Fabio Bazzani Explained

Fabio Bazzani
Birth Date:20 October 1976
Birth Place:Bologna, Italy
Height:1.86 m
Position:Striker
Years1:1994–1996
Years2:1996–1997
Years3:1997–1998
Years4:1998–1999
Years5:1999–2000
Years6:2000–2002
Years7:2001–2002
Years8:2002–2007
Years9:2005
Years10:2007–2008
Years11:2008–2009
Years12:2009–2010
Years13:2010–2015
Clubs1:Boca San Lazzaro
Clubs2:Sandonà
Clubs3:Venezia
Clubs4:Varese
Clubs5:Arezzo
Clubs6:Venezia
Clubs7:Perugia (loan)
Clubs8:Sampdoria
Clubs9:Lazio (loan)
Clubs10:Brescia
Clubs11:Pescara
Clubs12:SPAL
Clubs13:Mezzolara
Caps1:57
Caps2:32
Caps3:2
Caps4:29
Caps5:31
Caps6:39
Caps7:29
Caps8:110
Caps9:15
Caps10:21
Caps11:14
Caps12:27
Caps13:122
Goals1:30
Goals2:5
Goals3:0
Goals4:3
Goals5:20
Goals6:5
Goals7:10
Goals8:33
Goals9:3
Goals10:1
Goals11:2
Goals12:3
Goals13:50
Nationalyears1:2003–2004
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2015–2016
Managerclubs1:Mezzolara
Manageryears2:2017–2018
Managerclubs2:Ascoli (assistant)
Manageryears3:2019
Managerclubs3:Venezia (assistant)
Manageryears4:2020
Managerclubs4:Perugia (assistant)
Manageryears5:2021
Managerclubs5:Correggese
Manageryears6:2022
Managerclubs6:Bologna (technical collaborator)

Fabio Bazzani (pronounced as /it/; born 20 October 1976) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a striker. As a player, he was known in particular for his heading ability, as well his shooting accuracy and physical strength.

Club career

Early career

After two seasons with amateur side Boca San Lazzaro, Bazzani moved to Serie C2 club Sandonà. In 1997, he was in Serie B team Venezia, but played only twice in the season. He moved to Varese and then Arezzo, where he made an impression scoring 20 goals in 31 matches under the management of Serse Cosmi. In 2000, he returned to Venezia, but scored only five goals in 36 matches. In 2001, he rejoined his former coach Cosmi when he signed with Serie A side Perugia, where he scored ten goals.

Sampdoria

In 2002, he moved to Sampdoria, where he scored 16 goals in his first season with the blucerchiati in Serie B and 13 goals in his second campaign with Sampdoria, when in Serie A. During his second season with Sampdoria, he was capped three times in the Italian team. He was loaned to Lazio in exchange for Simone Inzaghi in January 2005, but failed to impress with the biancazzurri and returned to Sampdoria at the end of the season.

Later career

On 14 June 2007, he was signed by Brescia on a free transfer. He had originally signed for Livorno but the move was cancelled, following protests by the amaranto supporters who did not want the player in their team.[1]

On 26 July 2009, he signed a one-year contract with SPAL. He played his first game for the club on 3 August, a 2–1 win to Como at Coppa Italia.[2] He also played the next two Coppa Italia matches, scored nil.On 1 July 2010, he moved to Mezzolara, in Serie D.[3]

International career

Bazzani made his senior international debut for Italy on 12 November 2003, under Giovanni Trapattoni, in a 3–1 friendly defeat against Poland in Warsaw; he made two more appearances for Italy, with his final appearance coming in a 2–0 friendly loss to Iceland in Reykjavík, on 18 August 2004, under Marcello Lippi.

Coaching career

He started his coaching career upon retiring from playing, staying at Mezzolara.

On 14 May 2021, he was appointed head coach of Serie D club Correggese.[4] His contract expired at the end of the 2020–21 season and he left the club.[5]

On 2 January 2022, he was hired by Bologna as a technical collaborator.[6] On 23 May 2022, Bazzani announced his departure from Bologna.[7]

Personal life

Bazzani has been married since 2005 to Italian showgirl and television personality Alessia Merz, with whom he had a son and a daughter.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gazzetta.it/ultimora/agrnews.jsp?id={7AF99486-35DF-48A6-B64E-0F44A7A9FAE8}&cat=home&sezione=CALCIO Gazzetta.it
  2. News: Coppa Italia: Spal Como 2 – 1 . 3 August 2009 . 22 August 2009 . Calcio Como . Italian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831163318/http://www.calciocomo1907.it/it/news.aspx?id=621 . 31 August 2009.
  3. Web site: UFFICIALE: Mezzolara, ecco Fabio Bazzani . TUTTOmercatoWEB.com . 2022-07-11.
  4. Web site: Correggese. IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA CORREGGESE E' FABIO BAZZANI. 14 May 2021. 1 December 2021. it.
  5. Web site: Correggese. IL DS LANCETTI E MISTER BAZZANI LASCIANO LA CORREGGESE. 24 June 2021. 1 December 2021. it.
  6. Web site: TuttoMercatoWeb. Bologna, Fabio Bazzani entra nello staff di mister Mihajlovic. 2 January 2022. 2 January 2022. it.
  7. Web site: TuttoMercatoWeb. Bazzani lascia lo staff di Mihajlovic: "Grazie a Sinisa e a tutto il Bologna, in bocca al lupo!". 23 May 2022. 23 May 2022. it.
  8. Web site: Il derby di casa Bazzani: Alessia Merz, addio a Striscia ma mai alla Juventus…. DerbyDerbyDerby.it . it . 24 May 2022 . 16 June 2021 .