Francesco Parravicini

Francesco Parravicini

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-01-31) 31 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Pro Sesto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Pro Sesto	42	(0)
2001–2006	Treviso	127	(4)
2006–2007	Palermo	8	(0)
2007	→ Parma (loan)	16	(1)
2007–2009	Parma	17	(0)
2009	→ Atalanta (loan)	8	(0)
2009–2012	Siena	9	(0)
2010–2011	→ Livorno (loan)	9	(0)
2012–2015	Novara	14	(1)
Managerial career
2016–2017	Pro Sesto (youth)
2017–2021	Pro Sesto
2021	Renate
2023–2024	Pro Sesto
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francesco Parravicini (born 31 January 1982) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Pro Sesto

Parravicini started his career at Pro Sesto. During 2000–01 season Parravicini was signed by Treviso in co-ownership deal. The deal was renewed in June 2001. ^[1] Parravicini became a member of Treviso first team in 2001.

Treviso

Parravicini formally joined Treviso on 1 July 2001.

He made his Serie A debut against A.S. Livorno Calcio on 11 September 2005. Treviso was promoted due to Caso Genoa, the bankruptcy of Torino Calcio and AC Perugia.

In January 2006, Parravicini was sold to Fiorentina for €2.7 million, ^[2] but loaned back to Treviso for the rest of the season. Treviso also signed William Viali outright, Gianni Guigou and Christian Maggio in temporary deals.

Palermo

In May 2006, Parravicini was sold to Palermo from Fiorentina for €1.5 million as part of the deal of Mario Santana (€6.5 million). ^{[2] [3]} Fiorentina also retained half of the player's registration rights. He played five games in the UEFA Cup, 1 in Coppa Italia and 8 in the Serie A, before moving on loan to Parma.

Parma

On 31 January 2007, he was loaned to Parma, with Maurizio Ciaramitaro returned to Palermo. ^[4] On 11 February 2007 he played his first Serie A match for Parma against AS Roma. ^[5]

In June 2007, Parma bought Parravicini outright ^[6] from Palermo and Fiorentina for €1.9 million. Palermo and Fiorentina share the revenue equally. ^{[7] [8] [9]} The deal also made Palermo only paid Parma €4 million cash for the signing of Mark Bresciano (€2.5 million) and Fábio Simplício (€4.6 million) in 2006, as Parma acquired 50% rights of Parravicini (€950,000), Igor Budan (€1.25 million) and Davide Matteini (€900,000) from Palermo in 2007. (Before the deal, Palermo still had €4,666,000 debt to Parma on 30 June 2007) Parma also signed Reginaldo from Fiorentina in 2007 for €4.5 million, thus along with Parravicini, counter-weight the signing of Sébastien Frey from Parma in 2006 for €5.6 million.

On 2 February 2009, the Parma F.C. player will play on loan for Atalanta until the end of the season; at the same time Parma have obtained from the Lombard club the loan of Antonino D'Agostino and Alessio Manzoni. ^[10]

Siena

In June 2009 he was sold to Siena for €2.5 million along with Reginaldo (50% rights for €2.5 million ^[11] ), which Manuel Coppola (€3 million) ^[12] and Daniele Galloppa (50% rights for €5 million) ^[11] joined Parma in exchange. Parravicini signed a four-year contract. On 15 July 2010, he was signed by Livorno. ^[13]

Novara

On 31 August 2012, Parravicini joined Novara. Laurent Lanteri also moved to Siena as part of the deal. Thus, no cash was involved. ^{[14] [15]} Both players were "valued" €1 million. ^{[16] [17]}

Coaching career

In the summer of 2017, he was hired as head coach of Serie D club Pro Sesto. His contract was extended on 14 June 2019. ^[18] For the 2020–21 season, the club was promoted to Serie C. He was dismissed by Pro Sesto on 28 March 2021 as the team only won once in their preceding 12 games. ^[19]

He successively served as head coach of Serie C club Renate, resigning after only one league game in charge. ^[20]

On 3 July 2023, Parravicini agreed to return to Pro Sesto as the club's new head coach. ^[21] He was dismissed on 23 January 2024, leaving Pro Sesto in the relegation zone. ^[22]

Career statistics

Club Performance

Club	Season	Serie C2		Coppa Italia Serie C				Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Pro Sesto	1999–00	18	0	?	?	—	—	—	—	?	?
	2000–01	24	0	?	?	—	—	—	—	?	?
Club	Season	Serie C1		Coppa Italia Serie C				Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Treviso	2001–02	17	0	?	?	—	—	?	?	?	?
	2002–03	13	0	?	?	—	—	—	—	?	?
Club	Season	Serie B		Coppa Italia				Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Treviso	2003–04	28	2	?	?	—	—	—	—	?	?
	2004–05	40	0	?	?	—	—	?	?	?	?
Club	Season	Serie A		Coppa Italia		UEFA Cup		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Treviso	2005–06	29	2	?	?	—	—	—	—	?	?
Palermo	2006–07	8	0	1	0	5	0	—	—	14	0
Parma	2006–07	16	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	1
	2007–08	16	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	0	0
Total		209	5	?	?	5	0	?	?	?	?

References

1. "Comunicati Stampa N°175 (2000–01)". Lega Calcio (in Italian). Lega Serie A Archive. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 14 May 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. ACF Fiorentina Report and Accounts on 31 December 2006 (in Italian)
3. "Santana ceduto alla Fiorentina per cinque milioni di euro e la comproprietà di Parravicini" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
4. "Preso Giacomazzi, rientra Ciaramitaro, ceduti Munari, Parravicini, Bovo ed Olufemi" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
5. "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
6. "Parravicini ceduto a titolo definitivo al Parma" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
7. ACF Fiorentina Report and Accounts on 31 December 2007 (in Italian)
8. US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2007 (in Italian)
9. US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
10. "PARRAVICINI ALL'ATALANTA MANZONI E D'AGOSTINO AL PARMA" (in Italian). Atalanta BC. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
11. Parma FC SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
12. AC Siena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
13. "Mercato, sette operazioni in uscita" (in Italian). AC Siena. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
14. "IL CENTROCAMPISTA PARRAVICINI IN AZZURRO" (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
15. "Mercato, arrivi e partenze" (in Italian). AC Siena. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
16. AC Siena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
17. AC Siena SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
18. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (Press release) (in Italian). Pro Sesto. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
19. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Pro Sesto. 28 March 2021.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
20. "Renate, ufficiali le dimissioni di Parravicini" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 30 August 2021.
21. "Sesto San Giovanni, Francesco Parravicini è il nuovo allenatore della Pro Sesto" (in Italian). NordMilano24.it. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
22. "Pro Sesto, Francesco Parravicini esonerato dalla guida della Prima Squadra" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

External links

• Parravicini's profile (from US Palermo official website)