Emiliano Bonazzoli (; born 20 January 1979) is a former Italian

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Bonazzoli started his career at

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. He played his first professional match on 15 May 1997 against

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, which his only match of the season the Serie B Champion. In the next two seasons he occasionally played for the first team and youth team. In second half of 1998–99 season, he left for league rival

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. Bonazzoli was signed by Parma in a co-ownership deal in 1999. He was loaned back to Brescia and scored 9 league goals for the team.

Parma

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

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. Bonazzoli returned to Parma and played seasons for the team.

Reggina

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

Sampdoria

In summer 2005, he was loaned to

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along with

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, which Bonazzoli secured a permanent move from Parma and Reggina in summer 2006. He suffered from injuries and at the start of

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, Andrea Caracciolo was signed to replace him. He scored 4 goals in a UEFA Cup match for Sampdoria, on 14 January 2009, he was loaned to Fiorentina in exchange for

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Return to Reggina

In July 2009 he signed a contract with Reggina in order to seek more regular start. He only valued €850,000 at that time. He was excluded from the squad for the start of the 2012–13 Serie B season.

Padova

In November 2012 he joined

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, which became official at the start of the January transfer window.

Marano

In September 2013, Bonazzoli was signed by the

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club,

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Budapest Honvéd

In January 2014, Bonazzoli was signed by the

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club,

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Este

In July 2014, Bonazzoli was signed by the

club,

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Miami Fusion

In May 2015, Bonazzoli was signed by the

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club, Miami Fusion FC.

Siena

In July 2015, Bonazzoli was signed by the

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club,

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Cittadella

On 29 December 2015 Bonazzoli was signed by fellow third level club

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after being released by

International career

Bonazzoli was a member of Italy's U-18 team (now called U19 team) at the

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Final tournament, the Italy U-21 team that won the 2002

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. He was first called up for the Italy squad in September 2006 for Euro 2008 qualifying qualification matches against

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and

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, but did not play in any of those. He finally made his international debut in a friendly against

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on 15 November 2006.

Honours

;Brescia *

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: 1996–97 ;Parma *

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: 2001–02

References

External links

National Team stats.
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