Simone Bonomi (born 8 November 1980) is an Italian former

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er who played as a

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Career

Bonomi started his career at

AC Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons ...

youth teams. In 1999, he was signed by Serie C2 club

Prato Prato ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city lies in the north east of Tuscany, at the foot of Monte Retaia, elevation , the last peak in the Calvana chain. With more than 200,000 i ...

in co-ownership bid. He played 50 times in the league, and also played 5 times in the playoff (2000, 2001). In summer 2001, he joined

Avellino Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

of Serie C1 in joint-ownership bid. In January 2002, he joined

Poggibonsi Poggibonsi is a town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located on the river Elsa and is the main centre of the Valdelsa Valley. History The area around Poggibonsi was already settled in the Neolithic age, although the firs ...

of Serie C2 on loan, and also played once in relegation playoff.

Siena

In summer 2002, Bonomi joined

A.C. Siena Associazione Calcio Robur Siena 1904, commonly referred to as Siena, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Siena, Tuscany. The club was re-incorporated in 2020 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal entity Robur Siena, whi ...

of Serie B. He never became a regular of the team, although made his Serie A debut on 25 October 2003 against

US Lecce Unione Sportiva Lecce, commonly referred to as Lecce (), is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. The club play in Serie A in the 2022–23 season, the top level of the Italian football pyramid, having been promoted from Serie B. ...

. He played 5 times in Serie A before left for Serie A rival

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

on loan. In 2004–05 and 2005–06, Bonomi was loaned to

Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

(Serie C1) and

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(Serie B) respectively. He also played 4 times for Napoli in Serie C1 playoff.

Crotone, Bari & Perugia

In summer 2006, he joined

F.C. Crotone Football Club Crotone S.r.l., commonly referred to as Crotone, is an Italian football club based in Crotone, Calabria. They play in the third division of Italian football, the Serie C. Founded in 20 settembre 1910, it holds its home games at Stadi ...

and followed the team relegated to Serie C1. He played twice in Serie C1 playoff for Crotone. In July 2008, he joined

A.S. Bari Società Sportiva Calcio Bari, commonly referred to as Bari, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Bari, Apulia. Bari currently plays in the . The team finished the 2021–22 season in first place in Serie C and earned promot ...

of Serie B, signed a 2-year contract. In August 2009, he signed a 1-year contract with

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

Going south: Sorrento

On 25 July 2011 Bonomi signed a 2-year deal that will keep him with the club until 2013. As of December 2011 he has made 13 appearances for the club and is sticking to his (earlier) word that he had come to the club to improve, by turning in some commendable appearances.

Honours

;Siena *

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

winner: 2003 ;Bari *

winner: 2009 ;Napoli *

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football (soccer), football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1 ...

playoff runner-up: 2005 ;Prato *

Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

playoff runner-up: 2001

References

External links

*http://www.asbari.it/index.php?option=com_campionato&task=giocatore&giocatore=2704 *http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_b_2007/giocatori/bonomi_sim.shtml {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonomi, Simone Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers AC Milan players AC Prato players US Avellino 1912 players ACR Siena 1904 players AC ChievoVerona players SSC Napoli players Hellas Verona FC players FC Crotone players SSC Bari players AC Perugia Calcio players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Sorrento Calcio 1945 players Serie A players Serie B players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Milan 1980 births Living people