Paolo Tagliavento

Paolo Tagliavento
Full name Paolo Tagliavento
Born (1972-09-19) 19 September 1972 (age 52)
Terni, Italy
Other occupation Hairdresser[1]
Domestic
Years League Role
2003–2010 Serie B Referee
2004–2018 Serie A Referee
International
Years League Role
2006–2018 UEFA Referee
2007–2017 FIFA listed Referee

Paolo Tagliavento (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo taʎʎaˈvɛnto]; born 19 September 1972) is a former Italian association football referee officiated in the Serie A and UEFA competitions; namely the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.[2]

Career

Club

Tagliavento began refereeing in Serie A in 2004, officiating over 200 matches in his fourteen year career. In the Serie B he notched up over 80 games, whilst he also officiated Coppa Italia matches, as well as a relegation match in 2009.

On 8 December 2010, Tagliavento debuted as a referee in the UEFA Champions League, in a match between Arsenal and Partizan. He would go on to officiate over 20 additional Champions League games.

Tagliavento retired from refereeing on 30 May 2018.[3]

On 3 July 2018, Tagliavento was named club manager of Ternana.[4] After having been promoted to vice-chairman, on 18 June 2023 Tagliavento was named new Ternana chairman, following the election of club owner and chairman Stefano Bandecchi as mayor of Terni.[5] He left the club a month later, after the club was sold to entrepreneur Nicola Guida.[6]

International

Tagliavento officiated international friendlies, U-21 European qualifiers, as well as FIFA World Cup qualification matches in Europe. He was also a referee at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

International matches officiated
Date Home Away Result Competition
8 September 2007 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Germany Germany 0–3[7] 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship qualification
7 February 2008 Turkey Turkey Sweden Sweden 0–0[8] Friendly
11 September 2008 Lithuania Lithuania Austria Austria 2–0[9] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 October 2008 France France Germany Germany 0–1[10] 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship qualification
7 June 2009 North Macedonia Macedonia Norway Norway 0–0[11] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 August 2010 Slovenia Slovenia Australia Australia 2–0[12] Friendly

See also

References

  1. ^ "Referee Tagliavento delighted to make final cut". 24 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Paolo Tagliavento » Matches as referee". www.WorldFootball.net. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tagliavento retires from refereeing". Football Italia. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Paolo Tagliavento è il Club Manager della Ternana Calcio" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Ternana, Bandecchi lascia la presidenza: il nome del sostituto" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Ternana venduta senza quote residue a Bandecchi e con Tagliavento fuori. L'operazione costata tra i 4 e i 5 milioni" (in Italian). Umbria7.it. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Northern Ireland V Germany 0-3". UEFA. 8 September 2007. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  8. ^ "Turkey v Sweden". AusFootball. February 7, 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Lithuania - Austria". FIFA. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  10. ^ "France v Germany". AusFootball. October 16, 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Macedonia v Norway". FIFA. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on October 16, 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Socceroos slip up against Slovenia". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.