Benito Lorenzi

Football manager infobox
playername = Benito Lorenzi


fullname = Benito Lorenzi
height =
nickname = "Veleno" (Poison)
dateofbirth = birth date|1925|12|20
cityofbirth = Borgo a Buggiano
countryofbirth = Italy
dateofdeath = death date and age|2007|3|3|1925|12|20
cityofdeath = Milan
countryofdeath = Italy
currentclub =
position = Striker
youthyears = 1945-1946
youthclubs = Borgo a Buggiano
years = 1946-1947 1947-1958 1958-1959
1959-1960
1960
clubs = Empoli Inter Alessandria
Brescia
Varese
caps(goals) = 40 (15) 305 (138) 25 (4)
14 (4)
9 (1)
nationalyears = 1949-1954
nationalteam = Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 14 (4)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
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Benito "Veleno" Lorenzi (December 20, 1925 - March 3, 2007) was an Italian football (soccer) player born in Borgo a Buggiano, province of Pistoia. He played as a striker.

Throughout his career (1947–1960) he played with Inter and Alessandria in Serie A, Empoli and Brescia in Serie B, and Varese in Serie C. He won two back to back Italian titles (in 1953 and 1954) with Inter, and scored 143 goals in 314 games in official matches. With the Italian team he scored 4 goals in 14 matches. He participated in the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups.

He died on March 3, 2007 at Sacco Hospital, Milan. He was 81 years old.

External links

* [http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=25714&L=en Inter.it]