Paolo Cristallini (born 20 September 1971), is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paolo Cristallini | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | Pisa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1994 | Pisa | 97 | (5) |
| 1994–1997 | Torino | 80 | (7) |
| 1997–1998 | Bologna | 19 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Piacenza | 76 | (5) |
| 2001–2006 | Vicenza | 79 | (6) |
| Total | 351 | (24) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Vicenza (director of football) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Brescia (director of football) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Sassuolo (scout) | ||
| 2020– | Verona (scout) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 | |||
Player career
editPaolo Cristallini began his career with Pisa SC in the 1988–89 season, but without participating in the team's relegation campaign to Serie B. In the following season, he made 3 appearances, in what was the club's return to Serie A. He played for the club until the bankrupt in 1994, moving to Torino. For the 1997–98 season, Cristallini was acquired by Bologna for a fee of six and a half million lira.[1] Later he still defended Piacenza and Vicenza, always in the first two divisions of Italian football.[2][3]
Style of play
editCristallini stood out for his enormous commitment to individual marking and sometimes for violence, being one of the record holders of sent offs in the 1995–96 season. He also had a strong leadership spirit.[4]
Post career
editAfter retiring as a player, Cristallini worked for more than 10 years at LR Vicenza, holding the positions of sporting director and general director.[5][6] In 2017 he was hired by Brescia to perform the same role, remaining until March 2018.[7] He later became scout director, working at US Sassuolo and currently at Hellas Verona.[8]
References
edit- ^ "MORATTI ORA VUOLE ANCHE ROMARIO". la Repubblica (in Italian). 4 July 1997. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Carriera di Paolo Cristallini". ilcalcio.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "INTERVISTA A CRISTALLINI – Giovedì 22 novembre 2001". sportquotidiano.it (in Italian). 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2006.
- ^ "ADDIO TORINO, DA RIZZITELLI AD ANGLOMA". la Repubblica (in Italian). 4 July 1996. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "L'era Cassingena tra rivoluzioni e ripensamenti". la Domenica Vicenza (in Italian). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Marco Orrù (17 June 2011). "Serie B Vicenza, dg Cristallini:"Si può fare un buon mercato anche con pochi soldi"". Serie B News (in Italian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Il nuovo corso biancazzurro sull'asse Cristallini-Salerno". Bresciaoggi (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Dopo Milanetto anche Cristallini entra nell'area sportiva del Verona". Calcio Hellas (in Italian). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
External links
edit- Paolo Cristallini at playmakerstats.com
- Paolo Cristallini at tuttocalciatori.net
- Paolo Cristallini at WorldFootball.net