Giuseppe Lorenzo

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Giuseppe Lorenzo
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-12-27) 27 December 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Catanzaro, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1982 Catanzaro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1985 Catanzaro
1985–1988 Sampdoria
1988–1990 Cesena
1990–1992 Bologna
1992–1993 Taranto
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuseppe Lorenzo (born 27 December 1964) is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He currently holds the record for the fastest-ever sending off in a professional match; the non-professional record is held by English footballer David Pratt. [1] Lorenzo was sent off after just 10 seconds on 9 December 1990 while playing for Bologna against Parma for striking an opponent. [2] [3] 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. [4]

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