Stefano Mauri

Football player infobox
playername = Stefano Mauri


fullname =
height = height|m=1.84
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|1|8
cityofbirth = Monza
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub = Lazio
clubnumber = 11
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = Brugherio
years = 1998-2001
2001-2003
2003-2004
2004-2006
2006-
clubs = Meda
Modena
Brescia
Udinese
Lazio
caps(goals) = 083 (12)
034 0(2)
030 0(7)
048 0(5)
073 (12)
nationalyears = 2004-2007
nationalteam = Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 0(0)
pcupdate = June 30 2008
ntupdate = October 17 2007

Stefano Mauri (born 8 January, 1980 in Monza) is an Italian football player, playing a midfielder role for Lazio. An attacking midfielder/winger, his key attributes are dribbling and passing. He is predominantly left-footed but is also skilled with his right.

Career

Club

Stefano Mauri started his career at 16 years of age with Brugherio. Two years later he moved to Meda, where he spent three years between Serie C2 and Serie D.

In 2001, he joined Modena, and in September 2002, he made his Serie A debut in a 3-0 loss to Milan. With the gialloblù, Mauri spent two good seasons before moving on to Brescia.

Here he played another good season presences with 30 appearances and 7 goals. In 2004, he joined Udinese on a co-ownership deal. He spent two seasons at the Stadio Friuli, yet lost his place as a regular starter in the second season.

In 2006, Mauri moved south to Rome where he joined Lazio. He made his Biancoceleste debut in a Coppa Italia match against Inter and continued to establish himself as a regular, becoming a key player in a high flying Lazio team.

Manager Delio Rossi began to use him as a trequartista, behind Goran Pandev and Tommaso Rocchi, and he continued to shine, being a protagonist in Lazio's qualification for the UEFA Champions League.

International career

Mauri made his international debut in November 2004 against Finland, and currently has six caps to his name. He has not been selected as part of a squad for any major tournaments and has never represented Italy at youth level.

External links

* [http://www.sslazio.it/cms/view/home/squadra/prima_squadra/giocatori/stefano_mauri/s154/c176 Official Lazio Club Profile]
* [http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=748954 No Torino Contract For Mauri Yet]