Massimo Marazzina (; born 16 July 1974) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a striker. Marazzina is the head coach and director of soccer for Sarasota Metropolis FC in

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Club career

Early years

Marazzina was born in

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, a city near Lodi in the

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. He finished his football formation at

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, and made his

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debut on 27 February 1994, in a 2–0 away loss against

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. Subsequently, Marazzina moved to fellow first divisioner

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, suffering relegation in his first year, and played with the

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club one further season.

Chievo

In 1996, Marazzina signed for

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. In the 1999–2000 season, he scored sixteen goals for the

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club, one-third of the team's total. Noting his performances, first division team

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signed him in co-ownership deal; in the opening day of 2000–01, he scored his first top-flight goal in a 2–1 home win against Inter, but his side was eventually relegated. Marazzina returned to Chievo in 2001, scoring thirteen goals and helping the club finish in fifth place and qualify for the

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; in September 2002, he signed a four-year extension of his contract. In January 2003, 29-year-old Marazzina was loaned to

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to replace

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, who had left for Inter. In July 2003, he joined

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, newly promoted to Serie A, also on loan. He failed to be a regular starter, and in January 2004 moved to

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on loan until the end of the

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season. He scored three goals during his four-month spell, but could not help prevent the

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side from being relegated.

Torino

In July 2004, Marazzina signed for Torino, scoring sixteen goals to help the club finish third in division two, also winning the promotion playoffs against

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and

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(where he netted in the second leg against the former and the first against the latter). However, the

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outfit remained in its division because of its poor financial state, and all its players were allowed to leave for free, with the striker joining

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in the top level.

Bologna

In January 2006, Marazzina signed for

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in Serie B, scoring eight goals in half a season. In 2006–07, he netted 12, with Claudio Bellucci adding 19 (more than 50% of the club's total), but the team could only rank eighth. After Bellucci's departure in 2007, he became the most important offensive reference, with Brazilian Adaílton becoming his new "sidekick". Bologna returned to the first division in 2007–08, with Marazzina scoring 23 times, third-best in the league. With the arrival of

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, however, the 34-year-old lost his importance in the squad's rotation, only appearing in 27 matches in the following two years combined, and being released in June 2010.

International career

Marazzina made his debut for

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on 13 February 2002, in a 1–0 friendly win over the

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, in Catania. He added two more caps in the same year, totalling three caps for Italy.

Coaching

In 2019, Marazzina was named head coach and director of soccer for

expansion club Sarasota Metropolis FC.

References

External links

Inter archives
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National team data
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Stats at Voetbal International
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