Full name | Paolo Tagliavento | ||
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Born |
Terni, Italy | 19 September 1972||
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]
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]
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.
Date | Home | Away | Result | Competition |
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8 September 2007 | Northern Ireland | Germany | 0–3[7] | 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship qualification |
7 February 2008 | Turkey | Sweden | 0–0[8] | Friendly |
11 September 2008 | Lithuania | Austria | 2–0[9] | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16 October 2008 | France | Germany | 0–1[10] | 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship qualification |
7 June 2009 | Macedonia | Norway | 0–0[11] | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
12 August 2010 | Slovenia | Australia | 2–0[12] | Friendly |