| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 16, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Arzignano, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Brescia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1992 | Bologna | 49 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Brescia | 26 | (1) |
| 1993–2005 | Lazio | 264 | (19) |
| 2005–2007 | Siena | 49 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1994 | Italy U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 1994–2000 | Italy | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Paolo Negro (born 16 April 1972) is a retired Italian footballer who could play as either a central or right defender.
In a 18-year professional career, he amassed Serie A totals of 362 games and 24 goals, namely in representation of Lazio, winning eight major titles with the club, including one national championship and the 1999 Cup Winners' Cup.
Negro appeared with Italy at Euro 2000.
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Negro was born in Arzignano, Province of Vicenza. A youth player at Brescia Calcio, he joined Bologna F.C. 1909 in 1990, and made his Serie A debut against Genoa C.F.C. on 28 October, amassing over 50 overall appearances in his first two professional seasons, the last spent in Serie B.
After a quick return with Brescia, he then went on to have a 12-year stint with Rome's S.S. Lazio. On 17 December 2000, Negro scored an own goal in a derby against A.S. Roma, which eventually lifted the scudetto (the previous season, he had helped Lazio win it, with two goals in 26 appearances).
Having joined A.C. Siena in 2005, Negro scored a dramatic 85th-minute goal to defeat former side Lazio 2–1 on the final day of the 2006–07 season; without it, Siena would have been relegated to the second division, instead of A.C. ChievoVerona. He appeared a further 50 times in the league in two campaigns, for a total of 363 official games, being an unused substitute in the club's 2–1 defeat of RCD Mallorca in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final.
In August 2008, almost one year after retiring, 36-year old Negro underwent a trial at second level club Modena FC, but nothing came of it. In June 2011, he passed the category 2 coaching exams, which made him eligible to coach Lega Pro teams.In January 2012 Liverpool approached Negro with a pay as you play offer.Negro is said to be considering this offer.[1]
On 16 November 1994, Negro made his debut for Italy, in a match against Croatia for the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifiers (1–2 home loss). He received a total of eight caps with the Azzurri, and was selected in the squad for the Euro 2000 tournament, where the national team finished second.
Previous, Negro was an essential member of the U21s, as they defeated Portugal at the 1994 European Championships, in Montpellier.
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