He was a contestant on Grande Fratello VIP, 2016[citation needed] and currently a host presenter in L'Isola dei Famosi.
He then spent his youth career at a local side of Staggia Senese, a village in Poggibonsi, in the Province of Siena.
Bettarini then joined Serie B side Sampdoria on a free transfer, as Venezia had to reduce the salary expenditure.
[9] Antonio Marasco, Roberto D'Aversa, Generoso Rossi, Maurizio Caccavale and Alfredo Femiano were also banned.
Bettarini received his only national team call-up in 2004, a warm-up friendly match in Palermo, against the Czech Republic before the start of UEFA Euro 2004, on 18 February.
Bettarini's club teammate Sergio Volpi, as well as Parma's Simone Barone, also received their first call-up.
Italy manager Giovanni Trapattoni used all of his 22-men squad on the field, and made seven substitutions at half time; the match ended in a 2–2 draw.