Massimo Loviso (born 9 April 1984) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for Castelnuovo Vomano.

Career

Bologna

Born in

Bentivoglio Bentivoglio may refer to: * Bentivoglio (surname) *House of Bentivoglio *Bentivoglio, Emilia-Romagna Bentivoglio ( Northern Bolognese: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna ...

, the Province of Bologna, Loviso started his career at

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

. After made his debut on 8 November 2003, a 0–0 draw with

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

as starter, Loviso mainly played as backup.

Livorno

In June 2007, he joined Serie A side

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in a co-ownership deal for €200,000 fee.Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008
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(in Italian)A.S. Livorno Calcio S.r.l. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008
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(in Italian) He only made 16 starts in the first season. Loviso followed the team relegated to Serie B after Livorno bought him outright in June 2008, for an additional €1,000. Partnered with

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and

Antonio Candreva Antonio Candreva (; born 28 February 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder or right winger for Serie A club Salernitana, on loan from Sampdoria. Candreva began his professional club career with Ternana in 20 ...

in the midfield, he won promotion back to Serie A.

Torino

In August 2009, he was signed by newly relegated Serie B side

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in another co-ownership deal for €900,000 fee in a 3-year contract. During 2009–10 season,

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of Torino attacked the players during

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's birthday party. After the incident the players involved: Di Michele, Loviso, Riccardo Colombo,

Aimo Diana Aimo Stefano Diana (; born 2 January 1978) is an Italian football manager, currently for Reggiana, and a former player. A player of wide range, he was capable of playing both as a wide midfielder or as a defender on the right flank. Club caree ...

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were transferred to other clubs and only

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and Angelo Ogbonna were remained. He left for

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...

along with Di Michele on 1 February 2010. Torino also paid Lecce premiums ( it, premi di valorizzazione) of €300,000 for the loans.Torino F.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2010
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(in Italian) In June 2010 Torino signed Loviso from Livorno outright for free. Loviso did not leave Turin in 2010–11 season but only able to play with its Primavera reserve team as an overage player.

Crotone

In January 2011 he left for

Crotone Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...

in a temporary deal and on 20 July 2011 Torino terminated his contract in order to join Crotone on a free transfer. In August 2012 he left for

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in a temporary deal, with

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moved to opposite direction also on loan.

Parma

On 29 June 2013. few days before the closure of 2012–13 financial year of F.C.Crotone S.r.l. and Parma F.C. S.p.A., Loviso was sold to Parma in exchange for

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to Crotone. 50% registration rights of both players were "valued" €400,000.Parma F.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013
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(in Italian) Loviso signed a 2-year contract (later extended one more year). In July 2013 Loviso was loaned to

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

. In June 2014 Loviso was signed by Parma outright. On 20 August 2014, he was signed by

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancient. ...

in a temporary deal.

Lega Pro clubs

On 22 June 2015 Loviso became a free agent after the formal bankruptcy of Parma. On 7 July 2015 he was signed by

Alessandria Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin. Alessandria ...

in a 2-year contract. On 22 August 2016 Loviso joined AlbinoLeffe on a free transfer. The club was re-admitted to

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to fill the vacancy. On 30 July 2019 he signed with Rende. On 4 August 2020 he joined

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club Castelnuovo Vomano.

References

External links

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2007–08)

FIGC
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