Gianluca Paparesta (born 25 May 1969 in

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) is a former

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n football referee. He was implicated in the 2006 ''

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'' scandal, and has not refereed since.

Biography

He has never refereed any World Championship or European Championship matches, but has refereed nine matches in the

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, as well as 2006 World Cup qualifiers. In May 2014, Paparesta headed a consortium that bought

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club A.S. Bari for € 4.8 million. In August 2019, he was unveiled as part of the non-technical staff at the newly-refounded

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, where he will be in charge of media-related duties.

References

External links

Official webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paparesta, Gianluca Italian football referees Sportspeople from Bari 1969 births Living people SSC Bari