Maurizio Domizzi (born 28 June 1980) is an Italian

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and former player who is the head coach of

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amateurs Castelvetro. He played as a defender.

Playing career

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youth product, Domizzi was farmed to

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in October 1998. In summer 2001, he joined

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, by immediately loaned to

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Sampdoria

In the next season he joined fellow Serie A club

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along with Andrea Rabito on 21 June 2002 in joint-ownership bid, for 2,005 million lire (€1.035 million) each.A.C. Milan SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2003
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/ref> Domizzi followed the Genoese club promoted to Serie A, and made his debut on 30 August 2003 against

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. Sampdoria also acquired Domizzi outright for another €4 million, with Rabito returned to Milan for undisclosed fee in June 2003. Domizzi was loaned to Serie A clubs like

and

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, in the following seasons to seek more first team experience. In August 2005, he joined Serie A newcomer Ascoli, where he scored four goals.

Napoli

In summer 2006, he joined

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which came back to Serie B from lower levels, for €1.25 million, which Sampdoria retained remain 50% registration rights. After Napoli promoted back to Serie A, He signed a new four-year contract with

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, on 18 June 2007, as the club also bought the remain rights from Sampdoria for €1.5 million.

Udinese

Domizzi joined Udinese on 1 September 2008, on co-ownership with Napoli for €2.5million.S.S.C. Napoli S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 (in Italian)
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/ref> In June 2009, Udinese bought the remain half rights from Napoli for €1 million. In June 2010, his contract was extended to 30 June 2014. On 5 July 2012, he added one more year to his contract, until 2015. His contract was renewed again on 22 May 2014.

Coaching career

After retirement, Domizzi was hired by

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as the club's new ''Primavera'' youth coach in 2020. On 3 April 2021, he was promoted as head coach in charge of the first team, replacing

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at the helm of the

side. After guiding Pordenone to safety in the

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, he left the ''Ramarri'' by the end of the season. On 19 June 2021, he was announced as the new head coach of

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club Fermana. He resigned on 20 September 2021 following a league loss to

. In June 2022, Domizzi was announced as the new head coach of

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Emilia-Romagna amateurs Castelvetro for the 2022–23 season.

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