Norberto Paparatto
Personal information
Full name Norberto Javier Paparatto
Date of birth (1984-01-03) January 3, 1984
Place of birth Adrogué, Argentina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Almagro (Manager)
Youth career
Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Lanús 2 (0)
2006–2007 Tiro Federal 19 (1)
2007–2014 Tigre 126 (1)
2014–2015 Portland Timbers 19 (0)
2015 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2016 Atlético Rafaela 5 (0)
2016 FC Dallas 0 (0)
2017–2018 Almagro 9 (0)
2018–2019 Mitre 17 (1)
2019–2021 Almagro 21 (0)
Managerial career
2022 Almagro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norberto Javier Paparatto (born 3 January 1984) is a retired Argentine footballer. His most recent role as manager was for Almagro.

Career

Paparatto started his career with Lanús in 2005, but he only made two appearances for the club before joining Tiro Federal of the Argentine 2nd division. In 2007, he made his return to the Primera División Argentina, joining Tigre and helping them achieve their best ever league finish of 2nd place in the Apertura 2007 tournament. In the 2011–2012 season, he helped Tigre once again achieve a 2nd-place finish in league. He also helped the club finish runners-up in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana. Paparatto was named Tigre’s captain ahead of the 2013-14 season.

On January 15, 2014, Paparatto signed with Major League Soccer (MLS) club Portland Timbers.[1] He won the 2015 MLS Cup with the Timbers. In 2016, he played for Atlético de Rafaela and FC Dallas, although he made no official appearances for Dallas.

Coaching career

On 5 November 2021, Paparatto announced that he would retire at the end of the year.[2] On 25 March 2022, he was appointed manager of Club Almagro, replacing Walter Perazzo.[3]

Honours

Club

Portland Timbers

References

  1. ↑ "Timbers sign Paparatto".
  2. ↑ Se retira Paparatto, mundoascenso.com.ar, 5 November 2021
  3. ↑ Norberto Paparatto fue presentado como nuevo DT de Almagro, ole.com.ar, 25 March 2022
  4. ↑ McCauley, Kevin (7 December 2015). "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final".
  5. ↑ "Portland Timbers become first Cascadia club to reach the MLS Cup: "We want to win the big one" | MLSSoccer.com".
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