Paolo Di Sarno
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Paolo Di Sarno was born in Ivrea (Torino), on June 1, 1968.
He was a product of the Torino youth sector.
From 1986 to 1989 he was part of the first team squad but never made his debut.
In 1989 he joined Chieti in Serie C2 and played 29 league games under Antonio Giammarinaro. The Neroverdi finished 3rd.
In 1990-91 he was at Monopoli in C1. He played 29 league games under former Lazio player Giuseppe Papadopulo. The "Gabbiano" (Seagull) finished 12th.
In 1991 he joined Ternana in C1. The manager was former Lazio, Roberto Clagluna and the Rossoverdi finished 1st and promoted. Di Sarno played 34 league games.
In the summer of 1992 he joined Lazio in A. The manager was legend Dino Zoff and the main keepers Valerio Fiori and Fernando Orsi. Di Sarno appeared four times on the bench but never made his debut and left in the autumn.
He signed for Udinese in A. He played 30 league games, first under Adriano Fedele and then former Lazio Alberto Bigon. The Bianconeri finished 14th and avoided relegation in a playoff against Brescia. His teammates included Lazio connections; Lorenzo Marronaro (1980-81), Francesco Dell'Anno (1984-86), Nestor Sensini (1999-2000) and Antonio Manicone (assistant manager 2012-14) plus Lazio legend Alessandro Calori….
In 1993 he joined Lucchese in Serie B and stayed two seasons. He played 63 league games and the Panthers finished 10th and 16th. His manager was legendary former Lazio, Eugenio Fascetti for a season and a half and then Giampaolo Piaceri. He played alongside former Lazio, Luca Brunetti (1986-88) and Sergio Domini (1990-91).
In 1995-96 he played for Brescia in B. He made 35 league appearances and the Biancazzurri finished 16th, first under Mircea Lucescu (1-24) and then future Lazio Edy Reja (25-38). The squad included Lazio connections; Giampaolo Saurini (1988-89, 1990-91), Maurizio Neri (1991-93), Luca Luzardi (1992-94), Roberto Baronio (1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2005-06, 2006-08, 2009-10), Antonio and Emanuele Filippini (2004-05) plus a young Andrea Pirlo (later Inter, Milan and Juventus).
In 1996-97 he was with Pistoiese in C1. He played 14 league games mainly under Enrico Catuzzi and the Arancioni finished 16th (then safe via the playouts). One of his teammates was future Lazio manager Stefano Pioli (2014-16).
In 1997 he joined Brescello for a season in C1. He played 25 league games and the Gialloblu finished 9th under Giancarlo D'Astoli. One of his teammates was future Lazio player and then manager Simone Inzaghi.
In 1998-99 he was at Treviso in B. He only played 3 league games as the main keeper was Alessandro Cesaretti. The Biancocelesti finished 8th under Gianfranco Bellotto.
In 1999 he joined Biellese for one season and played 34 league games. The Lanieri were in C2 and finished 6th under former Torino player Patrizio Sala.
In 2000 he stayed in Piedmont but moved to Pro Vercelli in C2. He stayed two seasons, playing 49 league games and the Lions finished 4th and 7th. His manager was Maurizio Braghin. One of his teammates was former Lazio youth player Federico Peluso (later Atalanta, Juventus, Sassuolo and 3 Italy caps).
In 2002 he joined Pro Patria (Busto Arsizio-Lombardy) and stayed three seasons. The Tigrotti were in Serie C and finished 11th, 14th and 10th. He played 65 league games, under managers Carlo Muraro and Patrizio Sala again.
His last club was Ivrea (Piedmont) from 2005 to 2007. The Arancioni were in C2 and finished 3rd (promoted) and 17th (relegated after playout). His manager was Osvaldo Jaconi (the miracle of Castel di Sangro 1993-98) and he played 8 league games (the main keeper was Alessandro Caparco).
At 39 Di Sarno retired but stayed in football as a goalkeeper coach.
He went back to his roots and Torino. From 2007 to 2014 he coached the youth teams' keepers. From 2014 to 2023 he was with the first team goalstoppers (including Luca Castellazzi, Daniele Padelli, Joe Hart, Salvatore Sirigu, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic and Etrit Berisha). In 2024 he joined Salernitana for two years but from 2026 is back with Toro (Alberto Paleari and Franco Israel).
Di Sarno had a decent goalkeeping career. He did not make it at Lazio but he played in Serie A with Udinese and then many years in B and C with various clubs. He won a promotion to C1 with Ternana.
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