Fabio Catacchini (born 19 January 1984) is an Italian

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who plays for Tiferno 1919.

Biography

Early career

Born in

Città di Castello Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. The city is north of ...

, Umbria, Catacchini started his career with

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Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

, at first as a

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. In 2002, he left for

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

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Sansepolcro Sansepolcro, formerly Borgo Santo Sepolcro, is a town and ''comune'' founded in the 11th century, located in the Italian Province of Arezzo in the eastern part of the region of Tuscany. Situated on the upper reaches of the Tiber river, the town ...

, where he played 2

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

seasons.

Pistoiese

In mid–2004, he left for

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Pistoiese Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921 and later restored after bankruptcy, the team plays their home games ...

. In although not a regular of the team, he scored 2 goals in 6 league matches (as a winger) and was selected to Italy U21 B team specially for

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, and for a preparation match against Serie D Best XI. He played the 2 group stage matches Morocco and Libya, both as substitutes for

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. He then transformed to play in defender role.

Rimini

In July 2007 he was signed by Serie B side Rimini. In the first season with the Emilia–Romagna side, he only made 8 start in 21 league appearances. That season Rimini finished as the 7th. In the next season, Rimini made a backward on goalscoring, which the team slipped to relegation zone and lost to

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in relegation playout. He played 27 starts that season. Catacchini remained with Rimini in

2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two ph ...

, played as a regular to reach the promotion playoffs, but lost to

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in the first round/semi–final. After the season (formally on 16 July) Rimini was expelled from professional league due to its financial record, the club went bankrupt and all players were released.

Frosinone

On 13 July 2010, he had a medical tests with Serie B side

Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Va ...

and then signed a contract. On 7 August 2010, he played his first official match with team, which Frosinone won the opening match of the season (and the first

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match of the team). The team won

Seconda Divisione Seconda Divisione (''Second Division'') was the name of the second level of the Italian Football Championship from 1921 to 1926. The competition was initially founded in opposition to the FIGC by the clubs of Northern Italy, which disagreed the o ...

newcomer

Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an impor ...

3–1.

Catanzaro and Forlì

In January 2013 he moved to Catanzaro; summer 2014 signing for

Forlì Forlì ( , ; rgn, Furlè ; la, Forum Livii) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna. The city is situated along the Via E ...

Sansepolcro and Prato

He remained free transfer in January 2016 for the signature

; only a month later back in the

Lega Pro The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

by moving to

Prato Prato ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city lies in the north east of Tuscany, at the foot of Monte Retaia, elevation , the last peak in the Calvana chain. With more than 200,000 i ...

Tiferno 1919

In June 2019, Catacchini joined Tiferno 1919.CATACCHINI E IL TIFERNO: "Già sento le farfalle nello stomaco!"
settecalcio.it, 9 June 2019

References

External links

La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (2007–08 season)

La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (2008–09 season)
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Catacchini, Fabio 1984 births Living people People from Città di Castello Italian men's footballers Serie B players Parma Calcio 1913 players US Pistoiese 1921 players Rimini FC 1912 players Frosinone Calcio players US Catanzaro 1929 players Men's association football fullbacks Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy Footballers from the Province of Perugia