Claudio Simoni was born in Marino, a wine producing village just outside Rome, on January 11, 1959.
He played all his youth football with Lazio.
In 1979 he was loaned to Cerretese (Cerreto Guidi-Florence) in C2. He played 33 games and scored two goals.
In 1980 he came back to Lazio. The Biancocelesti were in Serie B, having been relegated due to four of their players' involvement in the 1980 "Calcio Scommesse" scandal. The manager was Ilario Castagner and Lazio hoped to bounce straight back up to the top flight. Things did not go to plan and the Biancocelesti finished 4th. Simoni played 11 league games and 3 games in Coppa Italia.
In 1981 he joined Piacenza in C1. The Biancorossi finished 12th. He played 23 games.
In 1982 he moved south to Caserta and joined Casertana. The “Falchetti" (The Falcons) were in C1 and finished 5th under Vincenzo Montefusco.
In 1983-84 he spent a season with Barletta in Serie C1. The "Furie Rosse" (The Red Furies) finished 8th and Simoni played 31 league games with 1 goal.
In 1984-85 he joined Prato in C2. Under manager Maurizio Bruno the "Fiordalisi" (The Cornflowers) won promotion to C1. He played 26 league games with one goal. One of his teammates was, future Lazio, Vincenzo Esposito (1986-88).
In 1985-86 he moved to Teramo in C2. He stayed two seasons, winning promotion and the league under Giorgio Rumignani and then finishing 9th in C1, under Antonio Luzii. He played 47 league games and scored 1 goal for the Biancorossi.
In 1987-88 he joined nearby Giulianova in C2. The Giallorossi finished 12th, under Francesco Giorgini and he played 30 league games. One of his teammates was, future manager, Marco Giampaolo (Sampdoria, Milan and Torino amongst others).
In 1988-89 he played for Suzzara (Mantova) in C2. He played 23 league games with 1 goal. The Bianconeri finished 11th.
His last season was in Sicily with Trapani in C2. The Granata were relegated to Interregionale (5th tier). His managers were Franco Rondanini and then, former Lazio player, Mario Facco (1968-74). Simoni played 28 league games.
He retired at 31.
Claudio Simoni was a defender. He was a promising youth player, winning a Coppa Italia with Lazio U19's. His professional career however never took off at high levels. He played 14 games for Lazio but then spent his playing days in the lower divisions.
Lazio Career
Season | Total appearances | Serie B | Coppa Italia |
1980-81 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
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