Gianluca Paparesta


Gianluca Paparesta is a former Italian football referee. He was implicated in the 2006 Calciopoli 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 UEFA Cup as well as 2006 World Cup qualifiers.
In May 2014 Paparesta headed a consortium that bought Serie B 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 Palermo, where he will be in charge of media-related duties.