Maurizio Ciaramitaro (born 16 January 1982) is a former

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Career

Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...

youth system product, Ciaramitaro was however never constantly included into the first team and was instead often sent out on loan throughout his career: he had spells of such kind at

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Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn ...

(also co-ownership deal),

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

(co-ownership deal in second season),

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

and

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. He was bought back from

in June 2006 by terminated the co-ownership agreement but sent to

as part of

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and

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's deal.

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also left for Parma from Palermo. He returned to Palermo in January 2007. He then left for

on loan with first-option to sign. In January 2009 he left for

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with option to co-own the player. In July 2009 he was loaned out again, this time to

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side

AC Bellinzona AC Bellinzona is a Swiss football club based in Bellinzona. It was founded in 1904, and won the Swiss Super League in 1948. After being folded in 2013 declaring bankruptcy, the team played the Ticino Group of 2.Liga, the sixth tier of the Sw ...

. He returned to Palermo in June 2010 after his loan to Bellinzona ended, but the Sicilian club did not find a good destination for him in the summer, thus forcing Ciaramitaro to stay at the team, but without being included into the first team. On 6 January 2011, he terminated his contract with club and joined

Modena Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025. A town, and seat of an archbis ...

on free transfer.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciaramitaro, Maurizio 1982 births Footballers from Palermo Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Palermo FC players US Avellino 1912 players US Livorno 1915 players AC Cesena players Parma Calcio 1913 players AC ChievoVerona players US Salernitana 1919 players AC Bellinzona players Modena FC 2018 players LR Vicenza players FC Trapani 1905 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Swiss Super League players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland 21st-century Italian sportsmen