Emiliano Bonazzoli

Emiliano Bonazzoli (Italian pronunciation: [emiˈljaːno bonatˈtsɔːli]; born 20 January 1979) is a former Italian footballer who played as a striker, currently in charge of Serie B club Lecco.

Emiliano Bonazzoli
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-01-20) 20 January 1979
Place of birth Asola, Italy
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lecco (head coach)
Youth career
1993–1997 Brescia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Brescia 53 (10)
1999 → Cesena (loan) 21 (1)
2000–2003 Parma 36 (8)
2000–2001 → Verona (loan) 28 (7)
2003–2005 Reggina 77 (17)
2005–2009 Sampdoria 83 (16)
2009 → Fiorentina (loan) 12 (1)
2009–2012 Reggina 94 (25)
2013 Padova 11 (3)
2013–2014 Marano 4 (0)
2014 Budapest Honvéd 9 (0)
2014–2015 Este 9 (0)
2015 Miami Fusion 0 (0)
2015 Siena 14 (4)
2016 Cittadella 10 (0)
Total 461 (92)
International career
1996–1997 Italy U18 9 (7)
1996–1997 Italy U19 14 (2)
1998–1999 Italy U20 3 (0)
1998–2002 Italy U21 17 (8)
2006 Italy 1 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Atletico Conselve
2017–2018 Thermal Teolo
2018–2019 Chievo (women)
2019–2020 Hellas Verona (women)
2022–2023 Fanfulla
2023– Lecco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2016

Playing career

Bonazzoli started his career at Brescia. He played his first professional match on 15 May 1997 against Lecce; in the next two seasons, he occasionally played for the first and youth teams. In the second half of the 1998–99 season, he left for league rival Cesena.

Bonazzoli was signed by Parma in a co-ownership deal in 1999. He was loaned back to Brescia and scored nine league goals for the team.

Parma

In June 2000, Parma bought all remaining registration rights from Brescia. He played the opening match on 1 October 2000, then left on loan to league rival Verona.

Bonazzoli returned to Parma and played 1+1⁄2 seasons for the team.

Reggina

Bonazzoli was sent on loan to Reggina in January 2003. At the end of the season, the club signed him in a co-ownership deal for €925,000.[1]

Sampdoria

In the summer of 2005, he was loaned to Sampdoria along with Marco Zamboni,[2] which Bonazzoli secured a permanent move from Parma and Reggina in summer 2006. He suffered from injuries, and at the start of 2007–08 Serie A, Andrea Caracciolo was signed to replace him.

He scored four goals in a UEFA Cup match for Sampdoria; on 14 January 2009, he was loaned to Fiorentina in exchange for Giampaolo Pazzini.

Return to Reggina

In July 2009, Bonazzoli signed a contract with Reggina to seek more playing time as a starter.[3] He only valued €850,000 at that time.[4]

He was excluded from the squad for the start of the 2012–13 Serie B season.

Padova

In November 2012, he joined Calcio Padova, which became official at the start of the January transfer window.

Marano

In September 2013, Bonazzoli was signed by the Serie D club, S.S.D. Calcio Marano.

Budapest Honvéd

In January 2014, Bonazzoli was signed by the Hungarian League club, Budapest Honvéd FC.[5]

Este

In July 2014, Bonazzoli was signed by the Hungarian League club, A.C. Este.

Miami Fusion

In May 2015, Bonazzoli was signed by the National Premier Soccer League club, Miami Fusion FC.

Siena

In July 2015, Bonazzoli was signed by the Lega Pro club, Siena.

Cittadella

On 29 December 2015, Bonazzoli was signed by fellow third-tier club Cittadella after being released by Siena.[6][7]

International career

Bonazzoli was a member of Italy's U-18 team (now called U19 team) at the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Final tournament, the Italy U-21 team that won the 2002 European Under-21 Football Championship. He was first called up for the Italy squad in September 2006 for Euro 2008 qualifying qualification matches against Lithuania and France, but did not play in any of those. He finally made his international debut in a friendly against Turkey on 15 November 2006.

Managerial career

In 2016, Bonazzoli started his coaching career with Prima Categoria amateurs Atletico Conselve, then joining Promozione club Thermal Teolo afterwards.[8]

In 2018, he embarked on a coaching career with women's football, being appointed in charge of Chievo Women for the 2018–19 Serie A season.[9] This was followed by a stint at Hellas Verona Women the following season.[10]

In 2020, Bonazzoli joined the coaching staff of Serie C club Renate as a technical collaborator.[11] In January 2022, he was appointed in charge of Serie D club Fanfulla, a position he left in February 2023.[12]

On 12 October 2023, Bonazzoli took on his first position as a professional head coach, being appointed in charge of bottom-placed Serie B club Lecco.[13]

Honours
Brescia
Parma

References
  1. Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2005 (in Italian)
  2. "Sampdoria swoop for Reggina pair". UEFA. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  3. "Bonazzoli alla Reggina" (in Italian). regginacalcio.com. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  4. UC Sampdoria Report and Accounts on 31 December 2009 (in Italian)
  5. "Bonazzoli jön, Vécsei megy?" (in Hungarian). mix.hu. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. "Emiliano Bonazzoli è granata" (in Italian). A.S. Cittadella. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. "Bonazzoli:Rescissione" (in Italian). Robur Siena. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  8. "Emiliano Bonazzoli è il nuovo allenatore del Thermal Teolo" (in Italian). Il Gazzettino. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. "Bonazzoli è il nuovo allenatore del Chievo femminile" (in Italian). Hellas Live. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. "Verona, Emiliano Bonazzoli è l'allenatore della squadra femminile" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. "Renate, Emiliano Bonazzoli collaboratore tecnico di mister Diana" (in Italian). TuttoC.com. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  12. "Renate, Emiliano Bonazzoli collaboratore tecnico di mister Diana" (in Italian). Goal.com. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  13. "Lecco, per il post Foschi arriva Bonazzoli. Confermato poi lo staff già presente" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  14. "Coppa Italia Finale". juworld.net. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  15. "Coppa Italia Finale". juworld.net. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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