Parma Calcio 1913, commonly known as Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, which competes in the Serie B, the second tier of Italian football.
Hidetoshi Nakata, OSSI is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest Asian players of all time.
Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger. Most notably played for Parma, Newcastle United and the Colombia national team.
Emiliano Bonazzoli is a former Italian footballer who played as a striker.
Marco Marchionni is an Italian professional football coach and former Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Serie C Group A club Novara.
The Music of Emilia-Romagna has the reputation of being one of the richest in Europe; there are six music conservatories alone in the region, and the sheer number of other musical venues and activities is astounding. The region, as the name implies, combines the traditions of two different, contiguous areas—Emilia and Romagna—and it is perhaps this blend that contributes to the wealth of musical culture.
Antonio Benarrivo is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender. One of the best players in the world in his position in the 1990s, Benarrivo was an energetic attacking full-back capable of operating on both wings; he began his career with Brindisi in 1986, and later moved to Padova in 1989. He came to prominence during his time with Parma, joining the club in 1991; he won several domestic and European titles with the team and eventually became the club's record appearance holder in Serie A and in European competitions.
Paolo Cannavaro is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. After beginning his career with Napoli, he moved to Parma in 1999, where he played alongside his older brother Fabio. Paolo remained with the club for seven seasons, aside from a loan spell with Verona during the 2001–02 season, helping the club reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 2005. In 2006, he returned to Napoli, where he was eventually named the club's captain and contributed to the club's resurgence: he helped the team to earn promotion to Serie A in his first season and subsequently aided his side to qualify for the UEFA Cup in 2008, earn a spot in the Champions League in 2011 and win the Coppa Italia in 2012, the club's first title in over 20 years. After eight seasons with Napoli, he moved to Sassuolo in 2014, where he remained until his retirement in 2017. Following the conclusion of his professional football career, he joined his brother as a member of the team's coaching staff at Guangzhou Evergrande and Benevento.
Lorenzo Minotti is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Throughout his club career, he played for Italian sides Cesena, Parma, Cagliari, Torino, and Treviso; he is mostly remembered for his successful stint with Parma, where he won several domestic and international titles as the club's captain. At international level, he represented Italy on eight occasions between 1994 and 1995, and was a non-playing member of the team that reached the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final.
Jonathan Ludovic Biabiany is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club San Fernando. Between 2008 and 2014, he was regarded as the fastest footballer in the world.
Alessandro Bonci was an Italian lyric tenor known internationally for his association with the bel canto repertoire. He sang at many famous theatres, including New York's Metropolitan Opera, Milan's La Scala and London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Alessandro "Sandro" Melli is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. He won five team honours in his professional career.
Andrea Rispoli is an Italian footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie B club Cosenza.
Leandro Antonio Martínez is an Argentine-Italian footballer who most recently played as a forward for Borgo San Donnino FC.
The Derby dell'Enza, also referred to as the Derby del Parmigiano Reggiano, is the local derby contested by Emilian association football clubs Parma F.C. and A.C. Reggiana 1919. The name derives from the Enza river, which forms the boundary of the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia. The match is contested twice a year when the two clubs participate in the same league competition.
Soufiane Bidaoui is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Frosinone.
Federico Di Francesco is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Lecce.
Jorman Israel Aguilar Bustamante is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones.
Alberto Grassi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Empoli, on loan from Parma.
