Emiliano Bonazzoli

Emiliano Bonazzoli (born 20 January 1979) is a former Italian footballer who played as a striker.

Playing career
Bonazzoli started his career at Brescia. He played his first professional match on 15 May 1997 against Lecce; in the next two seasons, he occasionally played for the first and youth teams. In the second half of the 1998–99 season, he left for league rival Cesena.

Bonazzoli was signed by Parma in a co-ownership deal in 1999. He was loaned back to Brescia and scored nine league goals for the team.

Parma
In June 2000, Parma bought all remaining registration rights from Brescia. He played the opening match on 1 October 2000, then left on loan to league rival Verona.

Bonazzoli returned to Parma and played $1 1/2$ seasons for the team.

Reggina
Bonazzoli was sent on loan to Reggina in January 2003. At the end of the season, the club signed him in a co-ownership deal for €925,000.

Sampdoria
In the summer of 2005, he was loaned to Sampdoria along with Marco Zamboni, which Bonazzoli secured a permanent move from Parma and Reggina in summer 2006. He suffered from injuries, and at the start of 2007–08 Serie A, Andrea Caracciolo was signed to replace him.

He scored four goals in a UEFA Cup match for Sampdoria; on 14 January 2009, he was loaned to Fiorentina in exchange for Giampaolo Pazzini.

Return to Reggina
In July 2009, Bonazzoli signed a contract with Reggina to seek more playing time as a starter. He only valued €850,000 at that time.

He was excluded from the squad for the start of the 2012–13 Serie B season.

Padova
In November 2012, he joined Calcio Padova, which became official at the start of the January transfer window.

Marano
In September 2013, Bonazzoli was signed by the Serie D club, S.S.D. Calcio Marano.

Budapest Honvéd
In January 2014, Bonazzoli was signed by the Hungarian League club, Budapest Honvéd FC.

Este
In July 2014, Bonazzoli was signed by the Hungarian League club, A.C. Este.

Miami Fusion
In May 2015, Bonazzoli was signed by the National Premier Soccer League club, Miami Fusion FC.

Siena
In July 2015, Bonazzoli was signed by the Lega Pro club, Siena.

Cittadella
On 29 December 2015, Bonazzoli was signed by fellow third-tier club Cittadella after being released by Siena.

International career
Bonazzoli was a member of Italy's U-18 team (now called U19 team) at the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship Final tournament, the Italy U-21 team that won the 2002 European Under-21 Football Championship. He was first called up for the Italy squad in September 2006 for Euro 2008 qualifying qualification matches against Lithuania and France, but did not play in any of those. He finally made his international debut in a friendly against Turkey on 15 November 2006.

Managerial career
In 2016, Bonazzoli started his coaching career with Prima Categoria amateurs Atletico Conselve, then joining Promozione club Thermal Teolo afterwards.

In 2018, he embarked on a coaching career with women's football, being appointed in charge of Chievo Women for the 2018–19 Serie A season. This was followed by a stint at Hellas Verona Women the following season.

In 2020, Bonazzoli joined the coaching staff of Serie C club Renate as a technical collaborator. In January 2022, he was appointed in charge of Serie D club Fanfulla, a position he left in February 2023.

On 12 October 2023, Bonazzoli took on his first position as a professional head coach, being appointed in charge of bottom-placed Serie B club Lecco. He was dismissed on 12 February 2024, leaving Lecco still at the bottom of the table by the time of his departure.

Honours

 * Brescia
 * Serie B: 1996–97


 * Parma
 * Coppa Italia: 2001–02