Salvatore Matrecano (born 5 October 1970) is an Italian former

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turned football

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, who played as a defender. He was most recently head coach of the

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team Paganese.

Club career

During his career, Matrecano played for several clubs including the Italian sides

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and

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, and the English side

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International career

At international level, Matrecano represented

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at the

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* 1970 births Living people Italian men's footballers Footballers from Sardinia Men's association football defenders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players SS Turris Calcio players Torino FC players Udinese Calcio players Calcio Foggia 1920 players SSC Napoli players Parma Calcio 1913 players AC Perugia Calcio players Benevento Calcio players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Italy men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Italy Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Italian football managers Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England {{italy-footy-bio-stub