Fabrizio Maiello

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Fabrizio Maiello is an Italian former footballer and criminal. [1]

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Early life

Maiello was born and raised in Limbiate, Italy. [2]

Career

As a youth player, Maiello joined the youth academy of Serie A side Milan. [3] After that, he joined the youth academy of Monza in the Italian lower leagues. [4] However, he suffered a knee injury there which ended his football career. [5] After that, he became a criminal, and was first arrested at the age of 18. [6]

After that, he was sent to an asylum, where he helped young Italians and became known for setting records, such as a five kilometer seal dribble and one kilometer of keepie uppies while walking backwards, before becoming a gardener. [7]

Personal life

Maiello is a Christian. [8]

References

  1. "La vita di Fabrizio Maiello in un libro: nuovo punto di (ri)partenza". gazzetta.it.
  2. "la storia di Fabrizio Maiello". milanofree.it.
  3. "I palleggi della vita: la storia di Fabrizio Maiello". uisp.it.
  4. "Dall'inferno dell'Ospedale psichiatrico giudiziario alla libertà: la storia di Maiello in un libro". gazzetta.it.
  5. "La rinascita di Fabrizio Maiello: dal piano per sequestrare Zola a testimonial per I detenuti". corriere.it.
  6. "Maiello: "Ho giocato in carcere col vero Bufalo e volevo rapire Zola. Ma il calcio mi ha salvato"". gianlucadimarzio.com.
  7. ""I PLANNED TO KIDNAP ZOLA"". FourFourTwo (Archived). Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "La vita da record del "Maradona delle carceri"". vaticannews.va.