Denis Tonucci (born 6 September 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group B club Vis Pesaro.
[1] Tonucci made his Serie B debut on 3 March 2007, substituted Luigi Pagliuca in the 63rd minute.
On 10 August 2009, he was loaned to fellow Serie B team Piacenza with option to buy him outright.
[5][6] On 30 June 2010, Tonucci along with Luca Righini were signed by Serie B side Vicenza in co-ownership deal for €1.3 million and €450,000 transfer fee respectively, on 4-year contracts,[7] while Serie A newcomer Cesena signed Giacomo Tulli[8][9] and Mattia Evangelisti in another co-ownership deal for the same fee.
Both Cesena and Vicenza relegated at the end of season, in June 2012 Cesena bought back 50% registration rights of Tonucci for €650,000 and Righini for €225,000; Vicenza also bought back 50% registration rights of Tulli for €650,000 and Evangelisti for €225,000, made the deals a pure player swap again.
[10][11] Tonucci later extended his contract to 30 June 2015 (from 2013), but transferred to the French club for free in summer 2013, made Cesena had a write-down of intangible asset of €866,667 in 2013–14 financial year, instead of attributed to 2012–13.
[12] On 2 July 2013 he signed a 2-year contract with French side Ajaccio, which Juventus football legend Fabrizio Ravanelli was the coach of the first team.