Mauro German Camoranesi Serra is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a right midfielder or right winger.
25 Facts About Mauro Camoranesi
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Mauro Camoranesi won the league title and the Supercoppa Italiana in his first season with the club, reaching the Champions League final; he spent most of his career with the Turin side, winning a second Supercoppa Italiana during his eight seasons with the Bianconeri.
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Mauro Camoranesi had always been a big fan of the Argentinian club River Plate growing up, but as a youngster, he played in the squad of Club Atletico Aldosivi.
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Mauro Camoranesi caught the attention of Serie A side Verona by scoring 21 goals in 79 games with Cruz Azul, an impressive achievement for a midfielder.
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Mauro Camoranesi moved to Italy in 2000, signing with Verona where he played for two years, helping the club avoid relegation in his first season with 4 goals in 22 appearances.
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Later in the match, he scored his side's third; Mauro Camoranesi took the ball past three Lecce defenders, before hitting the ball from the edge of the box, with his left foot into the top corner.
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Mauro Camoranesi scored 5 goals in 22 appearances, and won the Guerin d'Oro award, as the player with the highest average rating, for his performances throughout the season.
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Mauro Camoranesi had an impressive pre-season, but was often sidelined by injuries at the start of the season.
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On 31 August 2010, Mauro Camoranesi signed a one-year contract with Stuttgart as a free agent.
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On 2 February 2011, Mauro Camoranesi signed a two-year contract with Lanus with the option to coach youth players if he decides to retire.
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In October 2011, Mauro Camoranesi made headlines for kicking an opponent in the head.
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Toranzo later commented that Mauro Camoranesi is "not much of a man, just a coward" and suggested Mauro Camoranesi would need to see a psychiatrist for his violent behaviour.
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Mauro Camoranesi faced a long ban from football for this incident.
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On 20 July 2012, Mauro Camoranesi signed in for Argentine side Racing Club from Avellaneda.
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Mauro Camoranesi was eligible for Italian citizenship through a great-grandfather, Luigi, who in 1873 emigrated from Potenza Picena, in Italy's Marche region, to Argentina.
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Mauro Camoranesi played for Italy at UEFA Euro 2004 and was part of Marcello Lippi's Italy team which won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Mauro Camoranesi then went up to the camera and dedicated the triumph by saying in Spanish: "Para los pibes del barrio".
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Mauro Camoranesi was successively called up to Italy's squads for UEFA Euro 2008 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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Mauro Camoranesi took part in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, his last experience with the Italian national team.
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On 3 January 2020, Mauro Camoranesi was appointed manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga side Tabor Sezana, signing a one-and-a-half-year contract.
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On 3 September 2020, Mauro Camoranesi was appointed manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga side Maribor, signing a three-year contract.
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On 5 July 2022, Mauro Camoranesi was appointed assistant manager of Olympique de Marseille after Igor Tudor became the manager of the club.
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Mauro Camoranesi was a dynamic, hard-working, and skilful midfielder, who usually deployed on the right wing, or on occasion on the left flank, or as a central or attacking midfielder behind the strikers.
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Mauro Camoranesi was a quick, energetic, and technically gifted player, with excellent ball control, who excelled at dribbling and beating players in one on one situations and getting up the flank.
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Mauro Camoranesi was gifted with good vision, creativity, crossing and passing ability with his right foot, which allowed him to create chances for his teammates.