Mauro Germán Camoranesi Serra Ufficiale OMRI (Spanish: [ˈmawɾo xeɾˈmaŋ kamoɾaˈnesi ˈsera],[a] Italian: [ˈmauro kamoraˈneːzi; -eːsi]; born 4 October 1976) is an Argentinian-Italian football manager and former player who played as a right midfielder or right winger.

Camoranesi began his career in Argentina in 1995, where he played for Aldosivi and Banfield, also having spells in Mexico with Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul, and in Uruguay with Wanderers.

In 2010, he joined German side VfB Stuttgart for a season before returning to Argentina to play for Lanús, and subsequently Racing Club, where he retired in 2014.

[3] The following season, Camoranesi returned to Mexico as a member of club Cruz Azul, where he played from 1998 to 2000, making 79 appearances and scoring 21 goals.

"[3][5] Camoranesi put on some notable performances and contributed to a number of goals for Juventus during the 2006–07 Serie B season, scoring 4 in total, as his team won the title and earned promotion back to the Italian top flight.

In spite of suffering several injuries during the 2007–08 season, he scored 5 goals in 22 appearances and also won the Guerin d'Oro award as the player with the highest average rating.

[3] After struggling in the first few games at the beginning of the 2009–10 Serie A season, Camoranesi came back strongly and proved to be one of Juventus's most essential players.

[8] On 26 January 2011, his contract with Stuttgart was mutually terminated, with Camoranesi admitting that he "just didn't fit in the club sporting wise, although he liked the team, the people and the city."

[9] On 2 February 2011, Camoranesi signed a two-year contract with Lanús with the option to coach youth players if he chose to retire.

[13] On 16 March 2014, he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Rodrigo De Paul, as his side lost 0–2 away to Newell's Old Boys, for whom former Juventus teammate David Trezeguet scored the second goal in the 83rd minute.

Camoranesi was eligible for Italian citizenship through a great-grandfather, Luigi, who in 1873 emigrated from Potenza Picena, in Italy's Marche region, to Argentina.

[14][15] His dual citizenship made him eligible to play for either Argentina or Italy, but the Azzurri showed interest in him first and, on 12 February 2003, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Portugal, which his team won 1–0 under manager Giovanni Trapattoni;[16] consequently, Camoranesi became the first oriundo to appear for Italy in 40 years, with the last being the Brazilian-born Angelo Sormani.

[24][25][26] At the end of 2006 FIFA World Cup Final match in Germany, in which Italy defeated France 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw, Camoranesi had teammate Massimo Oddo chop off a large chunk of his long hair as the rest of the squad danced around them in a circle.

[30][31] Upon Lippi's return, he also took part at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup,[32] in which Italy were eliminated in the group stage following a 3–0 loss to eventual champions Brazil in their third first-round match.

[51][53][54] In addition to these characteristics, he also had an accurate and powerful shot, in particular from outside the penalty area, and was known for both his offensive and defensive contribution, which enabled him to start attacks after winning back the ball.