Paolo Sammarco
Birth date17 March 1983 (age 43)
Birth placeComo, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PositionMidfielder
CurrentclubHellas Verona (interim head coach)
Youthclubs 1Milan
Years 12002–2003
Years 22002–2003
Years 32003–2006
Years 42003–2004
Years 52006–2007
Years 62006–2007
Years 72007–2012
Years 82009–2010
Years 92011
Years 102011–2012
Years 112012–2015
Years 122015–2019
Years 132019–2020
Years 142020–2021
Clubs 1Milan
Clubs 2→ Viterbese (loan)
Clubs 3Chievo
Clubs 4→ Prato (loan)
Clubs 5Milan
Clubs 6→ Chievo (loan)
Clubs 7Sampdoria
Clubs 8→ Udinese (loan)
Clubs 9→ Cesena (loan)
Clubs 10→ Chievo (loan)
Clubs 11Spezia
Clubs 12Frosinone
Clubs 13Virtus Verona
Clubs 14Arzignano
Caps 10
Caps 224
Caps 339
Caps 430
Caps 50
Caps 632
Caps 764
Caps 826
Caps 915
Caps 1028
Caps 1166
Caps 12110
Caps 1317
Caps 1432
Goals 10
Goals 20
Goals 30
Goals 41
Goals 50
Goals 62
Goals 76
Goals 80
Goals 91
Goals 102
Goals 111
Goals 128
Goals 130
Goals 140
Nationalyears 12000–2001
Nationalteam 1Italy U18[nb 1]
Nationalcaps 13
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22001
Nationalteam 2Italy U19
Nationalcaps 25
Nationalgoals 20
Nationalyears 32005–2006
Nationalteam 3Italy U21
Nationalcaps 39
Nationalgoals 30
Manageryears 12021–2022
Managerclubs 1Ambrosiana
Manageryears 22026–
Managerclubs 2Hellas Verona (interim)

Paolo Sammarco (born 17 March 1983) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the interim manager of Serie A club Hellas Verona.[1]

Club career

Chievo

A product of European giants A.C. Milan's youth system, Sammarco never played a game for the side, serving consecutive loans: from 2002 to 2004 in Serie C1, and from 2004 to 2007 with first division side A.C. ChievoVerona. Cheivo also purchased half of the registration rights for €1.1 million (Martino Olivetti plus €100,000) in June 2003.[2] In June 2006 Milan bought back Sammarco for undisclosed fee, with Olivetti moved back to Chievo for €250,000.

Sampdoria

On 22 June 2007, U.C. Sampdoria announced Sammarco, in another co-ownership deal with Milan, for €1.5 million fee[3][4] and a reported €400,000 wage.[5] In Sampdoria, he broke through, playing almost every league game in a team that achieved UEFA Cup qualification, under coach Walter Mazzarri.

In June 2008, Sampdoria gained full ownership of Sammarco for another €2.5 million, and his value increased to €4 million.[6] Sammarco also signed a new contract which lasted until 30 June 2013 during 2009–10 season.[7] On 25 August 2009 he was loaned to Udinese for one season, for a reported wage of €250,000.[8] Sammarco was a sub under Luigi Delneri at the first match of 2009–10 Serie A.

On returning to Sampdoria for the beginning of the 2010–11 season, he did not appear in any games, as the club now hired Domenico Di Carlo as coach. However, his wage was increased to €700,000.[9] He was loaned to Cesena on 30 December 2010 for the rest of the season.[10]

He scored a goal in the first two games of 2011–12 Coppa Italia for Doria, however on 24 August he returned to Chievo in exchange with Simone Bentivoglio, re-uniting Di Carlo. Sammarco's wage was also reduced to €250,000 again.[11]

Spezia

On 9 August 2012 he joined Spezia Calcio.[12]

Frosinone

On 21 January 2015 Sammarco was signed by Frosinone.[13] He scored his first goal in Serie A for the club on 28 October 2015 in a 2–1 defeat of Carpi.

Virtus Verona

On 15 October 2019 he joined Serie C club Virtus Verona until the end of the season.[14]

Serie D

On 12 August 2020 he moved to Arzignano.[15]

International career

Sammarco was first capped for the Italy national under-21 football team in August 2005, against France, and was part of the final squad in the 2006 European Championship, making three appearances as a starter.

Coaching career

On 23 November 2021, he was appointed caretaker manager by Serie D club Ambrosiana, after joining the club as an assistant coach in the summer of 2021.[16]

On 3 February he was named interim manager for Serie A club Hellas Verona.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ U17 prior 2001 equivalent to today U18

References

  1. ^ "Nota del Club: Paolo Sammarco". Hellas Verona FC. 3 February 2026.
  2. ^ "2006 Bilancio" [2006 Annual Report] (PDF) (in Italian). AC Milan. 2007. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011.
  3. ^ "2007 bilancio" [2007 Annual Report] (PDF) (in Italian). A.C. Milan. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Per il centrocampo della Samp c'è Paolo Sammarco" [Sammarco joins Samp midfield] (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Ingaggi dei 494 giocatori di A Kakà è Paperon de' Paperoni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. ^ "2008 Annual Report" [2008 Annual Report] (PDF) (in Italian). A.C. Milan. April 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  7. ^ U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2009 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  8. ^ "Eto'o re di denari del campionato" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Tutti gli stipendi di serie A Ingaggi tagliati? Non è vero" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Tomorrow, Paolo Sammarco will join the group" (in Italian). AC Cesena.
  11. ^ "Sfondato il miliardo I soldi delle tv in ingaggi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Mercato: per il centrocampo aquilotto ecco Paolo Sammarco" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  13. ^ "PAOLO SAMMARCO AL FROSINONE CALCIO" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  14. ^ "VIRTUS VERONA, UFFICIALE" (in Italian). Virtus Verona. 15 October 2019.
  15. ^ "FC ARZIGNANO VALCHIAMPO PIAZZA IL COLPO DA NOVANTA: IN GIALLOCELESTE ARRIVA PAOLO SAMMARCO!" (in Italian). Arzignano. 12 August 2020.
  16. ^ "A seguito di un franco confronto" (in Italian). Ambrosiana. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.