[1] He began his career in the youth team at Fiorentina, but due to a lack of opportunities at this level he played for Colligiana and Castiglionese before moving to Montevarchi, who were then in the Serie C1.
Unable to break into the first team he moved back to Serie D, first with Fortis Juventus, who were managed by Maurizio Sarri.
His performances attracted the attention of bigger clubs and he was sold to Reggina, who were then in the top flight of Italian football (Serie A).
[2] Tognozzi made his Serie A debut on 15 October 2006 in a game against Roma which finished 1–0 to the Roman side.
The following season Tognozzi started well but was injured on 21 October 2007 in the home game against Inter due to a reckless challenge by Patrick Vieira.