Paul Dimattina Biography – Paul Dimattina Wiki
Paul Dimattina is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Dimattina is of Italian descent and the son of former fruiterer Frank Dimattina.
He formerly played for Richmond at Under 19 level as a 16 year in 1991 and was drafted by them with the final selection in the 1991 AFL draft. He played reserves football for them in 1992 but never played an AFL game for Richmond. During 1993 and 1994 he played for Victorian Football Association (VFA) team Sandringham, as well as some games for the Carlton and Essendon reserves teams. Drafted by the Footscray Football Club (later Western Bulldogs) with the 26th selection in the 1995 Pre-season draft, Dimattina made his AFL debut late in the 1995 season. He was a high possession winner for the Bulldogs throughout his career. He played 131 games for the Bulldogs until he was delisted at the end of the 2003 season.
In 2005, he moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland, where he played with the Southport Sharks. He scored six goals and best afield in the Queensland State League Grand Final before retiring from the Sharks and returning to Melbourne.
After his football career, he went ahead to be involved in the hospitality industry. He and his family own and run the Dimattina’s and Il Gambiro restaurants in Lygon Street, Carlton, Society Restaurant in Melbourne City, the Blue Train cafe at Southgate in Southbank, as well as two restaurants on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Paul Dimattina Age
He was born on November 22, 1974. He is of Italian descent.
Paul Dimattina Children
He has three children in school and said their halted education was a huge cause for concern. “They bawled their eyes out when the government said we were going into another lockdown and not going to school. They lost their s**t,’ he said.
Paul Dimattina Family
He is the son of Frank Dimattina and has a younger brother named Andrew Dimattina who is a former Australian rules footballer who played primarily as a midfielder for Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Paul Dimattina Illness
He was admitted to the hospital in November 2021 after becoming gravely ill from a suspected reaction to a Pfizer booster shot. He was placed into intensive care on Thursday, November 25, 2021, but is now recovering in a stable condition but will remain in the hospital for about a week as reported by the Herald Sun.
He is also receiving chemotherapy and suffers from the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis – has since also contracted the virus itself. His myasthenia gravis condition causes muscle weakness and affects the nervous system. The autoimmune disease is believed to be linked to his reaction.
‘I had a reaction to the booster jab but I’ve also now got Covid. I’m fighting with everything I got to get better,’ he told the publication. ‘I didn’t have any symptoms then bang.’
Paul Dimattina Height
He stands at a listed height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 meters) tall.
Paul Dimattina Instagram
He is available on Facebook as Paul Dimattina.
