Maurizio Domizzi

Maurizio Domizzi was born in Rome on June 28,1980.

Source Lazio Wiki

His first club at 12 was Casalotti in Rome but at 16 he joined Lazio's youth setup.

He spent two years at Lazio and in the 1997-98 season went between the U19s and the first team squad but never made his debut. He however won a Coppa Italia winners medal and a Supercoppa one.

In 1998 he went to Livorno on loan for two seasons in Serie C1. He played a total of 29 games with 1 goal. The Amaranto finished 12th and 7th. In his second season one of his teammates was former Lazio Igor Protti.

In 2000 he returned to Lazio who were now Italian champions. He contributed to the Primavera, who eventually won the Scudetto and also won another Supercoppa Italiana medal with the main squad. In January before making any first team appearances he was sold to Milan who however sent him on loan to Modena in Serie B. For the 2001-02 season. In Emilia he played a total of 20 games with 2 goals and the Canarini finished 2nd and promoted under Gianni De Biasi. His teammates included Lazio connections, Marco Ballotta and Stefano Mauri.

In 2002 Milan sold half of his "cartellino" (ownership) to Sampdoria which meant they co-owned him. He headed for Genoa and the Blucerchiati won promotion to Serie A under Walter Novellino. Domizzi played 32 games (28 in B) with 1 goal. The squad included Lazio connections; Guglielmo Stendardo, Fabio Bazzani, Fabrizio Casazza and Alessandro Grandoni.

In 2003 he stayed on at Samp but only until January. He played another 8 games (5 in B) before joining Modena on loan in Serie A. With the Canarini he played 17 league games with 1 goal, his first in A, against Parma. His managers were first Alberto Malesani and then Gianfranco Bellotto. Ballotta was still there as were Grandoni and future Lazio, Stephen Makinwa.

In 2004 he went on loan to Brescia in Serie A. He played regularly, making 30 appearances (29 in A). Brescia however were relegated under Gianni De Biasi (1-23) and then Alberto Cavasin. His teammates included Lazio connections Marius Stankevičius, Daniele Adani, Simone Del Nero,  Giuseppe Sculli and Matías Almeyda (until Nov) and Gigi Di Biagio.

In 2005-06 he spent a season on loan at Ascoli in Serie A. He played 34 league games and scored 5 goals (Roma, Empoli, Udinese Fiorentina, Cagliari). The Bianconeri finished 10th under manager Massimo Silva. The squad included Lazio connections Pasquale Foggia, Adani again, Ivano Della Morte, Domenico Cristiano and Riccardo Bonetto.

In 2006 he was signed by Napoli in Serie B (he was now co-owned between Napoli and Samp). He stayed two seasons, winning promotion and then finishing 8th. He played a total of 73 games with 14 goals (a record 7 in A- Udinese, Genoa, Juventus, Milan, Parma, Milan, Lazio). His manager for both seasons was future Lazio, Edy Reja. His teammates included future top manager Roberto De Zerbi.

In 2008 Domizzi signed for Udinese in Serie A and stayed eight seasons. He played a total of 208 games (171 in A ) with 7 goals (6 in A). Udinese finished 7th, 15th, 4th (CL), 3rd (CL), 5th (EL), 13th, 16th and 17th. His managers were Pasquale Marino, Gianni De Biasi, Francesco Guidolin (4 seasons), Andrea Stramaccioni, Stefano Colantuono and Luigi De Canio. His teammates included several Lazio connections: Samir Handanovič, Bernardo Corradi, Dušan Basta, Giampiero Pinzi and Davide Faraoni. It also included future top player Bruno Fernandes.

In 2016 Domizzi joined Venezia in Lega Pro (3rd tier). He stayed three seasons, winning promotion in his first and then 5th and 15th in B. His managers were: Filippo Inzaghi in his first and second, and three in his last, Stefano Vecchi, Walter Zenga and Serse Cosmi. Domizzi played 103 total games for Venezia with 12 goals.

Domizzi then retired at 39.

In his youth he had played 3 times for Italy U17s with 1 goal, 3 times for Italy U18s and once for the U21s.

He has now become a coach. So far he has worked at Pordenone (Serie B, April -June 2021, 15th), Fermana (C, July-Sept 2021, resigned), Castelvetro (5th tier, 2022-23, 7th), Terre di Castelli (5th tier, 2023-25, 2nd and 5th). He is now the coach of Correggese (Reggio Emilia) in Serie D.

Domizzi was a defender who could play on the left or centrally. He was strong physically at 1.87 and 80 kilos. He was a reliable player and made 283 appearances in Serie A and 29 in European competitions. He was a good penalty taker and scored 12 out of 13 in his career.

At Lazio he was one of the ones that got away. He was groomed by Lazio but then spent his career elsewhere. He could have been useful especially after the Sergio Cragnotti glory years.

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