Paolo Tagliavento (born 19 September 1972) is a former Italian association football referee officiated in the Serie A and UEFA competitions; namely the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Career

Club

Tagliavento began refereeing in Serie A in 2004, officiating over 200 matches in his fourteen year career. In the Serie B he notched up over 80 games, whilst he also officiated Coppa Italia matches, as well as a relegation match in 2009. On 8 December 2010, Tagliavento debuted as a referee in the UEFA Champions League, in a match between Arsenal and Partizan. He would go on to officiate over 20 additional Champions League games. Tagliavento retired from refereeing on 30 May 2018. On 3 July 2018, Tagliavento was named club manager of Ternana. After having been promoted to vice-chairman, on 18 June 2023 Tagliavento was named new Ternana chairman, following the election of club owner and chairman Stefano Bandecchi as mayor of Terni. He left the club a month later, after the club was sold to entrepreneur Nicola Guida.

International

Tagliavento officiated international friendlies, U-21 European qualifiers, as well as FIFA World Cup qualification matches in Europe. He was also a referee at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.