| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1970-07-30)30 July 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1996 | Inter Milan | 26 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | →Prato (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | →Cosenza (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | →Lucchese (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | →Venezia (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | →Cesena (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Piacenza | 25 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | (0) |
| 2000 | Pistoiese | 33 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | Piacenza | 35 | (0) |
| 2003 | →Atalanta (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2003–2008 | Pro Patria | 78 | (5) |
| Total | 336 | (14) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Lugano | ||
| 2017 | Sion | ||
| 2018–2019 | APOEL | ||
| 2019–2020 | Livorno | ||
| 2020 | Sion | ||
| 2021 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 2021 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sion | ||
| 2023 | Sion | ||
| 2024 | Istra 1961 | ||
| 2024–2025 | Yverdon | ||
| 2025 | AEL Limassol | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paolo Tramezzani (born 30 July 1970) is an Italianfootballmanager and formerplayer, who played as adefender.
Tramezzani was born atCastelnovo ne' Monti inEmilia. At the age of nine, he joinedInter Milan, where he rose through the ranks. To gain experience, he first spent a season on loan atPrato in Serie C1, followed by a season in Serie B withCosenza in a co-ownership deal, and then another season on loan in Serie B withLucchese.
Inter included him in the squad for the 1992–93 season and handed him his debut on 28 October 1992 in a cup match against Foggia. He spent two seasons as a squad member at Inter but did not manage to become a regular in his preferred position at left-back. He played a total of 34 games in all competitions for Inter. He spent the two following seasons on loan atVenezia andCesena in Serie B before being released to join fellow Serie A-side Piacenza in 1995.
Having spent two seasons in Serie A playing regularly with Piacenza, he was signed for £1.5 million byTottenham Hotspur in the summer of 1998, managed at the time byChristian Gross. Although scoring on his debut in a friendly againstPeterborough United,[1] his time at Spurs was short-lived. He was transferred toPistoese in Italy for £400,000. He later returned to Piacenza and spent a short spell atAtalanta,[2][3] before ending his career with five seasons in Serie C1 with Pro Patria.[4]
From 2011 to 2016, Tramezzani was assistant coach of theAlbania national team, under managerGianni De Biasi.[5]
On 21 December 2016, he was presented as head coach ofLugano.[6] In June 2017, Tramezzani was appointed head coach ofSion[7] before being sacked in October.[8]
In October 2018, Tramezzani was appointed as the new manager ofAPOEL.[9] He guided them to their seventhleague title after a 3–0 home victory overApollon Limassol,[10] and also reached the final of theCypriot Cup, where they lost 0–2 toAEL Limassol.[11]
Tramezzani was sacked on 8 August 2019 following a 1–2 loss againstQarabağ in the first leg of theUEFA Champions League third qualifying round.[12]
On 10 December 2019, he was hired bySerie B clubLivorno, in last place in the league table at the time.[13] He was dismissed by Livorno on 3 February 2020 after the team only achieved 2 draws and 5 losses in 7 games under Tramezzani's helm.[14]
In June 2020, he returned to FC Sion for a second spell as manager of the club.[15] On 18 January 2021, he was appointed byHajduk Split as head coach.[16] He finished theseason in fourth place, taking Hajduk to theEuropa Conference Leaguesecond qualifying round, before leaving the club on 27 May by mutual consent.[17]
On 18 June 2021, Tramezzani was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabian clubAl-Faisaly.[18]
He successively signed forSwiss Super League clubFC Sion, being later replaced byFabio Celestini on 21 November 2022.[19][20] Following a five game win drought and a humiliating 2–7 defeat at home toFC St. Gallen on 12 November 2022, he was terminated on 20 November 2022.[21] On 16 May 2023, he was once again appointed as head coach of Sion,[22] as he was still under contract. He coached the final games of the season, including therelegation play-off, which saw Sion relegated from the Super League.[23]
On 8 February 2024, Tramezzani returned to Croatia, becoming the coach ofCroatian Football League teamIstra 1961.[24]
He returns to the Swiss Super League on 28 December 2024, after being appointed as the new head coach ofYverdon-Sport FC.[25]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Lugano | 21 December 2016 | 15 June 2017 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 061.11 |
| Sion | 15 June 2017 | 22 October 2017 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | +0 | 025.00 |
| APOEL | 10 October 2018 | 8 August 2019 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 79 | 27 | +52 | 061.54 |
| Livorno | 10 December 2019 | 3 February 2020 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 000.00 |
| Sion | 3 June 2020 | 25 August 2020 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 033.33 |
| Hajduk Split | 18 January 2021 | 27 May 2021 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 058.33 |
| Al-Faisaly | 18 June 2021 | 7 October 2021 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 028.57 |
| Sion | 8 October 2021 | 21 November 2022 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 76 | −11 | 036.96 |
| 16 May 2023 | 15 June 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 177 | 77 | 40 | 60 | 258 | 227 | +31 | 043.50 | ||
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