Simone Farina

Early career

Born in Rome and a fan of Lazio, Farina started his career at A.S. Roma and was a member of the Primavera U20 youth team in the 2000–01 season. In the 2001–02 season, he left for Catania on loan. He played twice for Catania in Serie C1 and won promotion playoffs with the Sicilian club.

Roma's False accounting scandal

On 28 June 2002, he was exchanged with Alessandro Sturba, who only played twice in Serie A, though both players were tagged for the nominal value of €2.4 million. Co-currently, Roma bought back Farina's 50% registration rights (co-ownership deal) for €1.2M. Roma also made similar deals with other clubs before the end of the fiscal year on 30 June 2002, and created a "profit" of €55million by selling their youth players. In 2004, Roma was investigated and was fined €60,000 on 30 October 2007 by the Criminal Court of Rome for irregular transferring of youth players.

Cittadella

At Cittadella, Farina only played 17 times in two seasons with the club in Serie C1. In June 2004, Roma gave up the remaining rights for free (the nominal value was €1.2M).

Serie C2 clubs and Gubbio

Farina then left for Serie C2 club Gualdo. After the club went bankrupt, he joined Celano also in Serie C2. In June 2007, he signed a 1-year contract with Serie C2 club Gubbio. With Gubbio he won two promotions, and reached out his career peak by playing in the 2011–12 Serie B with his club.

2011 Italian football scandal

He became…