Paolo Negro

Paolo Negro
Personal information
Full name Paolo Negro[1]
Date of birth (1972-04-16) 16 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Arzignano, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1988–1990 Brescia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Bologna 49 (0)
1992–1993 Brescia 26 (1)
1993–2005 Lazio 264 (19)
2005–2007 Siena 49 (4)
Total 388 (24)
International career
1991–1994 Italy U21 10 (2)
1994–2000 Italy 8 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Cerveteri
2012–2014 Zagarolo
2016–2017 Voluntas Spoleto
2021 Siena
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Association football
UEFA European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2000
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 1994 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paolo Negro Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo ˈneːɡro]; born 16 April 1972) is an Italian former professional footballer and manager who played as a centre back or as a right back.

In an eighteen year professional career, Negro amassed Serie A totals of 362 games and 24 goals, mainly for Lazio, winning eight major titles with the club, including one national championship and the 1999 Cup Winners' Cup. He also appeared with Italy at Euro 2000, where they finished in second place.

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 223" [Official Press Release No. 223] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 24 January 2006. p. 6. Retrieved 13 December 2020.