Emiliano Bonazzoli

Emiliano Bonazzoli

Personal information
Date of birth	20 January 1979 (1979-01-20)
Place of birth	Asola, Italy
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Reggina
Number	9
Youth career
1996?–1997	Brescia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2000	Brescia	53	(10)
1999	→ Cesena (loan)	21	(1)
2000–2003	Parma	36	(8)
2000–2001	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	28	(7)
2003	→ Reggina (loan)	17	(7)
2003–2006	Reggina	59	(10)
2005–2006	→ Sampdoria (loan)	17	(9)
2006–2009	Sampdoria	66	(7)
2009	→ Fiorentina (loan)	12	(1)
2009–	Reggina	73	(23)
National team
2006	Italy	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Emiliano Bonazzoli (born 20 January 1979) is an Italian footballer, a striker, currently playing for Reggina.

Career

Bonazzoli started his career at Brescia. He played his first professional match on 15 May 1997 against Lecce, which his only match of the season the Serie B Champion. In the next two seasons he occasionally played for the first team and youth team. In second half of 1998-99 season, he left for league rival Cesena.

Bonazzoli was signed by Parma in a co-ownership deal in 1999. He was loaned back to Brescia and scored 9 league goals for the team.

Parma

In June 2000, Parma decided bought all remain registration rights from Brescia. He played the opening match on 1 October 2000, then left on loan to league rival Verona.

Bonazzoli returned to Parma and played 1½ season for the team.

Reggina

Bonazzoli was sent on loan to Reggina in January 2003. At the end of season the club signed him in a co-ownership deal.

Sampdoria

In summer 2005, he was loaned to Sampdoria along with Marco Zamboni, which Bonazzoli secured a permanent move from Parma and Reggina in summer 2006. He suffered from injuries and at the start of 2007–08 Serie A, Andrea Caracciolo was signed to replace him.

He scored 4 goals in a UEFA Cup match for Sampdoria, on January 14, 2009, he was loaned to Fiorentina in exchange for Giampaolo Pazzini.

Return to Reggina

In July 2009 he signed a contract with Reggina in order to seek more regular start. He only valued €850,000 at that time.

National team

Bonazzoli was a member of Italy's U-18 team at the 1996 European Under-18 Football Championship Final tournament, the Italy U-21 team that won the 2002 European Under-21 Football Championship. He was first called up for the Italy squad in September 2006 for Euro 2008 qualifying qualification matches against Lithuania and France, but did not play in any of those. He finally made his international debut in a friendly against Turkey on 15 November 2006.

Honours

• Serie B: 1997

External links

• (Italian) National Team stats.