Fabio Catacchini (born 19 January 1984) is an Italian

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who plays for Tiferno 1919.

Biography

Early career

Born in

Città di Castello Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennine Mountains, Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. T ...

, Umbria, Catacchini started his career with

Emilia–Romagna Emilia-Romagna (, , both , ; or ; ) is an administrative region of northern Italy, comprising the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna. Its capital is Bologna. It has an area of , and a population of 4.4 million. Emilia-Romagna is one of ...

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Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

, at first as a

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. In 2002, he left for

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

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Sansepolcro Sansepolcro, formerly Borgo Santo Sepolcro, is a town and ''comune'' founded in the 11th century, located in the Italian Province of Arezzo in the eastern part of the region of Tuscany. Situated on the upper reaches of the Tiber river, the town ...

, where he played 2

Serie D The Serie D () is the highest level of semi-professional football in Italy, and the fourth tier of the Italian national league system. It sits beneath the third and lowest fully professional league, Serie C, and feeds in to it through promotion ...

seasons.

Pistoiese

In mid–2004, he left for

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side

Pistoiese Football Club Pistoiese SSD, commonly known as Pistoiese, is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921, the club has also played Serie A on a num ...

. In although not a regular of the team, he scored 2 goals in 6 league matches (as a winger) and was selected to Italy U21 B team specially for

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, and for a preparation match against Serie D Best XI. He played the 2 group stage matches Morocco and Libya, both as substitutes for

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. He then transformed to play in defender role.

Rimini

In July 2007 he was signed by Serie B side

Rimini Rimini ( , ; or ; ) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. Sprawling along the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is situated at a strategically-important north-south passage along the coast at the southern tip of the Po Valley. It is ...

. In the first season with the Emilia–Romagna side, he only made 8 start in 21 league appearances. That season Rimini finished as the 7th. In the next season, Rimini made a backward on goalscoring, which the team slipped to relegation zone and lost to

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

in relegation playout. He played 27 starts that season. Catacchini remained with Rimini in

2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two ph ...

, played as a regular to reach the promotion playoffs, but lost to

Verona Verona ( ; ; or ) is a city on the Adige, River Adige in Veneto, Italy, with 255,131 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region, and is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and in Northeast Italy, nor ...

in the first round/semi–final. After the season (formally on 16 July) Rimini was expelled from professional league due to its financial record, the club went bankrupt and all players were released.

Frosinone

On 13 July 2010, he had a medical tests with Serie B side

Frosinone Frosinone (; local dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lazio, administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is about southeast of Rome, close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of th ...

and then signed a contract. On 7 August 2010, he played his first official match with team, which Frosinone won the opening match of the season (and the first

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match of the team). The team won

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newcomer

Trapani Trapani ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') with 54,887 inhabitants, on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the mai ...

3–1.

Catanzaro and Forlì

In January 2013 he moved to

Catanzaro Catanzaro (; or ; ), also known as the "City of the two Seas" (), is an Italian city of 86,183 inhabitants (2020), the capital of the Calabria region and of its province and the second most populated comune of the region, behind Reggio Calabr ...

; summer 2014 signing for

Forlì Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, ...

Sansepolcro and Prato

He remained free transfer in January 2016 for the signature

; only a month later back in the

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by moving to

Prato Prato ( ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in Tuscany, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Prato. The city lies in the northeast of Tuscany, at an elevation of , at the foot of Monte Retaia (the last peak in the Calvana ch ...

Tiferno 1919

In June 2019, Catacchini joined Tiferno 1919.CATACCHINI E IL TIFERNO: "Già sento le farfalle nello stomaco!"
settecalcio.it, 9 June 2019

References

External links

La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (2007–08 season)

La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (2008–09 season)
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Catacchini, Fabio 1984 births Living people Footballers from Città di Castello Italian men's footballers Serie B players Parma Calcio 1913 players FC Pistoiese SSD players Rimini FC 1912 players Frosinone Calcio players US Catanzaro 1929 players Men's association football fullbacks Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy 21st-century Italian sportsmen