Benito Lorenzi

Benito Lorenzi

Personal information
Full name	Benito Lorenzi
Date of birth	20 December 1925
Place of birth	Borgo a Buggiano, Italy
Date of death	3 March 2007 (aged 81)
Place of death	Milan, Italy
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1945–1946	Borgo a Buggiano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1946–1947	Empoli	40	(15)
1947–1958	Inter	314	(143)
1958–1959	Alessandria	25	(4)
1959–1960	Brescia	14	(4)
1960	Varese	9	(1)
National team
1949–1954	Italy	14	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Benito "Veleno" Lorenzi (20 December 1925 – 3 March 2007) was an Italian football (soccer) player born in Borgo a Buggiano, province of Pistoia. He played as a striker.

Throughout his career (1947–1960) he played with Inter and Alessandria in Serie A, Empoli and Brescia in Serie B, and Varese in Serie C. He won two back to back Italian titles (in 1953 and 1954) with Inter, and scored 143 goals in 314 games in official matches. With the Italian team he scored 4 goals in 14 matches. He participated in the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups.

He died on 3 March 2007 at Sacco Hospital, Milan. He was 81 years old.

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