Benito Lorenzi

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Benito Lorenzi
Lorenzi in 1953
Personal information
Full name Benito Lorenzi
Date of birth (1925-12-20)20 December 1925
Place of birth Borgo a Buggiano, Italy
Date of death 3 March 2007(2007-03-03) (aged 81)
Place of death Milan, Italy
Position(s) 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

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.

Club career

Throughout his career (1947–1960), Lorenzi played with Italian clubs

Varese in Serie C. He won two back to back Italian league titles (in 1953 and 1954
) with Inter, and scored 143 goals in 314 games in official matches.

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.

Honours

Inter

References

  1. ^ Courtney, Barrie (22 May 2014). "England - International Results B-Team - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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