{{short description|Italian footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2010}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Luigi Panarelli | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Taranto, Italy | height = 1.87 m | position = Defender | currentclub = | youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–1995 | youthclubs1 = Taranto | years1 = 1994–1996 | clubs1 = Taranto | caps1 = 38 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 1996–1999 | clubs2 = Napoli | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1999 | clubs3 = Andria | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 1999–2002 | clubs4 = Torino | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2001–2002 | clubs5 = → Crotone (loan) | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2002–2004 | clubs6 = Roma | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2002–2003 | clubs7 = → Florentia Viola (loan) | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2003–2004 | clubs8 = → Taranto (loan) | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2004–2005 | clubs9 = Teramo | caps9 = 7 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2005–2006 | clubs10 = Avellino | caps10 = 14 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2006–2007 | clubs11 = Salernitana | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2007 | clubs12 = Foggia | caps12 = 4 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2007–2008 | clubs13 = Cavese | caps13 = 16 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2008–2009 | clubs14 = Sorrento | caps14 = 28 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2009–2010 | clubs15 = Brindisi | caps15 = 17 | goals15 = 1 | years16 = 2010–2011 | clubs16 = Taranto | caps16 = 8 | goals16 = 0 | years17 = 2012 | clubs17 = Treviso | caps17 = 7 | goals17 = 0 | years18 = 2012–2013 | clubs18 = Cynthia | caps18 = 7 | goals18 = 0 | years19 = 2013 | clubs19 = Aversa Normanna | caps19 = 4 | goals19 = 0 | years20 = 2013–2014 | clubs20 = Gelbison | caps20 = 4 | goals20 = 0 | years21 = 2014–2016 | clubs21 = Team Altamura | caps21 = 0 | goals21 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs1 = Team Altamura | manageryears2 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs2 = Taranto | manageryears3 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs3 = Taranto | manageryears4 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs4 = Fidelis Andria | manageryears5 = 2022 | managerclubs5 = Casertana | manageryears6 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs6 = Matera | manageryears7 = 2024 | managerclubs7 = Manfredonia | manageryears8 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs8 = Igea Virtus | manageryears9 = 2025–2026 | managerclubs9 = Taranto | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | club-update = }}
'''Luigi Panarelli''' (born 26 April 1976) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a defender.
==Playing career== ===Early career=== Panarelli started his career at hometown club Taranto. He won Serie D Champion in 1995. He played another season at Serie C2 before joining Serie A side S.S.C. Napoli, which he failed to play regularly. He followed Napoli, relegated to Serie B in 1998, but just played three times before joining league rival Andria. In the summer of 1999, he joined Serie A side Torino and followed the team, relegated in 2000 but just played five times in 2 seasons. In summer 2001, he left on loan to Serie B side Crotone as he was the surplus of Torino for the Serie A campaign.
===Roma and loans=== In the summer of 2002, he was signed by AS Roma in a co-ownership deal. That season Torino signed Alberto Maria Fontana (tagged for €5.5M), Giammarco Frezza (tagged for €5M) Daniele Martinetti (tagged for €1.6M) in co-ownership deal and Roma signed Panarelli in co-ownership deal for €5M, Gabriele Paoletti for €5.5M, Alberto Schettino for €1.6M,<ref name=repubblica>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2002/06/29/panarelli-paoletti-palermo-eccoci.html|title=Panarelli e Paoletti: 'Palermo, eccoci'|date=29 June 2002|accessdate=16 March 2010|work=La Repubblica|language=Italian}}</ref><ref name=Roma2004>{{cite news|url=http://109.75.174.100/~asroma/downloads/corporate_investor/1287664872.pdf |title=Approvazione Situazione Mensile al 31 maggio 2004 |date=30 June 2004 |accessdate=23 September 2011 |work=AS Roma |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810133120/http://109.75.174.100/~asroma/downloads/corporate_investor/1287664872.pdf |archivedate=10 August 2011 }}</ref> which made there were no cash involved but generate €12.1M transfer income to both parties and €12.1M cost to amortize in instalments, generate "profit" in the first season. Panarelli signed a 3-year contract,<ref name=repubblica/> then being loaned out to Serie C2 side Florentia Viola, the new club to replace the bankrupted A.C. Fiorentina, but failed to play regularly. The next season, he left for his hometown club Taranto and played 24 matches in Serie C1. In June 2004, Torino signed the rights of Frezza, Fontana and Martinetti for free, and Roma signed Paoletti for free and Panarelli Schettino for just €60,000 in total.<ref name=Roma2004/> Panarelli then left for Teramo on loan.
===Avellino=== In August 2005, Panarelli signed a contract with Avellino. He was not a regular on the team, and in March 2006, he appeared in a reality TV show without asking the club's permission.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=23774|title=GF: Panarelli alla riscossa|date=24 March 2006|accessdate=16 March 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian}}</ref>
===Lega Pro=== He then released by Avellino and in November 2006 signed a contract with Salernitana.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=43119|title=UFFICIALE: la Salernitana ingaggia Luigi Panarelli|date=12 November 2006|accessdate=16 March 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095408/http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=43119|archive-date=25 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> But on 31 January 2007 he joined U.S. Foggia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usfoggia.it/news/dettaglio.asp?id=779|title=FOGGIA, CHE COLPI! PRESI PECCHIA E PANARELLI|date=31 January 2007|accessdate=16 March 2010|work=US Foggia|language=Italian}}</ref> In August 2007, he signed an annual contract with Cavese.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=71092|title= UFFICIALE: Panarelli alla Cavese OFFICIAL Panarelli to Cavese|date=10 August 2007|accessdate=16 March 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian}}</ref> In 2008–09 season, he played regularly for Prima Divisione side Sorrento. In August 2009, he was signed by Seconda Divisione side Brindisi, where he played 17 out of the first 18 matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php/?action=read&id=166990|title=UFFICIALE: Brindisi, acquistato Panarelli|date=19 August 2009|accessdate=16 March 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095522/http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php/?action=read&id=166990|archive-date=25 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2010, he returned to Taranto.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php/?action=read&id=186917|title=UFFICIALE: Taranto, torna Panarelli|date=7 January 2010|accessdate=16 March 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095535/http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php/?action=read&id=186917|archive-date=25 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Coaching career== After retirement, Panarelli became a coach, making his managerial debut in charge of Altamura in 2016. He successively took over at Serie D club Taranto in two different stints (from August 2018 to May 2019 and successively from October 2019 to May 2020). He then served as head coach of Fidelis Andria for the 2020–21 Serie D season, which saw his club finish in third place and then be readmitted to Serie C to fill a vacancy. Confirmed in charge of Fidelis Andria for the new season, he was dismissed on 11 October 2021 due to poor results.<ref>{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=12 October 2021 |date=11 October 2021 |url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/ufficiale-fidelis-andria-esonerato-il-tecnico-luigi-panarelli-1595134|publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb |title=Fidelis Andria, esonerato il tecnico Luigi Panarelli}}</ref>
He then briefly served as head coach of Serie D club Casertana from 1 November<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.casertanews.it/sport/calcio/luigi-panarelli-nuovo-allenatore-casertana.html |publisher=CasertaNews.it |language=it |date=1 November 2022 |accessdate=30 December 2022 |title=La Casertana ha scelto il nuovo allenatore}}</ref> to 28 December 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.casertanews.it/sport/calcio/esonerato-allenatore-casertana-luigi-panarelli.html |publisher=CasertaNews.it |language=it |date=28 December 2022 |accessdate=30 December 2022 |title=Clamoroso ribaltone alla Casertana: esonerato l’allenatore}}</ref>
Panarelli successively coached Serie D amateur club Matera from September 2023<ref>{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=11 April 2024 |date=7 September 2023 |title=Calcio: in serie D Panarelli nuovo allenatore del Matera |url=https://www.ansa.it/puglia/notizie/2023/09/07/calcio-in-serie-d-panarelli-nuovo-allenatore-del-matera_4879431a-6bc0-4856-8b8d-c46b8b8f5680.html |publisher=ANSA}}</ref> to April 2024.<ref>{{cite web |language=it |accessdate=11 April 2024 |date=9 April 2024 |title=Divorzio nella Fc Matera |url=https://www.rainews.it/tgr/basilicata/articoli/2024/04/divorzio-nella-fc-matera-esonero-allenatore-luigi-panarelli-calcio-d0b7b6cc-7ae7-4291-b792-02acd1ef6439.html |publisher=RaiNews}}</ref>
For one month he became for third time the coach of Taranto, but on 4 January 2026 Ciro Danucci returned in his place.
==Honours== *Serie B: 2001 *Serie D: 1995
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://aic.football.it/scheda/1712/panarelli-luigi.htm Profile at AIC.Football.it] {{in lang|it}} * {{TuttoCalciatori|panarelli_luigi}}
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