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Lorenzo Squizzi

Lorenzo Squizzi
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Personal information
Date of birth (1974-06-20) 20 June 1974 (age 42)
Place of birth Domodossola, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
retired
Youth career
1992–1994 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Juventus 1 (0)
1995–1996 SPAL 2 (0)
1996–1997 Atletico Catania 32 (0)
1997–1999 Lucchese 64 (0)
1999–2000 Salernitana 4 (0)
2000–2001 Reggiana 23 (0)
2001–2004 Monza 32 (0)
2002–2003 Cesena (loan) 34 (0)
2003–2004 Catania (loan) 30 (0)
2004–2005 Perugia 14 (0)
2005–2014 Chievo 84 (0)
Total 320 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Lorenzo Squizzi (born 20 June 1974) is a retired Italian footballer who last played for Italian club A.C. Chievo Verona as a goalkeeper.

Squizzi started his career at Serie A team Juventus F.C., but has spent most of his career in the lower divisions. In summer 2006, he signed for his second Serie A club Chievo.

Born in Domodossola, Piedmont, Squizzi started his career at Juventus, the club giant of the region. In 1994–95 season, he worked as Angelo Peruzzi's backup, along with Michelangelo Rampulla. He played the final match of the season, which Le Zebre already secured the title weeks before. In the next season he left for Serie C1 club SPAL, where he worked as Oriano Boschin's backup. In 1996–97 season, he left for Atletico Catania, where he helped the club reached semi-final of promotion playoffs.

He secured a long term contract with Serie B club Lucchese, where he helped the league struggler avoided relegation in the first season. In the second season, the poor scoring record made the club finished the second from the bottom, made Squizzi had to search another club.

He joined Salernitana which newly relegated from Serie A in a co-ownership deal, which also saw Ciro Polito moved to opposite direction. He worked as Fabrizio Lorieri's backup, ahead youth product Rosario Niosi, Lorieri himself also a new signing but from Serie A club Lecce. He survived in mid-season sale, which saw Salernitana reduced the number of goalkeeper from 5 to 3 by sending ex-no.2 Andrea Ivan and youth product Crescenzo De Vito to Livorno and Giugliano respectively. But after Salernitana failed to return to Serie A, all goalkeeper were left the club and replaced by Salvatore Soviero, Domenico Botticella and youth product Raffaele Coscia. Ciro Polito, who was bought back from Lucchese, also transferred to Avellino.


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