Lorenzo Pier Paolo Amoruso was born on 28 June 1971 and is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender for seven teams in Italy, Scotland, England, and San Marino during his footballing career, but is perhaps best known for his six-year spell with Glasgow side Rangers.
17 Facts About Lorenzo Amoruso
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Lorenzo Amoruso won the Coppa Italia in 1996 and in 1997 the Florence side went on a run in Europe where they reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners Cup only to lose out to eventual champions Barcelona.
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Lorenzo Amoruso missed most of his debut season with an Achilles tendon injury, and didn't make his debut until April 1998 as a substitute for Gordan Petric in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic.
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Lorenzo Amoruso clashed with the manager several times, resulting in an eventually aborted move to Sunderland.
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Advocaat began to sign defenders to replace Lorenzo Amoruso, including Bert Konterman for example and Paul Ritchie, but the Italian remained after his replacements failed.
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In December 1999, Lorenzo Amoruso issued a public apology after directing racist comments at Borussia Dortmund's Nigerian striker Victor Ikpeba.
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Lorenzo Amoruso was later forced into a change of position, described as embarrassing by The Times, when TV footage contradicted his story.
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Lorenzo Amoruso had captained the club for two years, the first ever Catholic to do so.
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Lorenzo Amoruso was left humiliated by the demotion and later accused Advocaat of trying to destroy him.
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Advocaat was later removed as manager and Lorenzo Amoruso rediscovered his form under new boss Alex McLeish; winning the 2002 Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year.
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Lorenzo Amoruso was released by Rovers in the summer of 2006.
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In January 2008, Lorenzo Amoruso briefly came out of retirement to sign for Cosmos of San Marino on a part-time basis.
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Lorenzo Amoruso represented Italy at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship and won two caps at Under 21 level.
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Lorenzo Amoruso was never selected by Italy at full international level, which Amoruso attributed to a "strange mentality" pervading his homeland.
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Lorenzo Amoruso blamed Giovanni Trapattoni, Cesare Maldini and Dino Zoff for failing to provide him with the call-up he felt he deserved.
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In 2004 Lorenzo Amoruso expressed a desire to play for Scotland, through residency.
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On 15 September 2010, Lorenzo Amoruso was hired by his former club Fiorentina as a scout for the first team.