Matteo Spatafora
Date of Birth:
01.04.1976
Place of Birth:
Chiavari, Italia
Position:
Trainer
Previous Clubs:
AS Caperanense, Virtus Entela, Universitatea Craiova, Unnirea Urziceni, Concordia Chianja, Rapid Bucharest, FC Astra Giurgiu, Olhanense, Εθνική Ρουμανίας U21, ASA Targu Mures, FC Modena, FC Steaua Bucharest
At PAOK since:
2017
Studies:
UEFA B, Bachelor of Sports Science from the University of Florence, Bachelor of Sports Preparation from the University of Lyon
Teams coached:
AS Caperanense, Virtus Entela, Universitatea Craiova, Unnirea Urziceni, Concordia Chianja, Rapid Bucharest, FC Astra Giurgiu, Olhanense, National team Romania U21, ASA Targu Mures, FC Modena, FC Steaua Bucharest, Al Hilal SFC
Honours as coach:
Greek Cup 2017-18, Super League Greece 2018-19, Greek Cup 2018-19, Saudi Arabia Championship 2019-20, Saudi Arabia Cup 2019-20, AFC Champions League 2019
He was born on 1 April 1976 in the Italian town of Chiavari. He graduated from the University of Florence with a degree on Sports Sciences and left Italy in 2003 to continue his education in the University of Lyon. He earned a master’s degree on sports preparation, specializing on football.
From 2000 to 2006 he worked as coach in the Virtus Entela youth teams and then had spells as fitness coach in various Italian and Romanian clubs, such as AS Caperanense, FC Rapid București, AFC Astra Giurgiu and FC Steaua București. He also spent six months with the Romania U21s.
He has a UEFA B degree and also deals with analyzing game.
