Fabio Paratici

Fabio Paratici (born July 13, 1972 in Borgonovo Val Tidone) is an Italian former football player, currently working in the role of Sporting Director for Italian club Juventus.

Playing career

Paratici began his career in the Piacenza youth sector. In 1989, he made his professional debut with Piacenza, playing in Serie C1, the 3rd tier of Italian Football at the time. During his career, Paratici frequently moved throughout the lower divisions of Italian Football, playing for various clubs in Serie C1 and Serie C2, and rarely staying for longer than 1 season at a time. He retired in 2004 at the age of 31, having played for 12 different clubs in 15 years.

Non-playing career

Upon retiring, Paratici was hired as the Chief Observer/Head of Scouting for Sampdoria in 2004. During his tenure at Sampdoria, Paratici worked very closely with the club's Director General, Giuseppe Marotta, often being described as his "right-hand man".

In August 2008, Paratici was allegedly approached by Urbano Cairo, owner and chairman of Torino and offered the role of Sporting Director General. Sampdoria, and in particular Marotta, were furious at these allegations and accused Cairo of going behind their backs trying to lure Paratici, who was still under contact with Sampdoria until 2009.