Cristian Lizzori (born 2 April 1980) is an

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former

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who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

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region, Lizzori started his career at Lombard and

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club

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

. In 2000, he graduated from Primavera Under-20 team and joined

Arezzo Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...

along with Giovanni Passiglia,

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and

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. He made his Serie B debut on 2 September 2002, the round 2 match against

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as starter. The match ended in 1-1 draw. In June 2001, he was bought back by Inter and loaned to

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. Ternana then signed Lizzori in co-ownership deal for 500 million lire (€258,228) in June 2002FC Internazionale Milano SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2003 and then loaned to Viterbese. In June 2003, Ternana bought Lizzori and

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outright from Inter for €500 each But he then joined

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in another co-ownership deal, which Spezia at that time partially owned by Inter. Inter team-mate Luca Ceccarelli and Nicola Napolitano also joined the club on loan. He left the club in January 2005 after signed defender

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from Inter. He then spent 2005–06 season at Sicilian side Vittoria and in January 2007 left for

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. In 2007-08 season Lizzori he left for

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

n side

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. After the club folded, Lizzori retired.

Honours

Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C ( it, Serie C Italian Cup), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the c ...

: 2004–05 (Spezia)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lizzori, Cristian Italian footballers Serie B players S.S. Arezzo players Ternana Calcio players U.S. Viterbese 1908 players Spezia Calcio players F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players Association football central defenders Sportspeople from the Province of Lodi 1980 births Living people A.S.D. Calcio Club Vittoria 2020 players Footballers from Lombardy