Matteo Serafini (born 21 April 1978) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Ise ...

, Serafini started his career at

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

. He played his first professional season for the club in 1997–98 Serie C1, helping the club return to

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in just one year in summer 1998. The club was relegated again in summer 1999, and the following season saw Cremonese fall to

Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of ...

in summer 2000. In summer 2001, he joined Livorno of

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978 ...

. He won promotion with the club, but his just played one game in first half of 2002–03 season, before moved to

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of Serie C1. On 8 June 2004, he signed for

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and made his

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debut against

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on 12 September 2004. He made six more appearances before leaving on loan to Catania (Serie B) and

Empoli Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...

(Serie A). On 7 August 2006, he joined

of Serie B. Here he made his biggest football career success - on 10 March 2007 he scored a spectacular hat-trick in the match between Brescia and

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during the season which Juventus was in Serie B: The three goals, all in the first half of the game, were the result of a lob from 40 meters, a bicycle kick, and a precise powerful shot from 30 meters, against the

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winner goalkeeper

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. On 4 July 2007, he joined

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of Serie B. In 2009, he joined

Aurora Pro Patria 1919 Aurora Pro Patria 1919, commonly referred to as Pro Patria, is an Italian football club based in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie C. In Latin, Pro Patria translates to "For the Fatherland". History Pro Patria et Libertat ...

Coaching career

After retiring at the end of the 2018–19 season, Serafini was hired as manager of AC Calvina Sport. He was fired by Calvina on 7 October 2019.

References

External links

*http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/1109.shtml *http://aic.football.it/scheda/3209/serafini-matteo.htm * {{DEFAULTSORT:Serafini, Matteo Living people 1978 births Italian footballers Footballers from Brescia Association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players U.S. Cremonese players U.S. Livorno 1915 players S.S. Arezzo players A.C.N. Siena 1904 players Catania S.S.D. players Empoli F.C. players Brescia Calcio players L.R. Vicenza players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players Venezia F.C. players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players Italian football managers