Luigi Panarelli (born 26 April 1976) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a defender.
In the summer of 1999, he joined Serie A side Torino and followed the team, relegated in 2000 but just played five times in 2 seasons.
That season Torino signed Alberto Maria Fontana (tagged for €5.5M), Giammarco Frezza (tagged for €5M) Daniele Martinetti (tagged for €1.6M) in co-ownership deal and Roma signed Panarelli in co-ownership deal for €5M, Gabriele Paoletti for €5.5M, Alberto Schettino for €1.6M,[1][2] which made there were no cash involved but generate €12.1M transfer income to both parties and €12.1M cost to amortize in instalments, generate "profit" in the first season.
Panarelli signed a 3-year contract,[1] then being loaned out to Serie C2 side Florentia Viola, the new club to replace the bankrupted A.C. Fiorentina, but failed to play regularly.
Confirmed in charge of Fidelis Andria for the new season, he was dismissed on 11 October 2021 due to poor results.
[11] Panarelli successively coached Serie D amateur club Matera from September 2023[12] to April 2024.