Lorenzo Scarafoni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo Scarafoni | ||
| Date of birth | December 4, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy | ||
| Playing 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) | |
| 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). | |||
Lorenzo Scarafoni (born 4 December 1965) is an Italian ex-footballer. Following his retirement in 1999, he has worked as a coach.
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lorenzo Scarafoni - Carriera" (in Italian). tuttocalciatori.net. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ↑ "Cesena, Seconda Promozione Con l'Aiuto del Padova. e Bisoli Ringrazia" (in Italian). padovasport.tv. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Convocazioni e presenze in campo" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lorenzo Scarafoni nuovo tecnico del Centobuchi" (in Italian). irpinianews.it. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.