Fabio Vignaroli

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Fabio Vignaroli was born in Finale Ligure (Savona), on June 7, 1976.

In the early 1990's he joined the Como youth sector and in 1994 he was added to the first team squad. He stayed four seasons. In the first he only played 3 league games and the Lariani were relegated to Serie C1 under Marco Tardelli. Over the next three seasons in C1 he played a total of 87games in all competitions with 13 goals. The Biancoblu finished 5th, under Alessandro Scanziani, 11th under Scanziani then Giampiero Marini and 10th under three different managers. In 1997 the Blues won the Serie C Coppa Italia. One of his teammates was future World Champion, Gianluca Zambrotta.

In 1998 Vignaroli stayed in Lombardy but moved to Monza in Serie B. He stayed two seasons and played 58 games with 9 goals. The Brianzoli finished 14th under Pierluigi Frosio and then 14th again first under Frosio and then Robrrto Antonelli. His teammates included future Lazio Massimo Oddo (2002-07), a young Patrice Evra plus future top manager Roberto De Zerbi.

In 2000 he moved south and joined Salernitana in Serie B. He stayed two and a half seasons. The Granata finished 15th under Francesco Oddo and 6th under Zdenek Zeman. In his second season Vignaroli was top club scorer with 21 goals (20 in league). In January of his third season he left. In total in Salerno he played 90 games and scored 30 goals.

In January 2003 he signed for Modena in Serie A. In the first year the Gialloblu finished 12th under Gianni De Biasi but in the second they were relegated under Alberto Malesani and then Gianfranco Bellotto. In the third year, in B under Stefano Pioli, Vignaroli only stayed until January. He played a total of 70 games with 9 goals. His teammates included Lazio connections Marco Ballotta (1997-2000, 2005-08), Giuseppe Sculli (2011-12, 2012-13, 2023-14, 2014-15, with various loans in between), Stefano Mauri (2006-16), Alessandro Grandoni (1995-98) and Stephen Makinwa (2006-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12 with various loans).

In January 2005 he joined Parma in A and stayed six months. He played 22 games (16 in A) and the Gialloblu finished 17th, under Silvio Baldini and then Pietro Carmignani. One of his teammates was future Lazio, Mark Bresciano (2010-11).

In 2005-06 Vignaroli spent a season with Bologna in Serie B. He played 31 league games with 2 goals under Renzo Ulivieri and the Rossoblu finished 8th.

In 2006-07 he played for Bari in Serie B for a year. The manager was first Rolando Maran and then former Lazio, Beppe Materazzi (1988-90). The Galletti finished 13th and Vignaroli played 15 league games.

In 2007 he made a surprise move to Lazio. The manager was Delio Rossi and Lazio finished 12th but also played in the Champions League as they had finished 3rd the previous year. Vignaroli was met with scepticism in Rome and only played 9 league games and 2 in Coppa Italia. In fact, he only stayed until January before moving on.

His career then continued in Greece for 6 months with Pathrakikos, and Australia for a year and a half with Newcastle Jets.

In January to March 2011 he was back at Monza in Serie D. From March to June 2012 he played for Savona in Lega Pro 2 and then his last clubs were in Malta as he played a year each for Mosta and Balzan in the Maltese Premier League.

He then retired at 38.

In the mid-1990s he represented Italy with the U19s (4 games, 1 goal) and the U20s (2 games).

Vignaroli was an attacking midfielder, 1.77 for 71 kilos. He was a versatile player and could cover any attacking position. He played 459 professional games and scored 68 goals. He played 73 games in Serie A with 4 goals. His best year individually was in 2001-02 with Salernitana while his only silverware was a Serie C Coppa Italia with Como in 1997.

At Lazio he was not a great success. He was not welcomed particularly well by the fans as he was seen to represent owner Claudio Lotito's lack of ambition. Lazio had qualified for Europe's most prestigious tournament and he signed Vignaroli. Vignaroli had a decent career and he was not without talent but he was not Lazio material in that historical moment.

Lazio Career

Season	Total Appearances	Serie A	Coppa Italia
2007-08	11	9	2

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