{{short description|Italian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Thomas Manfredini | image = Thomas manfredini.JPG | upright = | caption = Manfredinin with Atalanta in 2010 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df= yes|1980|5|27}} | birth_place = Ferrara, Italy | height = 1.80 m | position = Centre-back | currentclub = SP La Fiorita (manager) | years1 = 1997–1999 | clubs1 = SPAL | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1999–2005 | clubs2 = Udinese | caps2 = 64 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2004 | clubs3 = → Fiorentina (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = → Catania (loan) | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2005–2013 | clubs5 = Atalanta | caps5 = 134 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = → Rimini (loan) | caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2006–2007 | clubs7 = → Bologna (loan) | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = Genoa | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9 = Sassuolo | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2015–2016 | clubs10 = Vicenza | caps10 = 14 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2018–2019 | clubs11 = La Fiorita | caps11 = 2 | goals11 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2000 | nationalteam1 = Italy U20 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2000 | nationalteam2 = Italy U21 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs1 = La Fiorita | manageryears2 = 2024– | managerclubs2 = Lunano }} '''Thomas Manfredini''' (born 27 May 1980) is an Italian football manager and former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was a part of the Italian Under-21 team.
==Playing career==
===SPAL===
===Udinese=== {{expand section|date=November 2015}}
===Atalanta=== Manfredini was signed by Serie B club Atalanta BC on 27 June 2005 for €1.2 million.<ref name=Atalanta2008bilancio>Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian), [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.]</ref> That week Atalanta also signed half of the registration rights of D'Agostino for €800,000,<ref name=Atalanta2008bilancio/><ref name=Atalanta2006bilancio/> as well as sold half of the registration rights of Marco Motta and Fausto Rossini to Udinese for €2.05 million and €450,000 respectively,<ref name=Atalanta2006bilancio>Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2006 (in Italian), [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.]</ref> as well as Cesare Natali, Piermario Morosini (50%) and Massimo Gotti for undisclosed fees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=312577.html|title=Udinese sign Atalanta quartet|date=27 June 2005|access-date=11 November 2015|publisher=UEFA|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118080007/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D312577.html|archivedate=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=312951.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708131718/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=312951.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2012|title=Udinese chance for Natali|date=29 June 2005|access-date=11 November 2015|publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
In July 2007, he (along with three other players) were banned from football for a duration of three months as a result of illegal betting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=565876.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604143301/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=565876.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2011|title=Di Michele accepts FIGC ban|date=31 July 2007|accessdate=11 February 2010|publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
In October 2008, Manfredini extended his contract with Atalanta to June 2013.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}
On 26 July 2010, he signed with the newly relegated Serie B side, to remain under contract until 2013 with an option to extend to 30 June 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.atalanta.it/atalanta/news.do?dispatch=read&id=1863|title=CONTRATTI BELLINI E MANFREDINI: ACCORDO RAGGIUNTO|date=26 July 2010|accessdate=28 July 2010|work=Atalanta BC|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406002624/http://www.atalanta.it/atalanta/news.do?dispatch=read&id=1863|archivedate=6 April 2012}}</ref> Teammate Gianpaolo Bellini also signed a contract on the same day.
On 9 August 2011, it was announced that Manfredini had again been banned from football for three years for his role in match fixing during the 2010–11 season<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/it/sala-stampa/archivio-dettaglio/-/news/SCOMMESSE__LE_DECISIONI_DELLA_DISCIPLINARE/449230 |title=SCOMMESSE: LE DECISIONI DELLA DISCIPLINARE |trans-title=BETTING: THE DECISIONS OF THE DISCIPLINARY PANEL |date=9 August 2011 |work=Lega Serie A |language=Italian |access-date=11 August 2011 |archive-date=26 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926021215/http://www.legaseriea.it/it/sala-stampa/archivio-dettaglio/-/news/SCOMMESSE__LE_DECISIONI_DELLA_DISCIPLINARE/449230 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (2011 Italian football scandal). In the appeal of ''Corte di Giustizia Federale'' of FIGC, Manfredini was acquitted of the charge.
===Genoa=== In January 2013, Manfredini left Atalanta and joined Genoa, in a swap deal involving 50% registration rights of Michele Canini. Manfredini was valued €1.25 million, while 50% registration rights of Canini was valued for €1 million.<ref>Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.]</ref>
===Sassuolo=== In January 2014, Manfredini left Genoa and joined Sassuolo for €900,000 in a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract.<ref>U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.]</ref> That window the club also signed Davide Biondini from Genoa in a temporary deal.
===Vicenza=== On 12 January 2015, Manfredini signed for Vicenza on loan from Sassuolo until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/thomas-manfredini-in-biancorosso/|title=Thomas Manfredini in biancorosso|date=12 January 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713062146/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/thomas-manfredini-in-biancorosso/|archive-date=13 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He took no.17 shirt from departing Niko Bianconi. On 30 June 2015, Vicenza signed Manfredini outright in a two-year contract, with Giovanni Sbrissa and became a player of Sassuolo in 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/thomas-manfredini-in-biancorosso-2/|title=Thomas Manfredini in biancorosso sino al 2017|date=1 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702133327/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/thomas-manfredini-in-biancorosso-2/|archivedate=2 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/giovanni-sbrissa-al-sassuolo/|title=Giovanni Sbrissa acquisito dal Sassuolo. Il calciatore resterà a Vicenza|date=7 July 2015|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713030045/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/giovanni-sbrissa-al-sassuolo/|archivedate=13 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=1486/calciomercato-acquisito-giovanni-sbrissa-che-rimane-in-prestito-al-vicenza|title=Calciomercato: acquisito Giovanni Sbrissa che rimane in prestito al Vicenza|date=7 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=1478/news-mercato|title=Aggiornamenti di calciomercato|date=1 July 2015|accessdate=11 July 2015|publisher=U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|language=Italian|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094505/http://www.sassuolocalcio.it/articles/?id=9&aid=1478/news-mercato|url-status=dead}}</ref> He changed to wear no.5 in 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/numerazione-maglie-prima-squadra/|title=Numerazione maglie Prima Squadra s.s. 2015-2016|date=8 August 2015|accessdate=8 August 2015|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
On 25 August 2016, he was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/risoluzione-consensuale-per-pozzi-e-manfredini/|title=Risoluzione consensuale per Pozzi e Manfredini|date=25 August 2016|access-date=16 March 2017|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009083733/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/risoluzione-consensuale-per-pozzi-e-manfredini/|archivedate=9 October 2016}}</ref>
=== La Fiorita === Manfredini came out of retirement in 2018–19 season and joined La Fiorita. He retired in the subsequent season.
== Managerial career == Manfredini managed SP La Fiorita in the San Marino domestic league Campionato Sammarinese 31 December 2022 until 31 July 2024. Under his management they finished 3rd in the league in his first season in charge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Campionato Sammarinese 2022/2023 results, Football San Marino - Flashscore |url=https://www.flashscore.com/football/san-marino/campionato-sammarinese-2022-2023/ |access-date=21 August 2025 |website=www.flashscore.com |language=en}}</ref> In the subsequent year, the 2023–24 season, La Fiorita finished in second place and also won the Coppa Titano.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coppa Titano 2023/2024 Results - Football/San Marino |url=https://www.flashscore.in/football/san-marino/coppa-titano-2023-2024/results/ |access-date=21 August 2025 |website=www.flashscore.in |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Campionato Sammarinese 2023/2024 Standings - Football/San Marino |url=https://www.flashscore.in/football/san-marino/campionato-sammarinese-2023-2024/standings/ |access-date=21 August 2025 |website=www.flashscore.in |language=en-IN}}</ref>
On 17 October 2024 he was appointed as Manager for Promozione side Lunano Calcio in Italy.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Worldfootball.net|thomas-manfredini|new_id=pe2383}} * {{in lang|it}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20131211094046/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2043 FIGC Italian National Team Appearances]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manfredini, Thomas}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Ferrara Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Italy men's under-21 international footballers Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:SPAL players Category:Udinese Calcio players Category:ACF Fiorentina players Category:Catania FC players Category:Rimini FC 1912 players Category:Bologna FC 1909 players Category:Atalanta BC players Category:Genoa CFC players Category:US Sassuolo Calcio players Category:LR Vicenza players Category:SP La Fiorita players Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen