Massimo Paganin (born 19 July 1970) is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a defender; he was capable of playing both as a centre-back, as well as in the position of full-back.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1970-07-19) 19 July 1970 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth | Vicenza, Italy | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1987 | Bassano Virtus | 2 | (0) |
1987–1989 | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
1989–1992 | Reggiana | 45 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Brescia | 30 | (1) |
1993–1997 | Internazionale | 107 | (1) |
1997–2000 | Bologna | 70 | (1) |
2000–2002 | Atalanta | 48 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Sampdoria | 6 | (0) |
2003–2005 | Vicenza | 80 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Akratitos | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paganin was born in Vicenza. Massimo's brother, Antonio Paganin, also played football professionally. The siblings played together for Internazionale, and won the 1993–94 UEFA Cup at the club.[2] Throughout his career, Massimo Paganin played for many different clubs in addition to Inter, such as Fiorentina (the club with whom he began his youth career), Reggiana, Brescia, Bologna, Atalanta, Sampdoria, Vicenza, before ending his career in Greece with Akratitos. He also won the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup during his three seasons with Bologna (1997–2000), which allowed the club to qualify for the UEFA Cup.[1][3]
Inter
Bologna
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