Thomas Manfredini
Encyclopedia
Thomas Manfredini is an Italian
football defender
who currently plays for Italian Serie A
side, Atalanta
.
In July 2007, he (along with three other players) was banned from football for a duration of three months as a result of illegal betting.
In October 2008, Manfredini extended his contract with Atalanta to June 2013.
On 26 July 2010, he signed a new contract with the newly relegated Serie B side, which the contract remained until 2013 but with option to extend to 30 June 2014. team-mate Gianpaolo Bellini
also signed a new contract on the same day.
On the 9th of August, 2011, it was announced that Manfredini had been, again, banned from football for 3 years for his role in match fixing
during the 2010–11 season
(2011 Italian football scandal
).
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
football defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
who currently plays for Italian Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
side, Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
.
In July 2007, he (along with three other players) was banned from football for a duration of three months as a result of illegal betting.
In October 2008, Manfredini extended his contract with Atalanta to June 2013.
On 26 July 2010, he signed a new contract with the newly relegated Serie B side, which the contract remained until 2013 but with option to extend to 30 June 2014. team-mate Gianpaolo Bellini
Gianpaolo Bellini
Gianpaolo Bellini is an Italian association football who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Atalanta and is vice-captain of the club.-Career:Born in Sarnico, Province of Bergamo, Bellini spent his entire career at Atalanta...
also signed a new contract on the same day.
On the 9th of August, 2011, it was announced that Manfredini had been, again, banned from football for 3 years for his role in match fixing
Match fixing
In organised sports, match fixing, game fixing, race fixing, or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as...
during the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Serie B
The 2010–11 Serie B is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which returned from the 2009–10 season, 4 of which have been promoted from Lega Pro Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A.-Events:On April 25, 2010 Livorno...
(2011 Italian football scandal
2011 Italian football scandal
The 2011 Italian football scandal emerged on 1 June 2011 after a number of football-related figures were arrested, or made under official scrutiny, by Italian police for alleged matchfixing...
).