Massimiliano Cappioli (; born 17 January 1968) is a former
Italian professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder.
Career
After having spent his early years in the
AS Roma youth system, he moved to
Cagliari
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in 1988 and played five seasons with the
Sardinian side. The
Serie C1
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club, managed by
Claudio Ranieri, obtained two consecutive promotions in 1989 and 1990, and Cappioli played three
Serie A seasons with the ''rossoblu'' before to return at AS Roma in 1993. In 1994, he made his one and only appearance for the
Italian national team
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, a 0–1 home loss in
Naples to
France. He left Roma in December 1996 for
Udinese and successively moved to several other
Serie A clubs in the next years.
In 2000, he signed for
Palermo
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of Serie C1, captaining the side to win the league and being its topscorer with 13 goals, also thanks to the fact he was the main penalty kicker. After another season with Palermo, he left the ''rosanero'' in 2002. After several months of inactivity, he signed in February 2003 for
Taranto, but failed to impress, and retired at the end of the season.
In September 2008 he made a comeback into football, returning as a player/manager to his childhood team Pescatori Ostia in the
Eccellenza league, together with former professional players
Marco Delvecchio
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and
Antonio Criniti.
Honours
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UEFA Intertoto Cup
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:
1998
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References
External links
Career profile
1968 births
Living people
Italian footballers
A.S. Roma players
Cagliari Calcio players
Udinese Calcio players
Atalanta B.C. players
Bologna F.C. 1909 players
A.C. Perugia Calcio players
Palermo F.C. players
Taranto F.C. 1927 players
People from Ostia (Rome)
Serie A players
Serie B players
Association football midfielders
Italy international footballers
Footballers from Rome
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