Massimo Loviso

Massimo Loviso

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Bentivoglio, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Castelnuovo Vomano
Youth career
0000–2003	Bologna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Bologna	57	(2)
2006–2007	→ Sambenedettese (loan)	31	(0)
2007–2009	Livorno	57	(6)
2009–2011	Torino	17	(0)
2010	→ Lecce (loan)	5	(0)
2011	→ Crotone (loan)	13	(0)
2011–2013	Crotone	16	(1)
2012–2013	→ Ascoli (loan)	34	(3)
2013–2015	Parma	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Cremonese (loan)	23	(1)
2014–2015	→ Gubbio (loan)	37	(12)
2015–2016	Alessandria	12	(1)
2016–2017	AlbinoLeffe	27	(4)
2017–2018	Cosenza	27	(2)
2018–2019	Modena	23	(3)
2019–2020	Rende	15	(0)
2020–	Castelnuovo Vomano	0	(0)
International career
2004	Italy U20	3	(0)
2004–2005	Italy U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020

Massimo Loviso (born 9 April 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Castelnuovo Vomano.

Career

Bologna

Born in Bentivoglio, the Province of Bologna, Loviso started his career at Bologna. After made his debut on 8 November 2003, a 0–0 draw with Brescia as starter, Loviso mainly played as backup.

Livorno

In June 2007, he joined Serie A side Livorno ^[1] in a co-ownership deal for €200,000 fee. ^{[2] [3]} He only made 16 starts in the first season. Loviso followed the team relegated to Serie B after Livorno bought him outright in June 2008, for an additional €1,000. ^{[2] [3]} Partnered with Alessandro Diamanti and Antonio Candreva in the midfield, he won promotion back to Serie A.

Torino

In August 2009, he was signed by newly relegated Serie B side Torino in another co-ownership deal for €900,000 fee in a 3-year contract. ^{[4] [5]}

During 2009–10 season, Ultras of Torino attacked the players during David Di Michele's birthday party. ^{[6] [7]} After the incident the players involved: Di Michele, Loviso, Riccardo Colombo, Aimo Diana, Marco Pisano, Francesco Pratali, Paolo Zanetti were transferred to other clubs and only Rolando Bianchi, Matteo Rubin and Angelo Ogbonna were remained.

He left for Lecce along with Di Michele on 1 February 2010. ^[8] Torino also paid Lecce premiums (Italian : premi di valorizzazione) of €300,000 for the loans. ^[9]

In June 2010 Torino signed Loviso from Livorno outright for free. ^[9] Loviso did not leave Turin in 2010–11 season but only able to play with its Primavera reserve team as an overage player. ^[10]

Crotone

In January 2011 he left for Crotone in a temporary deal and on 20 July 2011 Torino terminated his contract in order to join Crotone on a free transfer. ^[11]

In August 2012 he left for Ascoli Calcio 1898 in a temporary deal, with Vito Falconieri moved to opposite direction also on loan. ^[12]

Parma

On 29 June 2013. few days before the closure of 2012–13 financial year of F.C.Crotone S.r.l. and Parma F.C. S.p.A., Loviso was sold to Parma in exchange for Fabio Lebran to Crotone. 50% registration rights of both players were "valued" €400,000. ^[13] Loviso signed a 2-year contract ^[13] (later extended one more year). ^[14] In July 2013 Loviso was loaned to Cremonese. ^[15] In June 2014 Loviso was signed by Parma outright. On 20 August 2014, he was signed by Gubbio in a temporary deal. ^[16]

Lega Pro clubs

On 22 June 2015 Loviso became a free agent after the formal bankruptcy of Parma. On 7 July 2015 he was signed by Alessandria in a 2-year contract. ^[17]

On 22 August 2016 Loviso joined AlbinoLeffe on a free transfer. ^{[18] [19]} The club was re-admitted to 2016–17 Lega Pro to fill the vacancy.

On 30 July 2019 he signed with Rende. ^[20]

On 4 August 2020 he joined Serie D club Castelnuovo Vomano. ^[21]

References

1. Fabio Giorgi (26 June 2007). "Boom di punte a Livorno". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
2. Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
3. A.S. Livorno Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
4. "Loviso è del Toro" (in Italian). Torino F.C. 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
5. Torino F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2009, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
6. Turco, Fabrizio (7 January 2010). "Il Torino è senza pace Ora si parla di sciopero". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). RCSMedia Group. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
7. "Torino fans in player restaurant attack". Soccernet. ESPN Inc. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
8. "Di Michele e Loviso al Lecce" (in Italian). Torino F.C. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
9. Torino F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2010, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
10. "Primavera: vittoria 2–1 ad Empoli" (in Italian). Torino F.C. 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
11. Torino F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2011, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
12. "Operazioni di mercato" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
13. Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
14. Buttignon, Fabio; Marrani, Roberto (13 April 2015). Parma FC S.p.A. in fallimento, Valutazione della Azienda Sportiva (in Italian).
15. "Massimo Loviso e Simone Palermo in grigiorosso" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
16. "Loviso e Regolanti in Rossoblù" [Loviso & Regolanti in "Red-Blue"] (in Italian). A.S. Gubbio 1910. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
17. "Massimo Loviso è Grigio!" (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
18. "Rescissione consensuale con Massimo Loviso" (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
19. "Massimo Loviso è un nuovo giocatore bluceleste!" (in Italian). U.C. AlbinoLeffe. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
20. "Colpo del Rende, arriva il centrocampista Massimo Loviso" (Press release) (in Italian). Rende. 30 July 2019.
21. "Colpo grosso per il Castelnuovo" (in Italian). Castelnuovo Vomano. 4 August 2020.

External links

• Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2007–08) (in Italian)
• Profile at AIC.Football.it (in Italian)
• FIGC (in Italian)