Paolo Tagliavento

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.

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

Career

Club

Tagliavento began refereeing in the Serie A in 2004, officiating over 200 matches over the next fourteen years. 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.[2]

On 3 July 2018, Tagliavento was named club manager of Ternana.[3]

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 Germany 0–3[4] 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship qualification
7 February 2008 Turkey Sweden 0–0[5] Friendly
11 September 2008 Lithuania Austria 2–0[6] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 October 2008 France Germany 0–1[7] 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship qualification
7 June 2009 Macedonia Norway 0–0[8] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 August 2010 Slovenia Australia 2–0[9] Friendly

See also

References
  1. "Referee Tagliavento delighted to make final cut". 24 June 2011.
  2. "Tagliavento retires from refereeing". Football Italia. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. "Paolo Tagliavento è il Club Manager della Ternana Calcio" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. "Northern Ireland V Germany 0-3". UEFA. 8 September 2007. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  5. "Turkey v Sweden". AusFootball. February 7, 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  6. "Lithuania - Austria". FIFA. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  7. "France v Germany". AusFootball. October 16, 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  8. "Macedonia v Norway". FIFA. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on October 16, 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  9. "Socceroos slip up against Slovenia". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
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