External links
- Profile at magliarossonera.it (in Italian)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Spessa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1974 | Milan | 5 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | → Cesena (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 1974–1975 | Varese | 16 | (0) |
| 1975–1977 | Perugia | 12 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Monza | 27 | (0) |
| 1978–1981 | Campobasso | 50 | (1) |
| 1981–1984 | Paganese | 34 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995 | Vogherese | ||
| 1997–1998 | Pavia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Enrico Lanzi (born 5 February 1953 in Spessa) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, who played as a defender.
He played 4 seasons (33 games, no goals) in the Serie A for A.C. Milan, Varese F.C. and Perugia Calcio.
Despite playing just a few games for Milan, he managed to put his name in infamy in the club's history books, scoring an own goal in the 1974 European Cup Winners' Cup Final that Milan ended up losing 2–0 to 1. FC Magdeburg.
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