Massimo Bonanni (born 10 June 1982) is an Italian

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Football career

Bonanni started his career at

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youth system. He spent on loan to Viterbese,

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

and

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bought half of the player registration rights for €200,000 after a season long loan. On 27 June 2005, he was bought back by Roma, for €500,000, and sold to

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on 1 July 2005, for €750,000 (the fee of signing

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on loan). He made his Serie A debut against

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on 28 August 2005. He played 4 games in UEFA Cup and 18 in Serie A before on loan to

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on 31 January 2006.

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acquired half of the player registration rights on 14 July 2006, for €2 million, along with Christian Terlizzi (50% for €1.5 million), as part of the Aimo Diana's transfer (€5 million). He played 7 games in Serie A and 4 in Coppa Italia for Sampdoria, before loaned to Ascoli on 12 January 2007. On 17 August 2007, Bonanni is on a one-year loan to

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of Serie B. He returned to Genoa, but after played once in 2008–09 season, he left for

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of Serie B. In June 2009 Palermo gave up the remain 50% registration rights to Sampdoria On 31 July 2009, he signed a three-year contract with

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for free. On 12 July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with

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side

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on free transfer. On 6 April 2012, he returned to Italy for Lugano's sister club

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(effective on 1 July 2012), however the sole purpose was transferred €1.45 million "transfer fee" to Lugano. He left for Serie B club

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on 31 August 2012 but returned to Switzerland on 9 January 2013, in temporary deal from Genoa.

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