Mauro Minelli (born 2 April 1981) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender for Cremonese.
In January 2003, he was signed by Verona in co-ownership deal, in exchange with Natale Gonnella.
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.
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[citation needed] he would leave the club in January 2011 in order to play more regularly; he joined fellow Serie B team Frosinone on 31 January, rejoining team-mate Gaetano Masucci.