Lorenzo Scarafoni

Lorenzo Scarafoni
Personal information
Full name Lorenzo Scarafoni
Date of birth December 4, 1965 (1965-12-04) (age 46)
Place of birth Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy
Playing position Forward/Winger
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)
National team‡
1987–1988 Italy under-21s 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:33, 23 July 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:33, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Lorenzo Scarafoni (born 4 December 1965) is an Italian ex-footballer. Following his retirement in 1999, he has worked as a coach.

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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]

Coaching career

Following his retirement in 1999, Scarafoni worked as the youth-team coach of Fermana.[4] He later worked as Carlo Mazzone's assistant at both Bologna and Livorno.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lorenzo Scarafoni - Carriera" (in Italian). tuttocalciatori.net. http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Scarafoni_Lorenzo. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  2. ^ "Cesena, Seconda Promozione Con l'Aiuto del Padova. e Bisoli Ringrazia" (in Italian). padovasport.tv. 1 June 2010. http://www.padovasport.tv/?action=read&idnotizia=432. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=959&squadra=1. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "Lorenzo Scarafoni nuovo tecnico del Centobuchi" (in Italian). irpinianews.it. 16 March 2010. http://www.irpinianews.it/Sport/Calcio/UsAvellino/news/?news=65174. Retrieved 23 July 2010.