Lorenzo Squizzi

Lorenzo Squizzi

Squizzi in January 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-06-20)20 June 1974
Place of birth	Domodossola,Italy
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lorenzo Squizzi(born 20 June 1974) is an Italian former professionalfootballerwho played as agoalkeeper.

Squizzi started his career atSerie AteamJuventus,but spent most of his career in the lower divisions. In summer 2006, he signed for his second Serie A clubChievo.

Career

Early career

Born inDomodossola,Piedmont, Squizzi started his career atJuventus,the club giant of the region. In 1994–95 season, he worked asAngelo Peruzzi's backup, along withMichelangelo Rampulla.He played the final match of the season, whichLe Zebrealready secured the title weeks before. In the next season he left forSerie C1clubSPAL,where he worked asOriano Boschin's backup. In 1996–97 season, he left forAtletico Catania,where he helped the club reach the semi-final of the promotion playoffs.

Lucchese

Squizzi secured a long-term contract withSerie BclubLucchese,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.

Salernitana

Squizzi joinedSalernitanawhich newly relegated fromSerie Ain aco-ownershipdeal, which also sawCiro Politomoved to opposite direction. He worked asFabrizio Lorieri's backup, ahead youth productRosario Niosi,Lorieri himself also a new signing but fromSerie AclubLecce.He survived in mid-season sale, which saw Salernitana reduced the number of goalkeeper from 5 to 3 by sending ex-no.2Andrea Ivanand youth productCrescenzo De VitotoLivornoandGiuglianorespectively. But after Salernitana failed to return to Serie A, all goalkeeper were left the club and replaced bySalvatore Soviero,Domenico Botticellaand youth productRaffaele Coscia.Ciro Polito, who was bought back from Lucchese, also transferred toAvellino.

Serie C1 (2000–03)

In November 2000, Squizzi signed forReggiana.He quickly became the first choice, ahead ofRaffaele Nuzzo.With club they survived in the relegation play-out.

In the next season he secured another long-term contract with newly relegated sideMonza,ahead ofLuca Davide Righiand youth productDaniele Mandelli.But the team-mate failed to score into opponent nets once again made Squizzi tasted relegation.

In the next season he was loaned toCesenaas the first-choice goalkeeper, aheadFrancesco MusarraandDavide Bertaccini,replacingNicola Santoniwho left forPalermo.He concerned only 29 goals in the season, ranked 2 least among the teams, behindPisa.Although his team finished third and Pisa finished fourth, the team lost to Pisa in promotion playoffs semi-finals.

Catania

Due to Monza failing to win promotion, on 29 August 2003 Squizzi secured a move toCataniaofSerie B,aheadEmanuele Concetti,Paolo Mancini(joined in January) and youth productGaetano Romanoas first choice. He concerned only 29 goals in 29 league matches with 11 clean sheets, but after injured in March, Concetti and Mancini concerned 15 goals in 9 league matches with 4 clean sheets and 4 goals in 4 matches with 1 clean sheet respectively between round 33 to 45. Squizzi returned to field on the last round, played 77 minutes as starter without concerned a goal, before replaced by Mancini. The match ended in 2–0 won to the second club ranked from the bottom.

Perugia

His performance made Perugia, which newly relegated to Serie B, sign him to provide extra cover for Australian internationalŽeljko Kalac.He conceded 9 goals in 14 matches, with Kalac conceding 25 goals in 29 matches. Squizzi also played all 4 promotion playoffs that lost toTorinoin the finals. But Perugia was expelled from Serie B due to financial problem.

Chievo

In August 2005 Squizzi signed forChievo,his second Serie A club, initially as backup ofAlberto Fontana,along with youth productEnrico Alfonso.But in the first match of the season, he replaced Fontana at half time, after Chievo concerned a goal fromDavid Trezeguet,of his former team Juve. In that season, he occasionally played 12 league matches, 9 of them were starter.

In the next season, the club signedVincenzo Sicignanofrom relegated Lecce to replace Fontana who left forPalermo.But Squizzi was promoted to first choice in the 2 round (ahead youth productMattia Passarini) and played oneUEFA Cupmatch verseSporting Braga.In the round 7 Sicignano regained his place but in February Squizzi restored as first choice, ahead his former team-mateEmanuele Concettiwho signed in mid-season. Although Sicignano and Squizzi concerned 24 goals each, and ranked mid-table by terms of goals concerned, Chievo poor goal scoring, partially due to the left ofAmauri,made Sicignano and Squizzi once again tasted relegation.

At Serie B, Squizzi secured his place as first choice, aheadGabriele AldeganiandMattia Passarini.He won Serie B champion with team and returned to Serie A.

Since the signing ofStefano Sorrentinoin July 2008 and turned to age 34, he worked as backup goalkeeper again, along with Gabriele Aldegani (2008–09) and Michał Miśkiewicz (2009–10).

On 7 June 2010, Chievo announced Squizzi had signed a new one-year contract.He extended his contract again in July 2011and 2012.

Honours

Juventus

• Serie A:1994–95
• Coppa Italia:1994–95

Chievo

• Serie B:2007–08

External links

• Profile at Football.it(in Italian)
• Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport(in Italian)
• Profile at Chievo(in Italian)