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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Cremonese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Cremonese | 60 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Livorno | 19 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Arezzo | 43 | (16) |
| 2004–2006 | Siena | 7 | (0) |
| 2005 | →Catania (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | →Empoli (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Brescia | 38 | (11) |
| 2007–2009 | Vicenza | 37 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Piacenza (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2009–2015 | Pro Patria | 129 | (53) |
| 2015–2016 | Venezia | 32 | (20) |
| 2016–2017 | Triestina | 26 | (7) |
| 2017 | Crema | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ciserano | 31 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | AC Calvina Sport | 29 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | AC Calvina Sport | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matteo Serafini (born 21 April 1978) is an Italianfootball coach and a former player who played as amidfielder.
Born inBrescia, Serafini started his career atCremonese. He played his first professional season for the club in 1997–98 Serie C1, helping the club return toSerie B in just one year in summer 1998. The club was relegated again in summer 1999, and the following season saw Cremonese fall toSerie C2 in summer 2000.
In summer 2001, he joinedLivorno ofSerie C1. He won promotion with the club, but his just played one game in first half of 2002–03 season, before moved toArezzo of Serie C1.
On 8 June 2004, he signed forA.C. Siena and made hisSerie A debut againstPalermo on 12 September 2004.
He made six more appearances before leaving on loan toCatania (Serie B) andEmpoli (Serie A).
On 7 August 2006, he joinedBrescia 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 andJuventus during the season which Juventus was in Serie B:[1] 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 theWorld Cup winner goalkeeperGianluigi Buffon.
On 4 July 2007, he joinedVicenza of Serie B.
In 2009, he joinedAurora Pro Patria 1919.[2]
After retiring at the end of the 2018–19 season, Serafini was hired as manager of AC Calvina Sport.[3] He was fired by Calvina on 7 October 2019.[4]