Stefano Melchiori was born in Genoa on September 24, 1965.
He started playing for Varazze in the fifth tier in 1984 and a year later signed for Casale again in the Italian fifth tier. In his five years there, Casale were promoted to C2 in 1985 and then to C1 in 1988. After a year in the third tier, in 1990 he signed for Reggiana in Serie B and made 37 league appearances with 9 goals.
In 1991 he joined Lazio as a backup midfielder. He made 22 appearances with one goal in Coppa Italia and in 1992 was sold to Lecce. In his first year they were promoted to Serie A but stayed for just one season. After his third year in Apulia, he joined Modena in Serie C1 in 1995.
In 1996 he went back to Casale for four years playing in the fifth tier. In 2000 he joined Valenzana, achieving another promotion, followed by Trino for a season. In 2002 he returned to Casale again in Serie D and stayed for another three seasons, in the second of which Casale were promoted to Serie C2.
Once he stopped playing, he became a manager, mainly for clubs in the Piedmont region and in lower tiers: Novese, Casale, Derthona, Alessandria youth teams, Tortona VillaIvernia.
He had a long career in the minor leagues and at Lazio he did not do too badly, but it was a transition period and once Sergio Cragnotti became owner, he could not compete with the incoming higher quality players.
Lazio Career
Season | Total appearances (goals) | Serie A | Coppa Italia |
1991-92 | 22 (1) | 20 | 2 (1) |
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