Emanuele Berrettoni was born in Rome on May 17, 1981.
He was formed in the Lazio academy and in 2000-01 was added to the first team squad.
He played in a few pre-season friendlies then made 1 league appearance, 2 in Coppa Italia and 1 in the Champions League. Lazio finished 3rd and won the Supercoppa. Halfway through the season Sven-Goran Eriksson was replaced by Dino Zoff. With Hernan Crespo, Marcelo Salas, Claudio Lopez and Simone Inzaghi in the squad Berrettoni predictably had trouble getting much playing time.
He started the next season at Lazio too but after one league appearance he left.
In September 2001 he joined Perugia in Serie A. The manager was Serse Cosmi and Perugia finished 8th. Berrettoni played 5 league games and 3 in Coppa Italia.
The following season he played more, 17 league games, 3 in Coppa Italia and 1 in the Intertoto Cup with 1 goal (Stuttgart). Perugia finished a positive 9th.
In 2003-04 he started with Perugia but in January left after 8 league games, 4 in Coppa Italia and 8 in Europe (5 in Intertoto and 3 in UEFA) with 1 goal (Wolfsburg). Perugia reached the last 32 of the UEFA Cup but were relegated from Serie A.
Berrettoni however had left for Catania on loan. The Etnei were in Serie B and the manager was Stefano Colantuono. The Rossoblu finished 9th and Berrettoni played 16 league games with 3 goals (Napoli x2, Fiorentina). His teammates included Lazio connections; Emanuele Concetti (1998-2000, 2001-2003), Guglielmo Stendardo (2005-2008, 2009-2012) and Fabio Firmani (2005-09, 2009-11).
In August 2004 Berrettoni was loaned to Crotone in Serie B. He only made 3 appearances (1 in B and 2 in Coppa Italia) with 2 goals before leaving.
In September 2004 he joined Napoli on loan (still from Perugia). The Azzurri were in Serie C1. The manager was first Gian Piero Ventura (1-19) and then, future Lazio, Edy Reja (20-34). They finished 3rd and then lost the playoff to Avellino. Berrettoni played 13 league games but in January left.
In January 2005 he was loaned to SPAL in Serie C1. In Ferrara he played 15 league games under Massimiliano Allegri and the Estensi finished 9th.
In 2005 -06 he joined Grosseto on a definite deal. The Maremmani were in C1 and the manager was Allegri again but he was then replaced by Corrado Benedetti. Berrettoni left too, in January, after 11 league games. Grosseto eventually finished 4th.
In January 2006 he joined Bassano Virtus (Bassano del Grappa) where he stayed three and a half seasons, finally some stability. The Giallorossi were in Serie C2 and finished 12th, 5th, 2nd and 4th. Berrettoni played 118 league games (including playoffs) with 47 goals plus 8 games in the domestic cups with 2 goals.
In 2009 he joined Hellas Verona who were in Lega Pro Prima Divisione (3rd tier). He stayed three seasons. The Scaligeri finished 3rd (lost in playoffs), 5th (promoted in playoffs) and 4th in Serie B (lost in playoffs). Berrettoni played 69 league games (including playoffs) with 10 goals and 9 in the domestic cups with 5 goals. His managers included Giuseppe Vavassori, Giuseppe Giannini briefly and Andrea Mandorlini (for promotion and Serie B).
In 2012 Berrettoni returned to Bassano Virtus for another two seasons in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (4th tier). The Basàn finished 4th, under Massimo Rastelli and 1st (promoted), under Mario Petrone. Berrettoni played 66 league games (including playoffs) with 20 goals plus 3 games in domestic cups with 7 goals.
In 2014 he joined Ascoli in Lega Pro 1. Under manager Mario Petrone the "Picchio" (The Woodpecker) finished 2nd but were promoted due to first placed Teramo's punishment for corruption charges. Berrettoni played 28 league games with 6 goals plus 2 games in the domestic cups with 1 goal.
The following year he stayed on in Serie B but only until January. After 4 league games and 1 in Coppa Italia he left.
He joined Pordenone in Lega Pro 1 and stayed three and a half seasons. The Neroverdi from the north-east finished 2nd (lost playoffs), 3rd (lost playoffs), 9th and 1st (promoted to B). The managers were Bruno Tedino for two seasons, Leonardo Colucci and then Fabio Rossitto in the third and finally Attilio Tesser in the promotion year. Berrettoni played 93 league games (including playoffs) with 18 goals plus 2 games in the domestic cups.
At this point at 38 he retired.
After retiring he became sporting director of Pordenone, a role he held until the end of the 2021-22 season.
Berrettoni was a forward but usually played more as a number 10. He could however, thanks to his good technique, play in any forward or midfield position. He played a total of 532 professional games with 123 goals. He also played 6 games for Italy U20's with 1 goal.
At Lazio he was a promising youth player but these were the Cragnotti years, full of foreign stars. He was therefore forced to go and play elsewhere and at lower levels but he got his satisfactions, including four promotions.
Lazio Career
Season | Toal games (goals) | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Champions League |
2000-01 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
2001-02 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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