Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 December 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Catanzaro, Italy | ||
Youth career | |||
–1982 | Catanzaro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1985 | Catanzaro | ||
1985–1988 | Sampdoria | ||
1988–1990 | Cesena | ||
1990–1992 | Bologna | ||
1992–1993 | Taranto | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Giuseppe Lorenzo (born 27 December 1964) is an Italian retired professional footballer who holds the record for the fastest-ever sending off in a professional match; the non-professional record is held by English footballer David Pratt. Lorenzo was sent off after just 10 seconds on 9 December 1990 while playing for Bologna against Parma for striking an opponent. Lorenzo also played for Catanzaro, Sampdoria and Cesena in a career which lasted from 1982 to 1996. In 2007, The Times placed him at number 12 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history.