Javier Gustavo Mazzoni (born 4 February 1972) is an Argentine retired

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who played as a

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Football career

Born in

Don Bosco, Buenos Aires Don Bosco is a locality and rail station in the north-eastern section of the Quilmes Partido (south of the Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina). Formerly called ''"Station of the 13th kilometer"'', it takes its name from the Salesians of Don Bosco and t ...

, Mazzoni had a journeyman career after starting out at

Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente () is an Argentina, Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Greater Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its Association football, football team, wh ...

, going on to play top division football other than in his country with

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, a ...

(France),

FC Lausanne-Sport FC Lausanne–Sport (also referred to as LS) is a Swiss football club based in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud. Founded in 1896, Lausanne Sport played in the Swiss Super League in their most recent 2021-22 season, the highest tier of football ...

(Switzerland),

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

(Spain),

Figueirense Futebol Clube Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian f ...

(Brazil) and Montevideo Wanderers FC (Uruguay). He retired in 2007, at the age of 35.

Honours

;Independiente *

Supercopa Libertadores The Supercopa Libertadores (English: ''Libertadores Supercup''), also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a Association football, football club competition contested annually betw ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazzoni, Javier 1972 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Olimpo footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Club Atlético Tigre footballers Ligue 1 players FC Nantes players Swiss Super League players FC Lausanne-Sport players La Liga players Segunda División players Racing de Santander players Polideportivo Ejido footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Figueirense FC players Uruguayan Primera División players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay