Massimo Bonanni was born in Rome on January 11, 2013.
At 17 he joined the Roma youth sector and stayed a couple of years.
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In 2001 he moved up to Viterbo on loan to play for Viterbese in Serie C1. The "Tusci" finished 16th and avoided relegation via the playoffs. Bonanni played 29 league games with 1 goal.
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In 2002 he joined Panachaïkī in Greece on loan. The club from Patras were in the top flight but finished 15th and relegated. Bonanni played 24 league games.
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In 2003 he was sold to Vicenza. The Biancorossi were in Serie B and he stayed two seasons. In the first, under Giuseppe Iachini, the "Lane" (Woolies) finished 13th. His teammates briefly included Lazio connections Paul Okon (1996-99), Ivano Della Morte (1994, 1995) and Fabio Firmani (2005-09, 2009-11). The following year, under Maurizio Viscidi, Gianfranco Bellotto and then Viscidi again, Vicenza finished 17th and then lost the playoff but were then not relegated due to Genoa's wrongdoings. In his second year his teammates included former Lazio Federico Crovari (1998-99). In total at Vicenza Bonanni played 70 games and scored 12 goals.
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In 2005-06 he played half a season for Palermo in Serie A. The Rosanero had a good season, under Luigi Delneri (1-22) and then Giuseppe Papadopulo, finishing 5th and qualifying for the UEFA Cup. In reality Palermo had finished 8th but were upgraded due to the Calciopoli scandal. Bonanni played 18 league games with 2 goals (Lecce, Ascoli), 3 games in Coppa Italia and 4 in the UEFA Cup. His teammates included future Lazio, Giuseppe Biava (2010-14), Massimo Mutarelli (2006-08) and Stephen Makinwa (2006-08). Bonanni however left in January and joined Lazio on loan.
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In Rome his manager was Delio Rossi and Lazio finished 6th but were then downgraded to 16th due to their alleged involvement in the Calciopoli scandal. Bonanni played 9 league games and 1 in Coppa Italia.
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In the summer of 2006, he joined Sampdoria in Serie A but only stayed until January. He played 7 league games and 1 in Coppa Italia under manager Walter Novellino before leaving for Ascoli. The Blucerchiati eventually finished 9th. His teammates included Lazio connections Daniele Franceschini (1995-97) and Fabio Bazzani (2005) and very briefly Christian Vieri (1998-99).
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At Ascoli, who were in Serie A, the manager was Nedo Sonetti. The Bianconeri finished 19th and were relegated. Bonanni played 14 league games and scored 2 goals (Inter, Reggina) plus 2 games in Coppa Italia. His teammates included Lazio connections Stefano Lombardi (1998-99), Gigi Di Biagio (1988-89), Ivano Della Morte again, plus former big names Gianluca Pagliuca (Sampdoria, Inter) and Marco Delvecchio (Inter, Roma)
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In 2007-08 he spent a season with Bari in Serie B. The managers were former Lazio Giuseppe Materazzi (1-19) and then Antonio Conte. The Galletti (Cockerels) finished 11th and Bonanni played 31 league games with 5 goals (Pisa, Ravenna, Piacenza, Messina, Lecce) plus a game in Coppa Italia.
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In 2008 he returned to Sampdoria in Serie A but only played 1 league game and 1 in Coppa Italia, under Walter Mazzari, before leaving in January for Grosseto. Sampdoria eventually finished 13th and lost the Coppa Italia final to Lazio on penalties.
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Grosseto were in Serie B. The managers were Elio Gustinetti, Ezio Rossi, then Gustinetti again. The Maremmani finished 6th but lost in the playoff (Livorno 3-4 on aggregate). Bonanni played 16 league games plus the playoffs and scored 2 goals (Sassuolo, Vicenza).
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In 2009 he joined Pescara in Lega Pro (3rd tier). The Adriatici won promotion via the playoffs, under Antonello Cuccureddu and then Eusebio Di Francesco. Bonanni played 23 league games including the playoffs with 3 goals (Ravenna, SPAL, Cosenza) and 2 in Coppa Italia with 1 goal (Bellaria Igea Marina). The following year in Serie B he played 35 league games with 5 goals, under Di Francesco and the "Delfini" (Dolphins) finished 13th.
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In 2011 he signed for Lugano in the Swiss second flight. He played 28 league games and scored 5 goals plus 2 games in the Swiss Cup. The managers were Italian, first Alessandro Pane (1-8) and then Francesco Moriero (9-30) and "Lügà n" finished 5th.
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In 2012 he returned to Italy and joined Grosseto again on loan. The Biancorossi were in Serie B and the manager was Francesco Moriero until early October, Mario Somma until mid-November, Lamberto Magrini until mid-December and then Leonardo Menichini. Amid all this confusion. Bonanni returned to Lugano after playing 14 league games. Grosseto then changed managers twice more and unsurprisingly were relegated.
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Back in Switzerland he played 15 league games with 1 goal and FCL finished 7th.
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In the summer of 2013, he joined Genoa in Serie A but on July 16 he was banned for six months for alleged corruption connected to a Bari-Treviso game of 2007-08. In 2016 he was then declared innocent but the 2013-14 season had gone.
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His last club were amateurs La Rustica in Rome where he played 16 games with 2 goals between 2015 and 2017 as player-manager.
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He then retired at 35.
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He had further coaching experiences with Ostia Mare U-16's in 2018-20 and Ostia Mare first team in Serie D in 2020.
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Bonanni was a midfielder. He could play wide or as a number 10. He was strong physically at 1.90 and 81 kilos. He had good shooting skills and was good at freekicks and crosses. He played 370 games in his career with 41 goals. He played two times for Italy U-18's.
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He was only at Lazio for six months and was not a regular, playing a total of 10 games.
Lazio Career
Season | Toal games | Serie A | Coppa Italia |
Jan-Jun 2006 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
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