Donovan Eric Maury (born 8 May 1981) is a Belgian former

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defender.

Career

Amid interest from U.S. Lecce and Genoa C.F.C.,Donovan Maury, dix ans de vie à l’italienne
lavenir.net he was signed by

Luciano Gaucci Luciano Gaucci (December 28, 1938 – February 1, 2020) was an Italian entrepreneur and sportsman. He was the owner of various clubs: * Perugia Calcio, a football club based in Perugia, Umbria. * Viterbese Calcio, a football club based in Viterbo, ...

at his club

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as part of the then-

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club's strategy to sign relatively unknown players from abroad. However, Maury never succeeded to break into the first team and was loaned out to

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in November 2002, and then sold permanently to

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club

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, owned by Gaucci as well at the time and mostly handled as a sort of Perugia reserve team, in 2003. After Gaucci's exit from Sambenedettese, Maury was sold to

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club Pro Vasto in 2004; this was followed by a number of moves within the lower ranks of Italian football until 2008, when he joined then-Serie C1 club

Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian professional football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football system, following their promotion ahead of the 2024–25 seas ...

. After relegation in 2009, Maury opted to stay in and became a mainstay for the team and a protagonist in two back-to-back promotions that brought the small Campanian club to

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in 2011. Following that, he was also awarded team captaincy at

. In January 2013, Donovan Maury leaves

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to reach the luxembourgish

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under the colors of

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. On 4 July 2013, he made his debut in European competition. He plays the game of the 1st turn qualification for the

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against

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