Loris Boni (born 14 January 1953 in

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) is an Italian professional

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coach and a former player. A

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, he made 400 appearances in the Italian professional leagues, including more than 200 in

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. After a couple of seasons in the third-tier

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, he made his debut in

for

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a couple of months before his 19th birthday. He had an impressive rookie season for such a young player, becoming a first-team regular and scoring a memorable goal in a 4–4 draw against

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. Next season, he was instrumental to the victory away against

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that helped Sampdoria to avoid relegation. Soon, he moved to

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, but was not able to maintain high level of play he displayed with Sampdoria. He did not score any league goals during his four seasons with Roma. However, he scored in an important

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game that Roma won 2–0 against Öster; Boni played all six Roma games in that tournament. Overall, he played nine seasons in Serie A (202 games, five goals). After retirement as a player, he worked as a coach for lower league teams.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boni, Loris 1953 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Brescia Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players UC Sampdoria players AS Roma players Delfino Pescara 1936 players US Cremonese players Novara FC players AC Legnano players Italian football managers US Sassuolo Calcio managers Mantova 1911 managers ASD SolbiaSommese Calcio players AC Montichiari managers US 1913 Seregno Calcio managers Men's association football midfielders US Imperia 1923 managers ASD Fanfulla players ASD Fanfulla managers