Thomas Manfredini

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Thomas Manfredini
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Manfredinin with Atalanta in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-05-27) 27 May 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Ferrara, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 SP La Fiorita (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999 SPAL 14 (0)
1999–2005 Udinese 64 (2)
2004 → Fiorentina (loan) 11 (0)
2004–2005 → Catania (loan) 30 (3)
2005–2013 Atalanta 134 (4)
2005–2006 → Rimini (loan) 22 (0)
2006–2007 → Bologna (loan) 28 (2)
2013–2014 Genoa 29 (0)
2014–2015 Sassuolo 3 (0)
2015–2016 Vicenza 14 (0)
2018–2019 La Fiorita 2 (0)
International career
2000 Italy U-20 5 (0)
2000 Italy U-21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2022– La Fiorita
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Manfredini (born 27 May 1980) is a football manager and an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was a part of the Italian Under-21 team.

Contents

Playing Career

SPAL

Udinese

Atalanta

Manfredini was signed by Serie B club Atalanta B.C. on 27 June 2005 for €1.2 million. [1] That week Atalanta also signed half of the registration rights of D'Agostino for €800,000, [1] [2] as well as sold half of the registration rights of Marco Motta and Fausto Rossini to Udinese for €2.05 million and €450,000 respectively, [2] as well as Cesare Natali, Piermario Morosini (50%) and Massimo Gotti for undisclosed fees. [3] [4]

In July 2007, he (along with three other players) were banned from football for a duration of three months as a result of illegal betting. [5]

In October 2008, Manfredini extended his contract with Atalanta to June 2013.[ citation needed ]

On 26 July 2010, he signed with the newly relegated Serie B side, to remain under contract until 2013 with an option to extend to 30 June 2014. [6] Teammate Gianpaolo Bellini also signed a contract on the same day.

On 9 August 2011, it was announced that Manfredini had again been banned from football for three years for his role in match fixing during the 2010–11 season [7] (2011 Italian football scandal). In the appeal of Corte di Giustizia Federale of FIGC, Manfredini was acquitted of the charge.

Genoa

In January 2013, Manfredini left Atalanta and joined Genoa, in a swap deal involving 50% registration rights of Michele Canini. Manfredini was valued €1.25 million, while 50% registration rights of Canini was valued for €1 million. [8]

Sassuolo

In January 2014, Manfredini left Genoa and joined Sassuolo for €900,000 in a 2+1⁄2-year contract. [9] That window the club also signed Davide Biondini from Genoa in a temporary deal.

Vicenza

On 12 January 2015, Manfredini signed for Vicenza on loan from Sassuolo until the end of the season. [10] He took no.17 shirt from departing Niko Bianconi. On 30 June 2015, Vicenza signed Manfredini outright in a two-year contract, with Giovanni Sbrissa and became a player of Sassuolo in 2016–17 season. [11] [12] [13] [14] He changed to wear no.5 in 2015–16 season. [15]

On 25 August 2016, he was released. [16]

La Fiorita

Manfredini came out of retirement in 2018-19 season and joined La Fiorita. He retired in the subsequent season.

Managerial Career

Manfredini managed SP La Fiorita in the San Marino domestic league Campionato Sammarinese 31.12.2022 until 31.07.2024. Under his management they finished 03rd in the league in his first season in charge [17] . In the subsequent year, the 2023-24 season, La Fiorita finished in second place and also won the Coppa Titano. [18] [19]

On 17.10.2024 he was appointed as Manager for Promozione side Lunano Calcio in Italy.

References

  1. 1 2 Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  2. 1 2 Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2006 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  3. ↑ "Udinese sign Atalanta quartet". UEFA. 27 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Udinese chance for Natali". UEFA. 29 June 2005. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Di Michele accepts FIGC ban". UEFA. 31 July 2007. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "CONTRATTI BELLINI E MANFREDINI: ACCORDO RAGGIUNTO". Atalanta BC (in Italian). 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "SCOMMESSE: LE DECISIONI DELLA DISCIPLINARE" [BETTING: THE DECISIONS OF THE DISCIPLINARY PANEL]. Lega Serie A (in Italian). 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  9. ↑ U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  10. ↑ "Thomas Manfredini in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Thomas Manfredini in biancorosso sino al 2017" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Giovanni Sbrissa acquisito dal Sassuolo. Il calciatore resterà a Vicenza" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Calciomercato: acquisito Giovanni Sbrissa che rimane in prestito al Vicenza" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Aggiornamenti di calciomercato" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Numerazione maglie Prima Squadra s.s. 2015-2016" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ "Risoluzione consensuale per Pozzi e Manfredini" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Campionato Sammarinese 2022/2023 results, Football San Marino - Flashscore". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Coppa Titano 2023/2024 Results - Football/San Marino". www.flashscore.in. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Campionato Sammarinese 2023/2024 Standings - Football/San Marino". www.flashscore.in. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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