Massimo Bonanni


Massimo Bonanni is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder.

Football career

Bonanni started his career at A.S. Roma youth system. He spent on loan to Viterbese Calcio|Viterbese], Panachaiki and Vicenza.
Vicenza bought half of the player registration rights for €200,000 after a season long loan.
On 27 June 2005, he was bought back by Roma, for €500,000, and sold to Palermo on 1 July 2005, for €750,000.
He made his Serie A debut against Parma F.C. on 28 August 2005. He played 4 games in UEFA Cup and 18 in Serie A before on loan to S.S. Lazio on 31 January 2006. U.C. Sampdoria acquired half of the player registration rights on 14 July 2006, for €2 million, along with Christian Terlizzi, as part of the Aimo Diana's transfer.
He played 7 games in Serie A and 4 in Coppa Italia for Sampdoria, before loaned to Ascoli on 12 January 2007.
On 17 August 2007, Bonanni is on a one-year loan to Bari of Serie B. He returned to Genoa, but after played once in 2008–09 season, he left for Grosseto F.C.|Grosseto] of Serie B. In June 2009 Palermo gave up the remain 50% registration rights to Sampdoria
On 31 July 2009, he signed a three-year contract with Pescara of Prima Divisione for free.
On 12 July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Swiss Challenge League side FC Lugano on free transfer.
On 6 April 2012, he returned to Italy for Lugano's sister club Genoa, however the sole purpose was transferred €1.45 million "transfer fee" to Lugano. He left for Serie B club U.S. Grosseto F.C. on 31 August 2012 but returned to Switzerland on 9 January 2013, in temporary deal from Genoa.