Paul Spargo

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer and coach}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Paul Spargo

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|9|df=y}}

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| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Albury (OMFL)

| height = 182 cm

| weight = 82 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1993

| years1 = 1985–1992

| club1 = North Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 81 (109)

| years2 = 1993

| club2 = Brisbane Bears

| games_goals2 = {{0}}9 {{0|00}}(9)

| games_goalstotal = 90 (118)

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Paul Spargo (born 9 October 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL). A half forward, he is the son of Footscray's Grand Final player Bob Spargo.{{Ref AFL Encyc|4th|612}}

Originally from Albury, Spargo returned to coach the Albury Football Club in 1994, leading the team to the first of consecutive Ovens & Murray Football League (O&MFL) premierships the following year. He left in 1997, but returned for a year in 2002.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/spargo-back-at-tigers/story-e6frf7jo-1111116825297|title=Paul Spargo back at Albury Football Club|date=5 July 2008}} Between 2003 and 2004 he was an assistant coach at the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). In 2009, he again returned to Albury, and lead them to three consecutive premierships, becoming the first man to coach five O&MFL premiership teams.{{cite news|url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/60745/spargos-hat-trick-a-dream-send-off/|title=Spargo's hat-trick a dream send-off|first= David|last=Johnston|date=19 September 2011}}