Paolo Tagliavento

Paolo Tagliavento
Full name	Paolo Tagliavento
Born	September 19, 1972 (age 52); Terni, Italy
Other occupation	Hairdresser
Domestic
Years	League
2004–present	Serie A
2007–present	UEFA Europa League
2010–present	UEFA Champions League
International
Years	League
2007–present	FIFA

Paolo Tagliavento (born 19 September 1972 in Terni) is an Italian association football referee who currently officiates in the Serie A as well as UEFA competitions such as the European Champions League and the Europa League. He has refereed in the old UEFA Cup. Since 2007 he has officiated internationals.

History

Tagliavento has been refereeing in the Serie A since 2004 and since the 2003-04 Serie A season, officiating 87 matches to date. In the Serie B he has notched up 14 games, whilst he has also officiated 2 Coppa Italia in 09-10, as well as a relegation match in 2009. He has refereed a total of 17 European Cup games.

On December 8, 2010, he debuted as a referee in UEFA Champions League, in the match between Arsenal and Partizan.

International

Tagliavento has proved to be a popular Italian referee having refereed International Friendlies, U21 European Qualifiers, as well as 2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in Europe.

International Matches officiated

Date	Home	Away	Result	Competition
September 8, 2007	Northern Ireland	Germany	0 – 3^[1]	2009 UEFA U-21 Championship Quals.
February 7, 2008	Turkey	Sweden	0 – 0^[2]	Friendly Match
September 11, 2008	Lithuania	Austria	2 – 0^[3]	2010 World Cup Quals.
October 16, 2008	France	Germany	0 – 1^[4]	2009 UEFA U-21 Championship Quals.
7 June 2009	Macedonia	Norway	0 – 0^[5]	2010 World Cup Quals.
12 August 2010	Slovenia	Australia	2 – 0^[6]	Friendly Match