Emiliano Bonazzoli
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Emiliano Bonazzoli is an Italian
Italy
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 footballer, a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

, currently playing for Reggina
Reggina Calcio
Reggina Calcio are an Italian association football club, the main club of the city of Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in the Italian Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo...

.

Career

Bonazzoli started his career at Brescia
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...

. He played his first professional match on 15 May 1997 against Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....

, 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
A.C. Cesena
Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...

.

Bonazzoli was signed by Parma in a co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
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 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
Hellas Verona F.C.
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.

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
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...

 deal.

Sampdoria

In summer 2005, he was loaned to Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...

 along with Marco Zamboni
Marco Zamboni
Marco Zamboni is an Italian football defender, currently playing for SPAL 1907 in Serie C1.Zamboni was a player for Juventus, but after he was signed in summer. he was loaned to Napoli of Serie A in October and then Chievo in January.After he was loaned to U.S. Lecce, he was spotted by Serie A...

, which Bonazzoli secured a permanent move from Parma and Reggina in summer 2006.

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.

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
Italy national under-21 football team
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 that won the 2002 European Under-21 Football Championship. He was first called up for the Italy squad
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...

 in September 2006 for Euro 2008 qualifying
2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
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 qualification matches against Lithuania
Lithuania national football team
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 and France
France national football team
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, but did not play in any of those. He finally made his international debut in a friendly against Turkey
Turkey national football team
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 on 15 November 2006.

External links

National Team stats.
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