Career
Zamparini has business interest in several fields, with Emmezeta department stores being the most important one. He entered into football in 1987, after having bought then Serie C2 club Venezia, saving it from a possible bankruptcy. His investments in the football club led Venezia to reach Serie A in a few years.
In April 2012 he was suspended one year for involvement in third-party ownership.
However, this was shortened to 5 months after appeal. He is also famous for firing managers quite regularly.