Mauro Germán Camoranesi Serra (, ; born 4 October 1976) is an Argentinian-Italian

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manager and former player who played as a right midfielder or

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. Camoranesi began his career in Argentina in 1995, where he played for Aldosivi and Banfield, also having spells in Mexico with

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and

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, and in Uruguay with Wanderers. In 2000, he moved to Italy, joining

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, where his performances earned him a transfer to defending

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champions

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in 2002. Camoranesi won the league title and the

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in his first season with the club, also reaching the

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final; he spent most of his career with the Turin side, also winning a second Supercoppa Italiana during his eight seasons with the ''Bianconeri''. In 2010, he joined German side

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for a season before returning to Argentina to play for

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, and subsequently Racing Club, where he retired in 2014. Following his retirement, Camoranesi began his managerial career later that year and has since coached Mexican club Coras de Tepic, Argentine side Tigre, Slovenian teams Tabor Sežana and

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, and Maltese side

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. Born and raised in Argentina, Camoranesi represented

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at international level, making his debut in 2003. With Italy, he took part at

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, and the

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; he also took part in the

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, and was a member of Italy's winning squad at the

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Camoranesi was a fan of River Plate growing up. He started his career at Aldosivi, 100 miles away from his hometown. He moved to Mexico to begin his professional playing career at

during the 1995–96 season and scored one goal in 13 games for the team; Santos Laguna fans nicknamed him "El Cholo". The following year, Camoranesi moved to Uruguayan club Montevideo Wanderers briefly, before returning to his homeland to play for Banfield in 1997, solidifying himself as an attacking right midfielder, while playing 38 games with 16 goals. The following season, Camoranesi returned to Mexico as a member of club

, where he played from 1998 to 2000, making 79 appearances and scoring 21 goals. He caught the attention of

side

and moved to Italy in 2000. He helped the club avoid relegation in his first season with four goals in 22 appearances.

Juventus

In 2002, Camoranesi was signed by Juventus on a co-ownership deal; initially, Juventus agreed to a price of €1 in cash plus player deal (which Max Vieri was sold for €517,000 (or 1 billion lire) plus €2.324 million cash (or 4.5 billion lire cash)) On 26 June 2003, he was signed outright by the ''Bianconeri'' on a permanent basis for an additional fee of €5 million; this was the same day Juventus signed Marco Di Vaio in similar deal. Camoranesi soon established himself in the starting line-up on the right wing following an injury to

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, and in his first season with the club, he won the

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title and the 2002 Supercoppa Italiana, also reaching the

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; the following season, he also added the 2003 Supercoppa Italiana to his trophy cabinet. Camoranesi also won two more Serie A titles with Juventus in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons, but Juventus were stripped of both of those titles as result of their involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal, and relegated to

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. Despite his agent Sergio Fortunato linking the player to clubs such as

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and

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over the summer of 2006, following Juventus's relegation, Camoranesi made an announcement himself in September, pledging loyalty to Juventus: "In January, I will not ask to be sold; I'm happy to stay here." Camoranesi put on some notable performances and contributed to a number of goals for Juventus during the

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season, scoring 4 in total, as his team won the title and earned promotion back to the Italian top flight. Against

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in April 2007, he performed a manoeuvre similar to a Cruyff turn, turning the ball through a defender's legs on the wing, before retrieving it to help set up Juventus's first goal of the match. Later in the match, he scored his side's third; Camoranesi took the ball past three Lecce defenders before hitting the ball from the edge of the box with his left foot into the top corner. Just days before he had scored a header in the 2–0 victory against close title contenders

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. Despite initial rumours of his departure, on 10 July 2007, he extended his contract with the club until 2010. For the

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season, his shirt number was changed from 16 to 8. In spite of suffering several injuries during the 2007–08 season, he scored 5 goals in 22 appearances and also won the Guerin d'Oro award as the player with the highest average rating. Camoranesi changed back to the number 16 jersey ahead of the

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season and also extended his contract for another year. After pre-season, he was often sidelined by injuries at the start of the season. After struggling in the first few games at the beginning of the

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season, Camoranesi came back strongly and proved to be one of Juventus's most essential players. He scored the solitary goal against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League, as well as a brace in a 5–2 win over

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Stuttgart

On 31 August 2010, Camoranesi signed a one-year contract with

as a free agent. His contract with Juventus was mutually terminated on the same day. On 26 January 2011, his contract with Stuttgart was mutually terminated, with Camoranesi admitting that he "just didn't fit in the club sporting wise, although he liked the team, the people and the city." He expressed a desire to continue his career in Argentina.

Lanús

On 2 February 2011, Camoranesi signed a two-year contract with

with the option to coach youth players if he chose to retire. In October 2011, he made headlines for kicking an opponent in the head. In a match against Racing Club, he fouled Patricio Toranzo and was shown a red card by the referee. Instead of walking off, Camoranesi ran back and kicked the same opponent in the head while Toranzo was still lying on the ground. Toranzo later commented that Camoranesi is "not much of a man, just a coward" and suggested Camoranesi would need to see a psychiatrist for his violent behaviour. Camoranesi faced a long ban from football for this incident.

Racing Club

On 20 July 2012, Camoranesi signed in for Argentine side Racing Club. On 13 June 2013, he announced that he would retire from football at the end of the season in June, although rumours circulated he could be close to joining

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to link up with Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso. On 16 March 2014, he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Rodrigo De Paul, as his side lost 0–2 away to

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, for whom former Juventus teammate

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scored the second goal in the 83rd minute. This turned out to be Camoranesi's last game in his career.

International career

Camoranesi was eligible for

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through a great-grandfather, Luigi, who in 1873 emigrated from Potenza Picena, in Italy's

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region, to Argentina. His

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made him eligible to play for either Argentina or Italy, but the ''Azzurri'' showed interest in him first and, on 12 February 2003, he made his international debut in a friendly match against

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, which his team won 1–0 under manager

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; consequently, Camoranesi became the first ''oriundo'' to appear for Italy in 40 years, with the last being the Brazilian-born

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. Under Trapattoni, Camoranesi played for Italy at

, where they were eliminated in the first round. Camoranesi's first senior international goal came in a 2006 World Cup qualifier away to

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on 7 September 2005, which the Italians won 4–1. Camoranesi was also part of

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's Italy team which won the

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. During the

finals in Germany, he admitted the reason for not singing Italy's

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before their matches was because he did not know the words, although he could be seen singing (at least a part of) the anthem during the World Cup celebrations in

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on 10 July 2006. Camoranesi was not the first Juventus player born in Argentina to play for Italy;

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played for the ''Azzurri'', as well as

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and

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, who also won the World Cup while playing for Juventus. Fellow '' oriundi'' Anfilogino Guarisi, Attilio Demaría,

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, and Michele Andreolo also won the World Cup with Italy before him under manager

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in the 1930s, with Camoranesi being the only ''oriundo'' to win the World Cup with Italy after

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. At the end of 2006 FIFA World Cup Final match in Germany, in which Italy defeated

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5–3 in a

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after a 1–1 draw, Camoranesi had teammate Massimo Oddo chop off a large chunk of his long hair as the rest of the squad danced around them in a circle. Camoranesi then went up to the camera and dedicated the triumph by saying in Spanish: "Para los pibes del barrio" (For the guys from the neighbourhood). Camoranesi commented in an interview regarding the World Cup victory: "I feel Argentine, but I have worthily defended the colours of Italy. I think that nobody can say otherwise." He was successively called up to Italy's squad for

under manager Roberto Donadoni; Italy were knocked out on penalties by eventual champions

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, following a goalless draw. Upon Lippi's return, he also took part at the

, in which Italy were eliminated in the group stage following a 3–0 loss to eventual champions

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in their third first-round match. Later that same year, he scored Italy's first goal with a header from a corner in a 2–2 away draw against

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on 10 October, which allowed Italy to qualify for the 2010 World Cup with two games to spare; this was his final international goal. Camoranesi took part at the

; the latter tournament was his last experience with the Italy national team, with his final appearance coming in Italy's second group match, a 1–1 draw against

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. Italy were eliminated in the first round once again, following a 3–2 defeat to

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, finishing bottom of their group. In total, Camoranesi was capped 55 times by Italy between 2003 and 2010, and scored four goals.

Managerial career

On 15 December 2017, Camoranesi received his coaching licence. Camoranesi was appointed manager of

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side Tabor Sežana on 3 January 2020, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract. Eight months later he signed a three-year contract at

in the same league. He was sacked on 23 February 2021. On 5 July 2022, Camoranesi was appointed assistant manager of

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after

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became the manager of the club. However, he left the team only a week later when Tudor named Hari Vukas as his assistant. Camoranesi was appointed head coach of

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club

on 5 June 2023 for the 2023–24 season. On 2 October 2024, Camoranesi was hired as the new head coach of

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club Karmiotissa. He departed Karmiotissa later on 24 October, after less than a month since his appointment, having served for only two games in charge of the team. On 27 November 2024, Camoranesi signed for another Cypriot team,

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, agreeing on a deal until the end of the season.

Style of play

Camoranesi was a dynamic, hard-working, and skillful

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, who usually deployed on the right

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, or on occasion on the left flank, or as a central or

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behind the strikers. He was a quick, energetic, and technically gifted player, with excellent ball control, who excelled at

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and beating players in one on one situations and getting up the flank. He was also gifted with good vision, creativity, crossing and passing ability with his right foot, which allowed him to create chances for his teammates. In addition to these characteristics, he also had an accurate and powerful shot, in particular from outside the penalty area, and was known for both his offensive and defensive contribution, which enabled him to start attacks after winning back the ball. A tenacious winger, throughout his career, he was however criticised for his aggression and lack of discipline at times, which caused him to pick up unnecessary bookings.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camoranesi goal.''

Managerial statistics

Honours

Cruz Azul *

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runner-up: Invierno 1999 Juventus *

: 2002–03 *

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; runner-up

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

: 2006–07 *

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runner-up: 2003–04 *

runner-up: 2002–03 Racing Club *

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runner-up: 2011–12 Italy *

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Individual * Guerin d'Oro: 2007–08 Orders :* CONI: ''Golden Collar of Sports Merit'': 2006 :* ITA OMRI 2001 Uff BAR

4th Class / Officer: '' Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana'': 2006

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