Thomas Manfredini

{{short description|Italian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Thomas Manfredini

| image = Thomas manfredini.JPG

| upright =

| caption = Manfredinin with Atalanta in 2010

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df= yes|1980|5|27}}

| birth_place = Ferrara, Italy

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = SP La Fiorita (manager)

| years1 = 1997–1999 | clubs1 = SPAL | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1999–2005 | clubs2 = Udinese | caps2 = 64 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = → Fiorentina (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = → Catania (loan) | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2005–2013 | clubs5 = Atalanta | caps5 = 134 | goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = → Rimini (loan) | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2006–2007 | clubs7 = → Bologna (loan) | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = Genoa | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9 = Sassuolo | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2015–2016 | clubs10 = Vicenza | caps10 = 14 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2018–2019 | clubs11 = La Fiorita | caps11 = 2 | goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2000 | nationalteam1 = Italy U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2000 | nationalteam2 = Italy U-21

| nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2022–

| managerclubs1 = La Fiorita

}}

Thomas Manfredini (born 27 May 1980) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

=SPAL=

=Udinese=

{{expand section|date=November 2015}}

=Atalanta=

Manfredini was signed by Serie B club Atalanta B.C. on 27 June 2005 for €1.2 million.Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian), [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.] That week Atalanta also signed half of the registration rights of D'Agostino for €800,000, as well as sold half of the registration rights of Marco Motta and Fausto Rossini to Udinese for €2.05 million and €450,000 respectively,Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2006 (in Italian), [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.] as well as Cesare Natali, Piermario Morosini (50%) and Massimo Gotti for undisclosed fees.{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=312577.html|title=Udinese sign Atalanta quartet|date=27 June 2005|access-date=11 November 2015|publisher=UEFA|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118080007/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D312577.html|archivedate=18 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=312951.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708131718/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=312951.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2012|title=Udinese chance for Natali|date=29 June 2005|access-date=11 November 2015|publisher=UEFA}}

In July 2007, he (along with three other players) were banned from football for a duration of three months as a result of illegal betting.{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=565876.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604143301/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=565876.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Di Michele accepts FIGC ban|date=31 July 2007|accessdate=11 February 2010|publisher=UEFA}}

In October 2008, Manfredini extended his contract with Atalanta to June 2013.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

On 26 July 2010, he signed with the newly relegated Serie B side, to remain under contract until 2013 with an option to extend to 30 June 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.atalanta.it/atalanta/news.do?dispatch=read&id=1863|title=CONTRATTI BELLINI E MANFREDINI: ACCORDO RAGGIUNTO|date=26 July 2010|accessdate=28 July 2010|work=Atalanta BC|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406002624/http://www.atalanta.it/atalanta/news.do?dispatch=read&id=1863|archivedate=6 April 2012}} Teammate Gianpaolo Bellini also signed a contract on the same day.

On 9 August 2011, it was announced that Manfredini had again been banned from football for three years for his role in match fixing during the 2010–11 season{{cite news |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/sala-stampa/archivio-dettaglio/-/news/SCOMMESSE__LE_DECISIONI_DELLA_DISCIPLINARE/449230 |title=SCOMMESSE: LE DECISIONI DELLA DISCIPLINARE |trans-title=BETTING: THE DECISIONS OF THE DISCIPLINARY PANEL |date=9 August 2011 |work=Lega Serie A |language=Italian |access-date=11 August 2011 |archive-date=26 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926021215/http://www.legaseriea.it/it/sala-stampa/archivio-dettaglio/-/news/SCOMMESSE__LE_DECISIONI_DELLA_DISCIPLINARE/449230 |url-status=dead }} (2011 Italian football scandal). In the appeal of Corte di Giustizia Federale of FIGC, Manfredini was acquitted of the charge.

=Genoa=

In January 2013, Manfredini left Atalanta and joined Genoa, in a swap deal involving 50% registration rights of Michele Canini. Manfredini was valued €1.25 million, while 50% registration rights of Canini was valued for €1 million.Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.]

=Sassuolo=

In January 2014, Manfredini left Genoa and joined Sassuolo for €900,000 in a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract.U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.] That window the club also signed Davide Biondini from Genoa in a temporary deal.

=Vicenza=

On 12 January 2015, Manfredini signed for Vicenza on loan from Sassuolo until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/thomas-manfredini-in-biancorosso/|title=Thomas Manfredini in biancorosso|date=12 January 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713062146/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/thomas-manfredini-in-biancorosso/|archive-date=13 July 2015|url-status=dead}} He took no.17 shirt from departing Niko Bianconi. On 30 June 2015, Vicenza signed Manfredini outright in a two-year contract, with Giovanni Sbrissa and became a player of Sassuolo in 2016–17 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/thomas-manfredini-in-biancorosso-2/|title=Thomas Manfredini in biancorosso sino al 2017|date=1 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702133327/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/thomas-manfredini-in-biancorosso-2/|archivedate=2 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/giovanni-sbrissa-al-sassuolo/|title=Giovanni Sbrissa acquisito dal Sassuolo. Il calciatore resterà a Vicenza|date=7 July 2015|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713030045/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/giovanni-sbrissa-al-sassuolo/|archivedate=13 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=1486/calciomercato-acquisito-giovanni-sbrissa-che-rimane-in-prestito-al-vicenza|title=Calciomercato: acquisito Giovanni Sbrissa che rimane in prestito al Vicenza|date=7 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|language=Italian}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=1478/news-mercato|title=Aggiornamenti di calciomercato|date=1 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|language=Italian|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094505/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=1478/news-mercato|url-status=dead}} He changed to wear no.5 in 2015–16 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/numerazione-maglie-prima-squadra/|title=Numerazione maglie Prima Squadra s.s. 2015-2016|date=8 August 2015|accessdate=8 August 2015|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On 25 August 2016, he was released.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/risoluzione-consensuale-per-pozzi-e-manfredini/|title=Risoluzione consensuale per Pozzi e Manfredini|date=25 August 2016|access-date=16 March 2017|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009083733/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/risoluzione-consensuale-per-pozzi-e-manfredini/|archivedate=9 October 2016}}

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