Mauro Di Lello

Mauro Di Lello was born in Rome on March 12, 1978.

Source Lazio Wiki

At 12 he joined Lazio's youth academy and then joined the first team squad in 1996. The manager was first Zdeněk Zeman and then, from late January, Dino Zoff. Di Lello continued playing for the Primavera (U19s) but made a couple of appearances on the bench for the main squad. Lazio finished 4th (UEFA Cup).

In 1997-98 Sven-Goran Eriksson arrived as manager and Lazio finished 7th but won the Coppa Italia (Milan 3-2 on aggregate) and were runners-up in the UEFA Cup (Inter 0-3). Di Lello again went between the youth side and the first team and made 3 appearances on the bench.

In 1998 he joined Pistoiese on loan in Serie C1. He only stayed until January when he moved to Fano Calcio in C1, again on loan.

In 1999-200 he joined Giorgione in C2 and the Rossostellati were relegated. One of his three managers was Ernesto Apuzzo (Lazio 1974-76 and 1977-78).

After a pause, in 2002 Di Lello left Italy and moved to Malta. He played two seasons for Pietà Hotspurs in the Maltese top flight, playing 39 league games with 1 goal.

In 2004-05 he was back in Italy with Nocerina in Serie C2. The Rossoneri were relegated after going through four different managers.

Di Lello then returned to Malta and joined Maltese Champions Sliema Wanderers. He stayed two seasons, playing 36 league games with 2 goals. The Wanderers finished 2nd twice and played one round in the UEFA Cup (Rapid Bucharest 0-6 on aggregate).

Di Lello's last club was Birkirkara in the Maltese Premier League. He played 6 league games and The Stripes finished 3rd.

He then retired at 31 but stayed in Malta. He worked as head of the technical area at Valletta F.C and is currently a consultant with the Malta Football Association.

Di Lello was a defender. At 1.83 and 81 kilos he was a strong player. He was a prospect for Lazio in the mid to late 90's but never made it at any decent level.

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Lazio Wiki