Massimo Ravazzolo (born 5 September 1972 in

Calvisano Calvisano (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is the manufacturing base of Lones Spa, manufacturer of Fly Flot shoes. Agritech is a known fiberglass silos company. Sport Its rugby union Rugby ...

) is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing and as a fullback. He played for

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, from 1988/89 to 2005/06, where he had his debut at first team aged only 16 years old. He won the National Championship in 2004/05 and the Cup of Italy in 2003/04. He later would play for Gran Ducato Parma Rugby (2006/07), Rugby Brescia (2006/07-2008/09) and Rugby Calvisano (2009/10-2010/11), his last team. He had 23 caps for

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, from 1993 to 1997, scoring 3 tries, 15 points on aggregate. He was called for the

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, playing a single match and remaining scoreless.Massimo Ravazzolo International Statistics
/ref> Ravazzolo after finishing his player career, became a coach. He was the coach of

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in 2011/12.

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* 1972 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players Italian rugby union coaches Rugby Calvisano players Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks 1995 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union players from the Province of Brescia Gran Ducato Parma Rugby players {{italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub