Matteo Contini (born 16 April 1980) is an Italian football coach and former defender.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1980-04-16) 16 April 1980 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Gemonio, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Milan | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2001 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
1999–2000 | → Livorno (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2000–2001 | → SPAL (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Monza | 25 | (0) |
2002–2003 | L'Aquila | 33 | (2) |
2003–2004 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | → Avellino (loan) | 39 | (1) |
2004–2007 | Parma | 89 | (2) |
2007–2010 | Napoli | 75 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Zaragoza | 39 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Siena | 26 | (0) |
2013–2017 | Atalanta | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 27 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Bari (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Bari (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Ternana (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2017 | Carrarese | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Pergolettese | 10 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2018–2019 | Pergolettese | ||
2020 | Pergolettese | ||
2021–2022 | Giana Erminio | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He started his professional career in the A.C. Milan youth system. He was then farmed to Serie C1 teams Livorno (loan), SPAL (loan), Monza (co-ownership) and L'Aquila (co-ownership) between 1999–2003 and Serie B team Avellino in 2003–04 Serie B season.
His 50% registration rights was bought by Parma in 2004 for €180,000 fee[1][2] that became full ownership in 2005 for an additional fee of €400,000.[3] Contini played for Parma in 2004–05 UEFA Cup and 2006–07 UEFA Cup.
In 2007, he was signed by S.S.C. Napoli for €3.2 million.[4] Contini played for Napoli in Serie A as well as in Italian Cup, 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup and 2008–09 UEFA Cup.[5]
On 27 January 2010 Contini was loaned to Real Zaragoza with option to purchase.[6][7][8]
On 8 July 2010, Zaragoza made the purchase option, for €2 million[9] and signed Contini on a three-year deal.[10]
On 8 August 2011, after a year and a half in Spain, he returned to Italy, taken from Siena on a season-long loan for €300,000[11][12] with option to buy the registration rights.[13] Contini wore no.80 shirt for 2011–12 Serie A.[14] In July 2012, Contini signed a permanent deal with Siena, which the club declared the total cost including misc cost was €1,374,239.[11] He signed a 2-year contract. Contini changed to wear no.22 in 2012–13 Serie A.[15]
Six months after joining Siena definitively, he joined Atalanta for €1 million in an initial 3+1⁄2-year contract.[16][17][18] Contini kept to use no.22 shirt for "blue-black".[19] On 30 August 2013, he went on loan to Juve Stabia.[20]
In the next 3 seasons, he was loaned to Bari (twice)[21][22][23] and Ternana.[24][25]
He retired in 2018 after a season with Serie D amateurs Pergolettese.
After his retirement, he stayed at Pergolettese as a youth coach. On 6 November 2018 he was promoted head coach of the Serie D club, and guided his club to promotion to Serie C by the end of the season. He was dismissed on 12 November 2019 after the club started their Serie C season with 5 draws and 9 losses in the first 14 games.[26] He was re-hired by Pergolettese on 19 June 2020.[27] He resigned from Pergolettese on 15 November 2020.[28]
On 11 November 2021, he was hired by Serie C club Giana Erminio.[29] After suffering relegation to Serie D following to a 2–4 aggregate loss Trento in the playoffs, on 27 May 2022 Giana Erminio announced Contini's departure from the club.[30]