Lorenzo Scarafoni

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Lorenzo Scarafoni

| image =

| fullname = Lorenzo Scarafoni

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|4}}

| birth_place = Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy

| height =

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1 = 1981–1988

| years2 = 1988–1991

| years3 = 1990–1991

| years4 = 1991–1993

| years5 = 1993–1995

| years6 = 1995–1999

| years7 = 1996–1997

| years8 = 1997

| clubs1 = Ascoli

| clubs2 = Bari

| clubs3 = → Triestina (loan)

| clubs4 = Pisa

| clubs5 = Cesena

| clubs6 = Palermo

| clubs7 = → Ancona (loan)

| clubs8 = → Ravenna (loan)

| caps1 = 73

| goals1 = 9

| caps2 = 62

| goals2 = 6

| caps3 = 27

| goals3 = 10

| caps4 = 71

| goals4 = 21

| caps5 = 69

| goals5 = 23

| caps6 = 57

| goals6 = 15

| caps7 = 14

| goals7 = 3

| caps8 = 9

| goals8 = 1

| totalcaps = 382

| totalgoals = 88

| nationalyears1 = 1987–1988

| nationalteam1 = Italy under-21

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1999–2001

| managerclubs1 = Fermana (U19)

| manageryears2 = 2003–2004

| managerclubs2 = Bologna (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2006

| managerclubs3 = Livorno (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2006

| managerclubs4 = Fidelis Andria

| manageryears5 = 2007–2008

| managerclubs5 = Avellino (director of sports)

| manageryears6 = 2010

| managerclubs6 = Centobuchi

| manageryears7 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs7 = Fermana

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Lorenzo Scarafoni (born 4 December 1965) is an Italian footballer. Following his retirement in 1999, he has worked as a coach.

Playing career

=Club=

Scarafoni, who could play as either a forward or a winger, began his playing career in the 1981-82 season with his hometown club, Ascoli.{{cite web |url=http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Scarafoni_Lorenzo |title=Lorenzo Scarafoni - Carriera |publisher=tuttocalciatori.net |language= Italian|accessdate=23 July 2010}} He spent seven seasons with Ascoli, after which he had spells in both Serie A and Serie B with Bari, Pisa, Cesena and Palermo. His most prolific season was in 1993-94, when his 15 goals helped Cesena to the brink of promotion to Serie A–Cesena missed out on promotion after losing a play-off with Padova.{{cite web |url=http://www.padovasport.tv/?action=read&idnotizia=432 |title=Cesena, Seconda Promozione Con l'Aiuto del Padova. e Bisoli Ringrazia |publisher=padovasport.tv |language= Italian|date=1 June 2010|accessdate=23 July 2010}}

=International=

Scarafoni made 11 appearances for the Italy under-21s from 1987 to 1988.{{cite web |url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=959&squadra=1 |title=Convocazioni e presenze in campo |publisher=Italian Football Federation |language= Italian|accessdate=23 July 2010}} He made his debut on 28 January 1987 in a 1–0 win against East Germany. He took part in the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and was involved in both legs of Italy's quarter-final defeat to France.

Coaching career

Following his retirement in 1999, Scarafoni worked as the youth-team coach of Fermana.{{cite web |url=http://www.irpinianews.it/Sport/Calcio/UsAvellino/news/?news=65174 |title=Lorenzo Scarafoni nuovo tecnico del Centobuchi |publisher=irpinianews.it |language= Italian|date=16 March 2010|accessdate=23 July 2010}} He later worked as Carlo Mazzone's assistant at both Bologna and Livorno.