Norberto Paparatto

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

Norberto Paparatto

Personal information
Full name	Norberto Javier Paparatto
Date of birth	(1984-01-03) January 3, 1984 (age 41)
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

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

• MLS Cup: 2015^[4]
• Western Conference (playoffs): 2015^[5]