . L'Inter dalla A alla Z . Licenza - Newton Compton editori . 978-88-541-8698-9.
  5. Web site: Tramezzani: "Albania, ecco la mia miniera d'oro". Il Corriere dello Sport. it. Tommaso Maggi. 29 May 2015. 4 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Tramezzani: desidero una squadra compatta. FC Lugano. 21 December 2016.
  7. http://www.tdg.ch/sports/actu/paolo-tramezzani-fc-sion/story/14765128 Paolo Tramezzani signe au FC Sion
  8. Web site: Trainer Tramezzani ist weg!. Blick. de. 22 October 2017. 29 October 2017.
  9. News: APOEL Nicosia appoint Tramezzani . Football Italia . 10 October 2018 . 21 August 2019.
  10. News: APOEL Nicosia wins 7th consecutive Cyprus championship . Fox Sports . Associated Press . 4 May 2019 . 21 August 2019.
  11. News: AEL clinches Cyprus Football Cup after thirty years . Cyprus News Agency . 23 May 2019 . 21 August 2019.
  12. News: Iacovos . Constantinou . Apoel sack Tramezzani following Qarabag defeat . Cyprus Mail . 8 August 2019 . 21 August 2019.
  13. A.S. Livorno Calcio. Tramezzani nuovo mister del Livorno. 10 December 2019. it.
  14. A.S. Livorno Calcio. Breda torna sulla panchina amaranto. 3 February 2020. it.
  15. rsi.ch. Tramezzani torna sulla panchina del Sion. 3 June 2020. it.
  16. HNK Hajduk Split. Paolo Tramezzani novi je trener Hajduka!. 18 January 2021. hr.
  17. Web site: 27 May 2021. Sporazumni raskid: Paolo Tramezzani više nije trener HNK Hajduk. 27 May 2021. HNK Hajduk Split. hr.
  18. Web site: الفيصلي يوقع مع المدرب الإيطالي تراميزاني.
  19. Web site: Changement à la tête la première équipe ! . fr . . 22 November 2022 . 22 November 2022 .
  20. Web site: Celestini al posto di Tramezzani . it . RSI Sport . 21 November 2022 . 22 November 2022 .
  21. Web site: Fabio Celestini wird neuer Trainer des FC Sion. Bluewin. de. 21 November 2022. 22 January 2023.
  22. Web site: Paolo Tramezzani nommé entraîneur. FC Sion. fr. 16 May 2023. 16 May 2023.
  23. Web site: it. Tramezzani torna in Croazia: è il nuovo allenatore dell'NK Istra . TuttoMercatoWeb . 8 February 2024 . 8 February 2024.
  24. Web site: Paolo Tramezzani career sheet. footballdatabase . 28 August 2021.
  25. Web site: Paolo Tramezzani. Inter Milan. 4 August 2015.