Simone Padoin

Simone Padoin is exactly the kind of footballer I gravitate toward. He never chased stardom; instead, he came up through Atalanta's youth ranks, passed through Vicenza, and returned to grind it out for the senior side as a versatile wingback or midfielder. Players like him, who fill whatever gap the team needs without complaint, are the connective tissue of any good side. That he later moved into coaching tells me football runs all the way to his bones. I admire careers built on trust and tireless effort rather than headlines, and his Friuli roots only add to the understated charm.

Name (English)

Simone Padoin

Name (Japanese)

シモーネ・パドイン

Reading

しもーね・ぱどいん

Born

March 18, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

Origin

Gemona del Friuli, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%89%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Friuli Venezia Giulia
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.