Gianluca Paparesta (born 25 May 1969 in Bari) is a former Italian football referee. He was implicated in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, [1] and has not refereed since.
He has never refereed any World Championship or European Championship matches, but has refereed nine matches in the UEFA Cup, [2] as well as 2006 World Cup qualifiers. [3]
In May 2014, Paparesta headed a consortium that bought Serie B club A.S. Bari for € 4.8 million. [4]
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. [5]
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