Lorenzo Scarafoni
Italian footballer and coach
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Lorenzo Scarafoni (born 4 December 1965) is an Italian footballer. Following his retirement in 1999, he has worked as a coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo Scarafoni | ||
| Date of birth | December 4, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1988 | Ascoli | 73 | (9) |
| 1988–1991 | Bari | 62 | (6) |
| 1990–1991 | → Triestina (loan) | 27 | (10) |
| 1991–1993 | Pisa | 71 | (21) |
| 1993–1995 | Cesena | 69 | (23) |
| 1995–1999 | Palermo | 57 | (15) |
| 1996–1997 | → Ancona (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 1997 | → Ravenna (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 382 | (88) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Italy under-21 | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Fermana (U19) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Bologna (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Livorno (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Fidelis Andria | ||
| 2007–2008 | Avellino (director of sports) | ||
| 2010 | Centobuchi | ||
| 2011–2012 | Fermana | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Club
Scarafoni, who could play as either a forward or a winger, began his playing career in the 1981-82 season with his hometown club, Ascoli.[1] He spent seven seasons with Ascoli, after which he had spells in both Serie A and Serie B with Bari, Pisa, Cesena and Palermo.[1] His most prolific season was in 1993-94,[1] when his 15 goals helped Cesena to the brink of promotion to Serie A–Cesena missed out on promotion after losing a play-off with Padova.[2]
International
Scarafoni made 11 appearances for the Italy under-21s from 1987 to 1988.[3] He made his debut on 28 January 1987 in a 1–0 win against East Germany.[3] He took part in the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and was involved in both legs of Italy's quarter-final defeat to France.[3]