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Fabrizio Maiello

Italian football player and criminal

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Biography

Fabrizio Maiello is an Italian former footballer and criminal.

Early life

Maiello was born and raised in Limbiate, Italy.

Career

As a youth player, Maiello joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Milan. After that, he joined the youth academy of Monza in the Italian lower leagues. However, he suffered a knee injury there which ended his football career. After that, he became a criminal, and was first arrested at the age of 18.

After that, he was sent to an asylum, where he helped young Italians and became known for setting records, such as a five kilometer seal dribble and one kilometer of keepie uppies while walking backwards, before becoming a gardener.

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Maiello is a Christian.

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https://www.vaticannews.va/it/mondo/news/2022-09/storia-fabrizio-maiello-ex-calciatore-ex-detenuto.html

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