Simone Farina (born 18 April 1982) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender, currently working as general manager of Serie D Group E club Sien a.
Born in Rome and a fan of Lazio,[1] Farina started his career at A.S. Roma and was a member of the Primavera U20 youth team in the 2000–01 season.
Roma also made similar deals with other clubs before the end of fiscal year on 30 June 2002, and created a "profit" of €55million by selling their youth players.
[13][14] During this role in August 2014 Farina was named a FIFA Ambassador for fair play by Sepp Blatter, also working with the English FA to raise awareness of betting regulations among players.
[16] In the summer of 2023, Farina returned to football as the new general manager of Siena following the club's exclusion and a fresh restart from Eccellenza.