Career
He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande. After a short stint with Sicilian amateurs Pattese followed by three seasons at Varese, Rampulla joined Cremonese in 1993 and became a protagonist in the club"s rise to the Serie A league. He is best remembered for being the first ever goalkeeper to score a goal in the Italian top flight from open play: in the 22nd round of matches of the 1991-1992 season on 23 February 1992, his team, Cremonese, fell behind to the home side, Atalanta, through a first-half penalty by Brazilian striker Carlos Bianchezi.
With his team still trailing in the dying seconds, Rampulla joined his teammates in attack and headed home a free-kick by Alviero Chiorri from the right from close range, stunning the home crowd.
However, that hard-earned point was not enough to save them from relegation at the end of the season. Rampulla moved to in 1992, where he enjoyed a highly successful 10 year spell at the club
He initially played as a starter, replacing "s former legendary goalkeeper Stefano Tacconi, and subsequently as back-up goalkeeper for the remainder of his career, behind Angelo Peruzzi, Edwin van der Sar, and Gianluigi Buffon, and later as the reserve goalkeeper behind Andreas Isaksson and Fabian Carini, retiring from active football in 2002, following "s Serie A title and Coppa Italia final defeat. Despite being predominantly a backup, he played matches in every competition for during almost every season of his career.
His goal-scoring feat would be matched by fellow Italian Massimo Taibi nine years later.
After his retirement, Rampulla accepted to stay at in the club"s backroom staff, serving as goalkeeping coach for most of his time. He parted company with on October 2010. On July 2011, he was introduced as new head coach of Serie Doctorate Derthona.
On 5 December 2011 he rescinds the contract by mutual agreement with the company.
On 17 May 2012, Rampulla joined former manager Marcello Lippi at Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande and became the clubs"s goalkeeping coach. Club Individual.