Massimo Tarantino (born May 20, 1971 in

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) is a retired

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professional

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player and the current youth academy director of

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Coaching and management

Tarantino passed the sporting director exam in 2007 and then joined A.C. Pavia 1911 S.S.D. On 27 May 2010, he became the head of the

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youth department. From July 2013 to September 2019, he was part of the youth staff at

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alongside

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. In August 2021, he joined

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as technical director.

2022 supermarket stabbing

In October 2022, Tarantino made international news after being named as one of two people who immobilised a man who had stabbed six people, including fellow footballer Pablo Marí, in a Milan supermarket, killing one person. Tarantino and one other person disarmed and held the attacker until police arrived.

Honours

Napoli *

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champion: 1989–90 (loaned out after playing 1 league game) Bologna *

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winner:

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References

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