Place of birth Catanzaro, Italy 1985–1988 Sampdoria 0000–1982 Catanzaro Name Giuseppe Lorenzo | Years Team Role Footballer 1982–1985 Catanzaro | |
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Date of birth (1964-12-27) 27 December 1964 (age 51) | ||
Giuseppe Lorenzo (born 27 December 1964) is an Italian retired professional footballer who holds the record for the fastest-ever sending off in a professional match; the non-professional record is held by English footballer David Pratt. Lorenzo was sent off after just 10 seconds on 9 December 1990 while playing for Bologna against Parma for striking an opponent. 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.
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