Career
Atalanta Zauri made his debut in Serie A in the 1996-1997 season with Atalanta in a 4–0 loss at home to Roma. He spent the following season with Chievo Verona before returning to Bergamo with Atalanta in the 1998-1999 season. Zauri then spent the following five seasons with Atalanta, three of which were in Serie A and two in Serie B. Lazio In 2003, following Atalanta"s relegation, Zauri, along with teammate Ousmane Dabo, was sold to Lazio, Lazio paid €5.65 million to acquire Zauri.
He became a regular at Lazio and evolved into a leader on the pitch.
Zauri played a pivotal role in helping the club reach the 2007-2008 Union of European Football Associations Champions League and scored his first goal in the competition in the 1–1 draw to Olympiacos. His contract with Lazio expired in the summer of 2007, and then he was offered a new 5-year contract and eventually re-signed with the club
In the summer of 2008, he was loaned to Fiorentina with the option to buy out the player. He played all 10 European matches for Viola.
Sampdoria On 10 July 2009, Zauri moved to Sampdoria on a loan deal with the option to buy out the player.
He played in the right back position ahead Marius Stankevičius but sometimes moved to left back, likes the 0–2 lost to American Car and Foundry Fiorentina in September, ahead Reto Ziegler as left back and Stankevičius as starting right back. Zauri returned to Lazio on 1 July 2010 and played a few friendlies for the club, as fullback Aleksandar Kolarov was sold. Sampdora loaned him in again on 19 August.
As a consequence Marius Stankevičius was loaned to Valencia from Genoa.
International career Zauri has made five appearances with the Italian national team He made his Azzurri debut on 5 September 2001 against Morocco.
He then played the first match after the 2002, a friendly match against Slovenia. He also played twice at Union of European Football Associations Euro 2004 qualifying matches as a starter in October 2002.
Lazio Coppa Italia: 2003-2004.