Massimo Gazzoli (born 17 July 1975) is a former

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Career

Empoli and early career

Born in

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, the

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, Gazzoli started his career at Tuscany club Empoli. He left for ''

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'' teams Biellese and Marsala before returning to Empoli and playing 8

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games. In January 2000 he left for

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in co-ownership deal. He returned to Empoli in mid-2000, but soon he was loaned to Pisa.

Lucchese

In mid-2001, he left for home province club Lucchese in another co-ownership deal and in June 2002 the club bought the remaining 50% registration rights. The team entered 2001–02 Serie C1 promotion playoffs but lost to

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in the finals, after extra time. However, in the next season the team only able to remain in Serie C1 by winning

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in the relegation "play-out".

Genoa

In mid-2003 he was signed by

club

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, where he was the first choice keeper ahead of Nicola Barasso. In January 2004, new signing

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became the new keeper. Gazzoli won

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, but due to match fixing scandal, Genoa relegated. Gazzoli returned to starting XI, played 20 league games. The team finished as the runner-up of 2005–06 Serie C1 Group A. He became a surplus of the team after the signing of Rubinho. On 13 September 2006 he left for Massese along with

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Return to ''Lega Pro''

On 3 July 2007 he returned to

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once again. He replaced departed Alex Brunner, ahead Mathieu Moreau and

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. At the end of season Lucchese bankrupted, Gazzoli once again became free agent. He joined

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in July 2008, replacing departed

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. He played 59 league matches, only missed a few and played by Roberto Zaina and Matteo Trini. In August 2010 he was signed by

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. At the end of the season he was offered a new 1-year contract. Despite the arrival of Timothy Nocchi, Gazzoli remained as the starting goalkeeper until round 8. On 20 January 2012 Gazzoli was sold to

, his hometown club. He suppressed Mirko Ranieri as the first choice keeper.

Honours

* Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2010

References

External links

Carrarese Profile

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