| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro Minelli | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | San Giovanni Bianco, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cremonese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Verona | 34 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | AlbinoLeffe | 76 | (5) |
| 2006–2009 | Catania | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Triestina (loan) | 58 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Sassuolo | 56 | (0) |
| 2011 | Frosinone | 16 | (1) |
| 2011– | Cremonese | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mauro Minelli (born 2 April 1981) is an Italian footballer who plays for Cremonese.
Minelli started his career in Atalanta, the most famous club near his born place He spent 2001–02 season at Lumezzane along with Roberto Previtali. In January 2003, he was signed by Verona in co-ownership deal, in exchange with Natale Gonnella. In June 2004, he was bought back by Atalanta but he was loaned to AlbinoLeffe in July, re-joining (former) Atalanta team-mate Mauro Belotti, Joelson, Gabriele Perico and Previtali. In July 2005, AlbinoLeffe bought half of the contractual rights, but bought back by Atalanta again in June 2006.
This time Calcio Catania bought half of its contractual rights in July 2006, where he played his first Serie A season since made his debut against ACF Fiorentina on 1 October 2006.
After failed to made any appearances in neither Coppa Italia or 2007–08 Serie A, he left on loan to Triestina in January 2008 for another Serie B season. The loan was extended in August.
In June 2009 he returned to Calcio Catania After the club acquired the full rights from Atalanta, but was immediately sold back into the Serie B with Sassuolo on 9 July 2009. He announced he would left the club in January 2011 in order to play more regularly, eventually he joined fellow Serie B team Frosinone on 31 January, rejoining team-mate Gaetano Masucci.
After Frosinone relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione, he joined fellow Prima Divisione team Cremonese.[1]