Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michele Andrea Paramatti | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Salara, Italy | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1995 | SPAL | 150 | (6) |
1987–1989 | → Russi (loan) | 47 | (7) |
1995–2000 | Bologna | 135 | (14) |
2000–2002 | Juventus | 26 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Bologna | 30 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Reggiana | 25 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Michele Paramatti (born 10 March 1968 in Salara) is a retired Italian professional football player who played as a defender.
Paramatti began his career with SPAL in 1986 in the lower divisions of the Italian football league, spending nine seasons with the club in total, including a two year loan period with Russi between 1987 and 1989.
A free agent at the age of 27, in 1995, he was signed by Bologna at the request of the club's sporting director at the time, Gabriele Oriali; Paramatti would make a name for himself with the club due to his consistent performances, eventually being named Bologna's captain. During his first season with the club, he helped Bologna to obtain Serie A promotion, winning the 1995–96 Serie B title. During the 1997–98 season under manager Renzo Ulivieri, he played alongside several notable players, such as Roberto Baggio, Giancarlo Marocchi, Igor Kolyvanov, and Kennet Andersson, helping Bologna to qualify for the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Bologna won the tournament the following season under Carlo Mazzone, qualifying for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup; the club would go on to reach the semi-finals of the competition, with Paramatti scoring in the return leg against Olympique Marseille. That season, the club also managed a semi-final finish in the Coppa Italia.