 In his early career, he won caps for the France national under-19 football team.He retired from playing in 2002, and is currently the manager of Championnat de France amateur 2 club Chaumont.Mazzolini was born in Reims, Marne and joined local junior football club Lunel in 1975, and played there for six years before he was spotted by AJ Auxerre in 1981, at the age of fourteen.