Matteo Paro facts for kids
![]() Paro playing for Juventus in 2006
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 March 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Asti, Italy | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | Juventus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | Juventus | 1 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Crotone (loan) | 54 | (5) |
2005–2006 | Siena | 28 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Juventus | 28 | (1) |
2007–2012 | Genoa | 20 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Bari (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Piacenza (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2010–2012 | → Vicenza (loan) | 47 | (4) |
2013–2014 | SPAL | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Mantova | 29 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Crotone | 13 | (0) |
Total | 236 | (12) | |
International career | |||
2003 | Italy U-20 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matteo Paro, born on March 17, 1983, is an Italian football coach. He used to be a professional football player. He played as a midfielder during his career.
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Matteo Paro's Football Journey
Starting with Juventus
Matteo Paro started his professional football journey at Juventus. He played his first game in Italy's top league, Serie A, on May 17, 2003. Juventus lost that game 2-1 to Reggina.
Time at Chievo
In 2003, Juventus transferred part of Paro's contract to Chievo. This was part of a bigger player exchange deal. Paro joined Chievo along with two other players, Giuseppe Sculli and Daniele Gastaldello.
Playing for Siena
In 2005, Juventus bought back Paro's contract. However, Paro and Gastaldello were then transferred to Siena. They both joined Siena in a shared ownership agreement.
Back to Juventus
In 2006, Juventus was moved down to Serie B, which is Italy's second-highest football league. Juventus bought back Paro's full contract from Siena. He made history by scoring Juventus' first-ever goal in Serie B. This happened during a 1-1 draw against Rimini on September 9, 2006.
Moving to Genoa
In the summer of 2007, Paro was transferred to Genoa. This was another shared ownership deal. At Genoa, he played again with his former teammate, Giuseppe Sculli. Juventus received more money for Paro in June 2008.
In July 2009, Paro joined Bari on a loan. Bari was a newly promoted team at the time. Several other players from Genoa also joined Bari on loan. On January 29, 2010, Bari loaned Paro to Piacenza.
Loan to Vicenza
In the summer of 2010, Paro went on loan to Vicenza. He returned to Vicenza for another temporary deal in the summer of 2011.
Coaching Career
After his playing days, Matteo Paro became a football coach. He spent his last two seasons as a player at Mantova and Crotone. During this time, he played under coach Ivan Jurić.
In 2017, Paro retired from playing. He then joined Jurić's coaching staff at Genoa. His first role was as a match analyst, studying games. In 2019, he became Jurić's assistant coach at Hellas Verona. Since then, he has followed Jurić to all his coaching jobs. This includes working at Torino, Roma, and Southampton.
See also
In Spanish: Matteo Paro para niños