{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1974)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nicola Pavarini | image = | height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|2|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Brescia]], Italy | currentclub = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = 1991–1994| youthclubs1 = [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] | years1 = 1994–2001 | caps1 = 16 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] | years2 = 1995–1996 | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → [[U.S. Pergocrema 1932|Cremapergo]] (loan) | years3 = 1999–2000 | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → [[S.S. Gualdo|Gualdo]] (loan) | years4 = 2001 | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]] (loan) | years5 = 2001–2003 | caps5 = 32 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = [[A.S. Acireale|Acireale]] | years6 = 2003–2004 | caps6 = 37 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]] | years7 = 2004–2006 | caps7 = 42 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]] | years8 = 2006–2007 | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = [[A.C. Siena|Siena]] | years9 = 2007 | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = → [[U.S. Lecce|Lecce]] (loan) | years10 = 2007–2014 | caps10 = 69 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = [[Parma F.C.|Parma]] | totalcaps = 269 | totalgoals = 0 | manageryears1 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs1 = [[Parma F.C.|Parma]] (goalkeeping youth coordinator) | manageryears2 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs2 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (scout) | manageryears3 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs3 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (goalkeeping youth coordinator) | manageryears4 = 2019–2022 | managerclubs4 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (goalkeeping youth coordinator) | manageryears5 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs5 = [[Fatih Karagümrük S.K.|Fatih Karagümrük]] (GK coach) | manageryears6 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs6 = [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] (GK coach) | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }} '''Nicola Pavarini''' (born 24 February 1974) is an Italian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].

==Playing career== Pavarini started his career at [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]]. After he made his first team debut in the [[1996–97 Serie B]] season, he was loaned to Serie C1 clubs [[S.S. Gualdo|Gualdo]] and [[A.C. Cesena|Cesena]].

In summer 2001, he left for [[A.S. Acireale|Acireale]] of [[Serie C2]], where his started to play regularly in the second season. in summer 2003 he moved back to Serie B for [[A.S. Livorno Calcio|Livorno]], replacing [[Marco Amelia]] who left Livorno on loan.

Pavarini was signed for [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]] in summer 2004, along with new signing [[Salvatore Soviero]] to compete the first choice. In 2005–06 season, he became new signing [[Ivan Pelizzoli]] backup. But due to his injury, he managed to play 18 Serie A games.

In June 2006, he was signed by another Serie A club [[A.C. Siena|Siena]], replacing [[Antonio Mirante]] and [[Marco Fortin]]. But he played as Austrian international [[Alexander Manninger]]'s backup. In January 2007, he was exchanged with [[Francesco Benussi]] of [[U.S. Lecce]], joining the Serie B team on loan.

In August 2007, he joined Parma and became first choice after the 2008 departure of [[Luca Bucci]]. He won promotion back to Serie A in the 2008–09, but lost his place in the team to new signing [[Antonio Mirante]] in the summer of 2009 and made just five league appearances in the following two seasons. After injuries to Mirante in 2011–12, Pavarini made 10 league appearances.

On 15 May 2014, Pavarini announced his retirement at the end of the season after seven years at Parma.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fcparma.com/news/nicola-pavarini-leaves-football-and-thanks-parma?lang=en |title=Nicola Pavarini leaves football and thanks Parma |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519205013/http://fcparma.com/news/nicola-pavarini-leaves-football-and-thanks-parma?lang=en |archive-date=2014-05-19 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

==Coaching career== In 2014, Pavarini was appointed goalkeeping coach coordinator at [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]. He then became a goalkeeping coach coordinator for the youth teams of [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] (2018 to 2019), and the Italian youth national teams (2019 to 2022).

In 2022, Pavarini joined [[Andrea Pirlo]]'s coaching staff at [[Fatih Karagümrük S.K.|Fatih Karagümrük]] (2022–23), working as a goalkeeping coach. He successively followed Pirlo at [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] in July 2023 after the latter was appointed the club's new head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sampdoria.it/news/club/2023/06/29/sampdoria-2023-24-lo-staff-tecnico-di-mister-pirlo/ |publisher=UC Sampdoria |date=29 June 2023 |language=it |title=Sampdoria 2023/24: lo staff tecnico di mister Pirlo |accessdate=28 July 2023 }}</ref>

==Honours== '''Brescia''' *[[Serie B]]: [[1996–97 Serie B|1996–97]]

==External links== *[http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/statistiche/2008_nw/giocatori/1071.shtml Gazzetta dello Sports player profile] {{in lang|it}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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