Mauro Camoranesi

Camoranesi had always been a big fan of the Argentinian club Club Atlético River Plate growing up, but as a youngster, Mauro Camoranesi played in the squad of Club Atlético Aldosivi. Aldosivi is situated in Mar del Plata just away from Camoranesi's birthplace of Tandil.

However, Mauro Camoranesi moved to Mexico to begin Mauro Camoranesi professional playing career at Santos Laguna. The club won the Primera División de México during the Invierno 1996 season. Camoranesi scored one goal in 13 games for the team; this was the club's first ever championship success. Santos Laguna fans nicknamed Mauro Camoranesi "El Cholo."

More travels came for the young Argentine the following year, as Mauro Camoranesi moved to Uruguayan club Montevideo Wanderers briefly, before returning back to Mauro Camoranesi homeland to play for Club Atlético Banfield, solidifying himself as an impressive attacking right midfielder, while playing 38 games with 16 goals.

The following season Camoranesi moved once again, this time back to Mexico and club Cruz Azul, where Mauro Camoranesi played from 1998 to 2000. Mauro Camoranesi caught the attention of Italy Serie A side Hellas Verona F.C. by scoring 21 goals in 79 games with Cruz Azul, an impressive achievement for a midfield player.


Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro CamoranesiMauro Camoranesi moved to Italy in 2000, signing with Verona where Mauro Camoranesi played two years. In 2002, Camoranesi was signed on a co-ownership (football); initially Juventus paid Verona €4.8 million (reportedly £3 million) and gave them co-ownership of Max Vieri. On 26 June 2003, Mauro Camoranesi was signed outright by the Bianconeri on a permanent basis for an additional fee of €5 million; this was the same day Juventus signed Marco Di Vaio and Enzo Maresca in similar deals.

Camoranesi won Serie A in Serie A 2002-03, and Italian Super Cups in 2002 and 2003. Camoranesi was also a Serie A champion with the GVH in 2004–05 and 2005–06, but Juventus were stripped of both of those titles as another result of the "2006 Italian football scandal" scandal.

Despite Mauro Camoranesi agent Sergio Fortunato linking the player to clubs such as Olympique Lyonnais, Valencia CF, and Liverpool F.C. over the summer of 2006, following Juventus's relegation, Camoranesi made an announcement himself in September, pledging loyalty to Juventus "In January, I will not ask to be sold; I'm happy to stay here.", Mauro Camoranesi stated.
Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro CamoranesiCamoranesi contributed to a number of notable goals when Juventus played in Serie B after the relegation. Against US Lecce in April 2007, Mauro Camoranesi performed an impressive piece of skill similar to a Cruijff Turn, turning the ball through a defender's legs on the wing, before retrieving it to help set up Juventus's first goal of the match. Later in the match, Mauro Camoranesi scored Mauro Camoranesi side's third; Camoranesi took the ball past three Lecce defenders, before hitting the ball from the edge of the box, with Mauro Camoranesi left foot into the top corner. Just days before Mauro Camoranesi had scored a header in the 2–0 victory against close title contenders S.S.C. Napoli. Mauro Camoranesi original shirt number was 16, but was changed to 8 for the 2007–08 season. Mauro Camoranesi changed back to number 16 from 8 after just one season. Despite suffering several injuries during the 2007–08 season, Mauro Camoranesi was a very important and influential player in Juventus' return season. Mauro Camoranesi also won the award Guerin d'Oro in this Season.

Camoranesi had an impressive pre-season before the up and coming 2008–09 Serie A season. After struggling in the first few games in the start of Serie A season 2009–10, Camoranesi came back strongly and proved to be one of Juventus' most important players. Mauro Camoranesi managed to get Mauro Camoranesi name on ths scoresheet too, scoring the solitary goal against Maccabi Haifa F.C. in Champions' League, as well as a brace in a 5–2 win over Atalanta.