Riccardo Bonetto

Riccardo Bonetto was born in Asolo (Treviso) on March 20, 1979.

Source Lazio Wiki

His youth football was with Juventus. In 1996 he joined the first team squad but never made his debut.

In January 1998 he was sent to Novara on loan. The Azzurri were in Serie C2 and Bonetto played 15 games and scored 1 goal. Novara finished 11th.

Over the next three seasons he spent loan spells at Fermana in C1 (0 appearances), KSK Beveren in Belgian top flight (25 appearances with 2 goals) and Arezzo in C1 (30 appearances with 3 goals).

In 2001 he signed for Empoli in Serie B. The Tuscans were promoted to Serie A and Bonetto played 11 league games. The manager was Silvio Baldini and his teammates included Lazio connections Tommaso Rocchi (2004-13), Emílson Cribari (2005-10), Manuel Belleri (2005-07) and Mark Bresciano (2010-11).

In 2002-03 he spent half a season with Ascoli in Serie B. The Bianconeri finished 12th under Giuseppe Pillon. Bonetto played 11 league games.

In January however he joined Lucchese in Serie C1 on loan. The Panthers finished 14th and Bonetto played 13 league games with 1 goal.

In 2003 he returned to Empoli and stayed two and a half seasons. In his first year he hardly played due to a bad injury. The Azzurri were in Serie A but were relegated, then finished 1st in Serie B under Mario Somma. In his third year he stayed until January and then left for Ascoli. He played 53 league games and scored 2 goals in his second spell in Empoli. In his first year Rocchi, Cribari and Belleri were still there, as was Pasquale Foggia (Lazio 2006-07, 2008-11, 2012-13).

In January he went back to Ascoli on loan in Serie A but never played, again due to injury, under Massimo Silva. The Bianconeri finished 10th. Pasquale Foggia was in the squad as was Ivano Della Morte (Lazio 1994, 1995).

In 2006-07 Bonetto spent a year with Lazio. The manager was Delio Rossi and the Biancocelesti finished 3rd and qualified for the Champions League. Bonetto played 9 league games. The highlight was defeating Roma 3-0.

In 2007 he joined Bologna on loan. The Rossoblu finished 2nd in Serie B and won promotion under Daniele Arrigoni. It was one of Bonetto's most regular seasons and he played 33 league games. One of his teammates was Davide Di Gennaro (Lazio 2017-18, 2020-21).

In 2008 he went to Livorno for a season on loan. The Amaranto were in Serie B and finished 3rd winning promotion. The manager was Leonardo Acori and Bonetto played 38 league games. His teammates included Lazio connections Alessandro Grandoni (1995-98), Emanuele Filippini (2004-05), Antonio Filippini (2004-05) and Antonio Candreva (2012-16).

In 2009 Bonetto returned to Lazio for two seasons. The Biancocelesti finished 12th and 5th (EL) and won the Italian Supercoppa (Inter 2-1 in 2009). Bonetto however made no appearances, first under Davide Ballardini and then Edy Reja.

Bonetto then signed for Bassano Virtus (Bassano del Grappa) in 2011. The Giallorossi were in Lega Pro Prima Divisione (3rd tier). They were relegated and Bonetto played 22 league games.

In 2012 he joined Fersina Perginese (Trento) in Serie D but they mutually ended the contract in November.

His last club was Istrana (5th tier) where he started coaching the youth sides too. He retired from playing in 2016 at 37 but stayed on at the club in coaching roles. 

Bonetto was a left full-back. He had a decent career, his best seasons were with Empoli, Bologna and Livorno. He won promotions to Serie A, two with Empoli, then Livorno and Bologna.

At Lazio his only season with appearances was 2006-07 but he was also part of the squad that won the Italian Supercoppa in Beijing in 2009 defeating José Mourinho's "Triplete" winning Inter.

Lazio Career

Season	Total Appearances Serie A
2006-07	9

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