Armando Pantanelli (born 1 June 1971) is an Italian former professional football goalkeeper. Playing career Born in Turin, Pantanelli spent his childhood in Parma, and began his footballing career with A.C. Reggiana, and from 1992 to 2006, he played for a host of other clubs, appearing in over 400 matches in the Serie C2, Serie C1, and Serie B, before making his Serie A debut in the 2006–07 season after Calcio Catania earned promotion to the premier division. After a feud with the club management, he moved to Avellino in the summer of 2007. Pantanelli is famous for his mane of hair kept out of his eyes with a baseball cap rather than the conventional headband. He has also captained Catania on a number of occasions. He is also well respected for his remarkable reflex saves, as well as his ability to save penalties. He is, however, also known to have made some high-profile blunders. Pantanelli has been compared to another Italian goalkeeper, Marco Storari, for a similar style of goalkeeping, as well as hairstyle. Storari, ironically spent much of his career with Sicilian rivals Messina. A.C. Reggiana Pantanelli began his professional career with A.C. Reggiana 1919, in 1986. He spent 5 seasons playing within the club's youth system, and began to earn first team call-ups for the 1989–1990 Italian Lega Calcio season. He never earned a first team cap for the club, and was sold in July 1990 to Olbia Calcio. Olbia Calcio – Carpi F.C. Following his official transfer to Olbia Calcio, Pantanelli soon became a vital part of the team, as after a quiet first season, the goalkeeper eventually earned a starting position, and went on to make 35 league appearances up until his 1994 summer transfer to fellow Serie C side Carpi F.C. 1909. Upon his transfer, the young net-minder managed to instantly break into the club's starting XI, and in just two full seasons with the team, Pantanelli made a very impressive 68 appearances for the club, in all competitions. At the conclusion of the 1995–96 season, he transferred to Serie A giants Inter Milan, following his impressive displays in the lower divisions. F.C. Internazionale Milano Following his impending transfer to the northern Italian giants, Pantanelli was signed as a reserve goalkeeper, and spent the entire 1996–1997 Serie A campaign on the bench. Without ever making an appearance for the nerrazzurri, Pantanelli soon returned to