Massimo Brambati

Massimo Brambati

Personal information
Full name	Massimo Brambati
Date of birth	(1966-06-29) 29 June 1966
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1989	Torino	21	(0)
1986–1988	→ Empoli (loan)	47	(0)
1989–1993	Bari	98	(0)
1993–1994	Lucchese	32	(0)
1994–1995	Palermo	30	(0)
1995–1997	Lucchese	28	(1)
1997–1998	Ternana	4	(0)
1998–1999	Saronno	19	(0)
Total		279	(1)
International career‡
1987–1988	Italy under-21s	9	(0)
1988	Italy under-23s	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:49, 17 July 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:49, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Massimo Brambati (born 29 June 1966) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Brambati began his career at Torino, but he first established himself as a first-team footballer during a two-season loan spell at Empoli. He moved to Bari, whom he went on to captain, in 1989, winning the Mitropa Cup with the Italian club in 1990. He spent four seasons at the club before finishing his career with spells at Lucchese, Palermo, Ternana and Saronno.

International career

After representing the Italy under-21 side at the 1988 Under-21 European Championships, Brambati was also a member of the Italy under-23 olympic squad that reached the semi-finals of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, under Cesare Maldini, eventually finishing in fourth place.

After retirement

Following his retirement in 1999, Brambati has regularly appeared on the football show Diretta Stadio on 7 Gold.

Personal

Brambati was married to the Romanian model Catrinel Menghia.

Honours

Bari

• Mitropa Cup: 1990