Maurizio Lanzaro (born 14 March 1982) is an Italian

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coach and former player.

Playing career

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, he made his professional debut with

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on a

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league game against

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on 9 May 1999. He successively moved to

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in the Italian top flight, and then went on to

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teams

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and

Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...

. He returned in the Italian top flight with

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in 2003, and successively with Reggina. In 2010 he then moved to Spain to join then-

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club

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. He retired in 2018.

Coaching career

On 28 March 2022, he was named new caretaker of

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club

Seregno Seregno (; ) is a town and ''comune'' of the new Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region of Lombardy. Seregno received the honorary title of city by a presidential decree on 26 January 1979. It is served by Seregno railway station ...

, a club he had joined as a coaching staff member earlier in the summer of 2021, after head coach Alberto Mariani was forced to temporarily relinquish his position for personal reasons.

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* * * 1982 births Footballers from Avellino Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders AS Roma players Hellas Verona FC players Palermo FC players Cosenza Calcio 1914 players Empoli FC players US Salernitana 1919 players AS Reggina 1914 players Real Zaragoza players SS Juve Stabia players Calcio Foggia 1920 players AS Melfi players SD Ejea players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players La Liga players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Italian football managers Serie C managers 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1980s-stub