Massimo Tarantino (born May 20, 1971 in

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) is a retired

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professional

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player and the current youth academy director of Internazionale Milano.

Coaching and management

Tarantino passed the sporting director exam in 2007 and then joined A.C. Pavia 1911 S.S.D. On 27 May 2010, he became the head of the

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youth department. From July 2013 to September 2019, he was part of the youth staff at

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alongside

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. In August 2021, he joined

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as technical director.

2022 supermarket stabbing

In October 2022, Tarantino made international news after being named as one of two people who immobilised a man who had stabbed six people, including fellow footballer Pablo Marí, in a Milan supermarket, killing one person. Tarantino and one other person disarmed and held the attacker until police arrived.

Honours

Napoli *

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champion: 1989–90 (loaned out after playing 1 league game) Bologna *

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winner:

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References

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