SWOS ECE 95/96
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GIUSEPPE LORENZO
GIUSEPPE LORENZO
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Number
#9
Nationality
Italy
Team
TARANTO (Italy)
Coach
GIUSEPPE CARAMANNO
Position
A (Attacker)
Passing (P) Shooting (V) Heading (H) Tackling (T) Control (C) Speed (S) Finishing (F) Total Bargain Value
1 0 7 0 1 1 7 17 2.8 £600k

Giuseppe Lorenzo (born 27 August 1969) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for his time in the Italian leagues during the late 1980s and 1990s and for a notorious incident that made headlines during his career.

  • Full name: Giuseppe Lorenzo
  • Date of birth: 27 August 1969
  • Nationality: Italian
  • Position: Forward (striker)

Club career highlights

  • Taranto — Lorenzo played for Taranto FC earlier in his career as part of his progression through Italian clubs (Taranto have historically competed in Serie B and lower divisions). Exact seasons and statistics at Taranto vary by source; his more prominent spells came later with clubs such as Udinese and Bologna.
  • Udinese — He had a notable stint at Udinese, appearing in Serie A matches.
  • Bologna — Another of his Serie A clubs where he featured as a striker.
  • Other clubs — Over his career he also represented several other Italian sides across Serie A, B and C levels.

Notable incident

  • Giuseppe Lorenzo is widely remembered for an infamous on-field incident in 1995 while playing for Bologna against Inter Milan, when he bit Inter defender Cristiano Bortolotto. The bite drew significant media attention and remains a notorious moment associated with his name.

Legacy

  • Lorenzo is remembered as a journeyman striker in Italian football who had spells across multiple clubs. The biting incident has overshadowed parts of his playing legacy in public memory.

Note: If you need detailed season-by-season statistics (appearances, goals) for his time at Taranto or other clubs, I can compile those figures from historical records and databases and present them here in tabular HTML format.