Giorgio Frezzolini

Giorgio Frezzolini was born in Rome, on January 21, 1976.

Source Lazio Wiki

At 14 he joined the Lazio youth academy and in 1993 was added to the first team squad. He never made his debut and in November he went to Cerveteri on loan.

Cerveteri near Rome, famous for its Etruscan ruins and wine, were in Serie C2. Frezzolini only played 3 league games. One of his managers was former Lazio Stefano Di Chiara. The Etruschi finished 13th but then folded due to financial problems (they would reappear in 1999).

In 1994-95 Frezzolini was loaned to Carpi in C1. Again, he only played 3 league games. The manager was Gianni De Biasi and the Falcons finished 11th. One of his teammates was a young Simone Inzaghi.

In 1995-96 he signed for Inter and was 3rd keeper for a season, behind Gianluca Pagliuca and Marco Landucci. Inter finished 7th with three different managers: Ottavio Bianchi (1-4), Luis Suárez (5-6) and Roy Hodgson (7-34). His teammates included former Lazio, Francesco Dell'Anno (plus players such as Zanetti, Roberto Carlos, Ince, Berti).

In 1996 he was sent on loan to Trapani in C1. In Sicily he finally played regularly, making 32 league appearances. The Granata Trapanesi finished 16th under Ivo Iaconi.

In 1997 he joined Fidelis Andria in Serie B on loan but only stayed until November. In this time, he played 11 league games and 2 in Coppa Italia (conceding six goals over two legs against Lazio). The manager was former Lazio player and briefly future manager, Giuseppe Papadopulo and the Leoni Azzurri finished 12th. Top scorer was former Lazio, Oberdan Biagioni.

Frezzolini had joined Udinese on loan in Serie A. He was reserve keeper to Luigi Turci and played 2 league games. The manager was future Lazio, Alberto Zaccheroni and the Friulani finished 3rd (UEFA). His teammates included future Lazio, Giuliano Giannichedda and Lazio hero Alessandro Calori.

In 1998-99 he was loaned out again this time to Cosenza in Serie B. He stayed until January, playing 14 league games and 4 in Coppa Italia (2 against Lazio again).

In January 1999 he went to Milan on loan. He was 3rd keeper behind Sebastiano Rossi and Christian Abbiati and never played. The manager was Alberto Zaccheroni and the Rossoneri won the Scudetto, one point ahead of Lazio. One of his teammates was former Lazio Alessandro Iannuzzi.

In 1999-2000 he went back to his parent club, Inter. Here he was back up keeper to Angelo Peruzzi and Fabrizio Ferron. He made no appearances under Marcello Lippi and the Nerazzurri finished 4th (UCL). Apart from Peruzzi the squad included Lazio connections Vladimir Jugović, Francesco Colonnese, Ousmane Dabo, Gigi Di Biagio and Christian Vieri.

In 2000 Frezzolini moved to Chievo in Serie B on loan. The main keeper was Sergio Marcon and Frezzolini made 2 league appearances. The Cliveni finished 3rd under Luigi Delneri and won promotion. There were a few Lazio connections; Bernardo Corradi, Daniele Franceschini and Christian Manfredini.

In 2001 he finally left Inter and was sold to Lecce in Serie A. He made 4 league appearances and 2 in Coppa Italia. The manager was first Alberto Cavasin and then future Lazio, Delio Rossi. The Salentini finished 16th and relegated. His teammates included future Lazio captain, Cristian Ledesma.

In 2002-03 he was back on the road, on loan to Venezia in Serie B. He played 3 times in the league and once in Coppa Italia. The manager was Gianfranco Bellotto and the Lagunari finished 13th. The squad included future Lazio, Fabio Firmani and Calori again.

In 2003-04 he went back to Verona and signed for Chievo in Serie A. He played 8 league games and 2 in Coppa Italia. The main keeper was Lazio's Scudetto hero Luca Marchegiani. The manager was still Delneri and the Gialloblu finished 9th. Other Lazio connections were Roberto Baronio and Giuseppe Sculli.

The following season he joined Modena in Serie B. In Emilia he finally found some stability and stayed five seasons all in B. He played 183 games (178 in league). Modena finished 7th, 5th, 16th, 16th and 15th.

His managers were Stefano Pioli the first two seasons then Daniele Zoratto and Bortolo Mutti in the third and fourth and Zoratto and Luigi Apolloni in the fifth. His teammates included Lazio Stefano Mauri, Stefano Lombardi and Ivan Artipoli.

In 2009-10 he joined Ascoli in Serie B. He played 17 league games and 2 in Coppa Italia. The manager was first Alessandro Pane and then Giuseppe Pillon and the Bianconeri finished 9th. The squad included former Lazio, Andrea Giallombardo.

Frezzolini's last club was Atalanta from 2010 to 2015. He was a reserve and played a total of 8 games. In the first season the Nerazzurri were promoted from B and then finished 12th, 15th, 11th and 17th. The manager was always Stefano Colantuono apart from part of the last season when he was replaced halfway by Edy Reja. His teammates included Lazio connections: Leonardo Talamonti, Guglielmo Stendardo, Massimo Mutarelli, Lionel Scaloni, Rolando Bianchi and Giuseppe Biava.

At 39 he retired but stayed on in Bergamo first as the main team goalkeeper coach and then from 2023 as the U23s goalkeeper coach.

Frezzolini was a strong goalkeeper at 1.86 and 80 kilos. He played 305 professional games but was often back up keeper. Where he played most was at Modena where he was the undisputed first choice for five years. He won a Scudetto at Milan in 1999 and a promotion to A with Atalanta in 2011.

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