Massimo Lotti (born 7 March 1969) is an Italian footballer who played as a

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. He spent half of his career at

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(ex-Serie C).

Career

Born in

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, halfway between

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, Lazio and

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, Lotti started his senior career at

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side Arzanese, which located at

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, the

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. He then left for another Serie D side

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which located at

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. He won promotion in 1994 and played 2 seasons at Serie C2. In summer 1996, he joined Serie B side

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. In summer 1998, he was signed by Serie B side

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and played as Fabrizio Lorieri's backup along with Vincenzo Marruocco. Lecce won promotion in June 1999 and the club signed Antonio Chimenti as first choice and Lotti worked as backup along with Ivan Aiardi. He played his only match at Serie A on 24 October 1999, a 2-4 loss to

. In summer 2001, he left for Serie C1 side

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, which he shared the starting role with Marco Giannitti and

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. In summer 2002, he joined Serie C1 side

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where he was the first choice. In summer 2005, he was signed by newly formed Serie C2

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, which replaced the bankrupted

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. He was the first choice at the first season, played 23 league matches. At the end of season, he was offered a new 2-year contract. In the next season, Venezia signed Giuseppe Aprea and played as first choice. In 2007-08 season, he shared the first choice role with Aprea and mid-season signing

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also played 7 times. But in 2008-09 season, Aprea resume as starting keeper. After the bankrupt of SSC Venezia, he remained at

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for newly formed

side Unione Venezia. He retired as a player in 2011, and became goalkeeper coach for Venezia in 2014.

Honours

;Venezia *

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: 2006

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lotti, Massimo Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players US Lecce players SS Arezzo players Benevento Calcio players Venezia FC players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from the Province of Latina 1969 births Living people 20th-century Italian sportsmen