Loris Boni

Loris Boni

Boni with Sampdoria in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth	(1953-01-14) 14 January 1953
Place of birth	Remedello, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1971	Solbiatese	37	(0)
1971–1975	Sampdoria	99	(5)
1975–1979	Roma	80	(0)
1979–1981	Pescara	46	(0)
1981–1983	Cremonese	40	(1)
1983–1984	Novara	21	(5)
1984–1987	Legnano	77	(0)
1987–1990	Fanfulla
International career
1972–1977	Italy U-21	5	(0)
Managerial career
1991–1992	Fanfulla
1992–1993	Seregno
1993–1994	Casalese
1994–1996	Fidenza
1996–1997	Legnago Salus
1997–1998	Sassuolo
1998–2000	Montichiari
2000–2001	Mantova
2001–2006	Cologna Veneta
2006–2007	Piovese
2007–2008	Imperia
2008–2009	Fanfulla
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Loris Boni (born 14 January 1953 in Remedello, Province of Brescia) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player. A midfielder, he made 400 appearances in the Italian professional leagues, including more than 200 in Serie A.

After a couple of seasons in the third-tier Serie C, he made his debut in Serie A for Sampdoria a couple of months before his 19th birthday. He had an impressive rookie season for such a young player, becoming a first-team regular and scoring a memorable goal in a 4–4 draw against Internazionale. Next season, he was instrumental to the victory away against Torino that helped Sampdoria to avoid relegation.

Soon, he moved to Roma, but was not able to maintain high level of play he displayed with Sampdoria. He did not score any league goals during his four seasons with Roma. However, he scored in an important 1975–76 UEFA Cup game that Roma won 2–0 against Öster; Boni played all six Roma games in that tournament.

Overall, he played nine seasons in Serie A (202 games, five goals).

After retirement as a player, he worked as a coach for lower league teams.