Fabio Bazzani

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fabio Bazzani

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bologna, Italy

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1994–1996

| years2 = 1996–1997

| years3 = 1997–1998

| years4 = 1998–1999

| years5 = 1999–2000

| years6 = 2000–2002

| years7 = 2001–2002

| years8 = 2002–2007

| years9 = 2005

| years10 = 2007–2008

| years11 = 2008–2009

| years12 = 2009–2010

| years13 = 2010–2015

| clubs1 = Boca San Lazzaro

| clubs2 = Sandonà

| clubs3 = Venezia

| clubs4 = Varese

| clubs5 = Arezzo

| clubs6 = Venezia

| clubs7 = → Perugia (loan)

| clubs8 = Sampdoria

| clubs9 = → Lazio (loan)

| clubs10 = Brescia

| clubs11 = Pescara

| clubs12 = SPAL

| clubs13 = Mezzolara

| caps1 = 57

| caps2 = 32

| caps3 = 2

| caps4 = 29

| caps5 = 31

| caps6 = 39

| caps7 = 29

| caps8 = 110

| caps9 = 15

| caps10 = 21

| caps11 = 14

| caps12 = 27

| caps13 = 122

| goals1 = 30

| goals2 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 3

| goals5 = 20

| goals6 = 5

| goals7 = 10

| goals8 = 33

| goals9 = 3

| goals10 = 1

| goals11 = 2

| goals12 = 3

| goals13 = 50

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004

| nationalteam1 = Italy

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs1 = Mezzolara

| manageryears2 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs2 = Ascoli (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2019

| managerclubs3 = Venezia (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2020

| managerclubs4 = Perugia (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2021

| managerclubs5 = Correggese

| manageryears6 = 2022

| managerclubs6 = Bologna (technical collaborator)

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Fabio Bazzani ({{IPA|it|ˈfaːbjo badˈdzaːni}}; born 20 October 1976) is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a striker. As a player, he was known in particular for his heading ability, as well his shooting accuracy and physical strength.

Club career

=Early career=

After two seasons with amateur side Boca San Lazzaro, Bazzani moved to Serie C2 club Sandonà. In 1997, he was in Serie B team Venezia, but played only twice in the season. He moved to Varese and then Arezzo, where he made an impression scoring 20 goals in 31 matches under the management of Serse Cosmi. In 2000, he returned to Venezia, but scored only five goals in 36 matches. In 2001, he rejoined his former coach Cosmi when he signed with Serie A side Perugia, where he scored ten goals.

=Sampdoria=

In 2002, he moved to Sampdoria, where he scored 16 goals in his first season with the blucerchiati in Serie B and 13 goals in his second campaign with Sampdoria, when in Serie A. During his second season with Sampdoria, he was capped three times in the Italian team. He was loaned to Lazio in exchange for Simone Inzaghi in January 2005, but failed to impress with the biancazzurri and returned to Sampdoria at the end of the season.

=Later career=

On 14 June 2007, he was signed by Brescia on a free transfer. He had originally signed for Livorno but the move was cancelled, following protests by the amaranto supporters who did not want the player in their team.[http://www.gazzetta.it/ultimora/agrnews.jsp?id={7AF99486-35DF-48A6-B64E-0F44A7A9FAE8}&cat=home&sezione=CALCIO Gazzetta.it] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223080154/http://www.gazzetta.it/ultimora/agrnews.jsp?id=%7B7AF99486-35DF-48A6-B64E-0F44A7A9FAE8%7D&cat=home&sezione=CALCIO |date=23 February 2012 }} in Italian

On 26 July 2009, he signed a one-year contract with SPAL. He played his first game for the club on 3 August, a 2–1 win to Como at Coppa Italia.{{cite news |url=http://www.calciocomo1907.it/it/news.aspx?id=621 |title=Coppa Italia: Spal Como 2 – 1 |date=3 August 2009 |access-date=22 August 2009 |publisher=Calcio Como |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831163318/http://www.calciocomo1907.it/it/news.aspx?id=621 |archive-date=31 August 2009}} He also played the next two Coppa Italia matches, scored nil.

On 1 July 2010, he moved to Mezzolara, in Serie D.{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=216031 |title=UFFICIALE: Mezzolara, ecco Fabio Bazzani |publisher=TUTTOmercatoWEB.com |date= |accessdate=2022-07-11}}

International career

Bazzani made his senior international debut for Italy on 12 November 2003, under Giovanni Trapattoni, in a 3–1 friendly defeat against Poland in Warsaw; he made two more appearances for Italy, with his final appearance coming in a 2–0 friendly loss to Iceland in Reykjavík, on 18 August 2004, under Marcello Lippi.

Coaching career

He started his coaching career upon retiring from playing, staying at Mezzolara.

On 14 May 2021, he was appointed head coach of Serie D club Correggese.{{cite web|publisher=Correggese|url=https://www.correggese.it/leggi_news.php?id=5352|title=IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA CORREGGESE E' FABIO BAZZANI|date=14 May 2021|accessdate=1 December 2021|language=it}} His contract expired at the end of the 2020–21 season and he left the club.{{cite web|publisher=Correggese|url=https://www.correggese.it/leggi_news.php?id=5414|title=IL DS LANCETTI E MISTER BAZZANI LASCIANO LA CORREGGESE|date=24 June 2021|accessdate=1 December 2021|language=it}}

On 2 January 2022, he was hired by Bologna as a technical collaborator.{{cite web|publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-bologna-fabio-bazzani-entra-nello-staff-di-mister-mihajlovic-1628148|title=Bologna, Fabio Bazzani entra nello staff di mister Mihajlovic|date=2 January 2022|accessdate=2 January 2022|language=it}} On 23 May 2022, Bazzani announced his departure from Bologna.{{cite web|publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/bazzani-lascia-lo-staff-di-mihajlovic-grazie-a-sinisa-e-a-tutto-il-bologna-in-bocca-al-lupo-1686638|title=Bazzani lascia lo staff di Mihajlovic: "Grazie a Sinisa e a tutto il Bologna, in bocca al lupo!"|date=23 May 2022|accessdate=23 May 2022|language=it}}

Personal life

Bazzani has been married since 2005 to Italian showgirl and television personality Alessia Merz, with whom he had a son and a daughter.{{cite web |url=https://www.derbyderbyderby.it/ddd/fantaderby/il-derby-di-casa-bazzani-alessia-merz-addio-a-striscia-ma-mai-alla-juventus/ |publisher=DerbyDerbyDerby.it |language=it |accessdate=24 May 2022 |date=16 June 2021 |title=Il derby di casa Bazzani: Alessia Merz, addio a Striscia ma mai alla Juventus…}}

References

External links

{{in lang|it}} [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/53250.shtml Club career statistics]
{{in lang|it}} [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2744 National team stats]
{{in lang|it}} [http://www.italia1910.com/giocatori-scheda.asp?IDGiocatore=57&st=crono Profile at Italia1910.com]

Category:1976 births

Category:Footballers from Bologna

Category:Living people

Category:Italian men's footballers

Category:Italy men's international footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Venezia FC players

Category:SSD Varese Calcio players

Category:SS Arezzo players

Category:AC Perugia Calcio players

Category:UC Sampdoria players

Category:SS Lazio players