Benito Lorenzi
Italian footballer (1925-2007)
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Benito "Veleno" Lorenzi (Italian pronunciation: [beˈniːto veˈleːno loˈrɛntsi]; 20 December 1925 – 3 March 2007) was an Italian footballer born in Borgo a Buggiano, province of Pistoia. He played as a striker.
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Full name
Benito Lorenzi
Date of birth
20 December 1925
Place of birth
Borgo a Buggiano, Italy
Date of death
3 March 2007 (aged 81)
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Lorenzi in 1953 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benito Lorenzi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Borgo a Buggiano, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 3 March 2007 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1946 | Borgo a Buggiano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1947 | Empoli | 40 | (15) |
| 1947–1958 | Inter | 314 | (143) |
| 1958–1959 | Alessandria | 25 | (4) |
| 1959–1960 | Brescia | 14 | (4) |
| 1960 | Varese | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 402 | (167) | |
| International career | |||
| 1949–1954 | Italy | 14 | (4) |
| 1950 | Italy B[1] | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
International career
With the Italian team, Lorenzi scored 4 goals in 14 appearances between 1949 and 1954. He participated in the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups with Italy.
Death
Lorenzi died on 3 March 2007 at Sacco Hospital, Milan; he was 81 years old.
