Angelo Paradiso (born 14 February 1977) is a former Italian professional footballer. Paradiso spent his career mainly at Serie C1 and Serie C2. He also played 3 Serie A matches.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lazio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Teramo | 48 | (7) |
| 1998–1999 | Napoli | 29 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Lecce | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Cesena | 18 | (2) |
| 2001 | Ravenna | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Lucchese | 15 | (0) |
| 2003 | Carrarese | 12 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Bellinzona | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Pisa | 10 | (1) |
| 2005 | YF Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Chieti | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Birkirkara (Semi-pro) | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2008 | Rieti (Amateur) | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | Ibiza-Eivissa (Amateur) | ? | (?) |
| Total | 156 | (7) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editParadiso started his professional career at Teramo. He played two season at Serie C2 before signed by Serie B side S.S.C. Napoli. In 1999, he joined Serie A side Lecce, but in mid-season joined Cesena of Serie B in a co-ownership deal. He followed Cesena relegated to Serie C1, but joined Ravenna of Serie B in mid-season. The team failed to avoid relegation and Paradiso joined Lucchese of Serie C1. After just played 15 league matches in 1+1⁄2 seasons, he joined league rival Carrarese but faced another relegation. In 2003-04 season, he joined Bellinzona of Italian speaking region of Switzerland. He played only 7 matches at Challenge League and moved to Pisa of Serie C1 then for Chieti. After the relegation of Chieti, he moved to Maltese club Birkirkara[1] and played two matches at 2006–07 UEFA Champions League. He then returned to Italy for Serie D (non-professional, regional league or Italian 5th level).
In 2009, he joined Spanish side Ibiza-Eivissa of Tercera División. But the team later was expelled from the league due to late payment of wages.[2] He followed the team to play at Regional de Ibiza y Formentera (Spanish fifth level).
References
edit- ^ "Four new faces for Birkirkara". UEFA.com. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ^ "Caverni y Paradiso, primeras bajas de un Eivissa dividido" (in Spanish). UD Ibiza-Eivissa. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
External links
edit- Angelo Paradiso at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Angelo Paradiso at WorldFootball.net