Tagliavento in 2017 | |||
| Full name | Paolo Tagliavento | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1972-09-19)19 September 1972 (age 53) Terni, Italy | ||
| Other occupation | Hairdresser[1] | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2003–2010 | Serie B | Referee | |
| 2004–2018 | Serie A | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2006–2018 | UEFA | Referee | |
| 2007–2017 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Paolo Tagliavento (Italian pronunciation:[ˈpaːolotaʎʎaˈvɛnto]; born 19 September 1972) is a former Italianassociation footballreferee officiated in theSerie A andUEFA competitions; namely theUEFA Champions League andUEFA Europa League.[2]
Tagliavento began refereeing inSerie A in 2004, officiating over 200 matches in his fourteen year career. In theSerie B he notched up over 80 games, whilst he also officiatedCoppa Italia matches, as well as a relegation match in 2009.
On 8 December 2010, Tagliavento debuted as a referee in theUEFA Champions League, in a match betweenArsenal andPartizan. He would go on to officiate over 20 additional Champions League games.
Tagliavento retired from refereeing on 30 May 2018.[3]
On 3 July 2018, Tagliavento was named club manager ofTernana.[4] After having been promoted to vice-chairman, on 18 June 2023 Tagliavento was named new Ternana chairman, following the election of club owner and chairmanStefano Bandecchi as mayor of Terni.[5] He left the club a month later, after the club was sold to entrepreneur Nicola Guida.[6]
Tagliavento officiated international friendlies, U-21 European qualifiers, as well as FIFA World Cup qualification matches in Europe. He was also a referee at the2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
| Date | Home | Away | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | 0–3[7] | 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship qualification | ||
| 7 February 2008 | 0–0[8] | Friendly | ||
| 11 September 2008 | 2–0[9] | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 16 October 2008 | 0–1[10] | 2009 UEFA U-21 Championship qualification | ||
| 7 June 2009 | 0–0[11] | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 12 August 2010 | 2–0[12] | Friendly |