Massimo Brambati (born 29 June 1966) is an Italian former

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Brambati began his career at

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, but he first established himself as a first-team footballer during a two-season

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spell at

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. He moved to

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, whom he went on to

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, in 1989, winning the

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with the Italian club in 1990. He spent four seasons at the club before finishing his career with spells at

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and

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International career

After representing the Italy under-21 side at the 1988 Under-21 European Championships, Brambati was also a member of the

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under-23 olympic squad that reached the semi-finals of the

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, under

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, eventually finishing in fourth place.

After retirement

Following his retirement in 1999, Brambati has regularly appeared on the football show '' Diretta Stadio'' on

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Personal

Brambati was married to the

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Catrinel Menghia.

Honours

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: 1990

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brambati, Massimo 1966 births Living people Footballers from Milan Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Torino FC players Empoli FC players SSC Bari players Lucchese 1905 players Palermo FC players Ternana Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Olympic footballers for Italy Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders 20th-century Italian sportsmen