| Lorenzo Amoruso | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Lorenzo Pier Luigi Amoruso | |
| Date of birth | June 28, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Bari, Italy | |
| Height | 1. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988–1995 1991–1992 1992–1993 1995–1997 1997–2003 2003–2006 2008– |
Bari → Mantova (loan) → Pescara (loan) Fiorentina Rangers Blackburn Rovers S.S. Cosmos |
75 (8) 13 (1) 19 (1) 54 (3) 149 (13) 18 (3) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Italy U-21 | 2 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Lorenzo Pier Luigi Amoruso (born June 28, 1971 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian football defender currently playing for Sammarinese team S.S. Cosmos best known for his six year spell with Glasgow side Rangers. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. SS Cosmos is a Sanmarinese football club based in Serravalle. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League.
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Career
Prior to coming to Scotland, he played for Italian clubs Bari, Mantova, Pescara, and AC Fiorentina, where he won the Italian Cup in 1996, as well as reaching the 1997 UEFA Cup Winners Cup semi-finals, losing out to the eventual champions FC Barcelona. Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908 they are based in Bari, Apulia. Associazione Calcio Mantova is an Italian football club based in Mantua, Lombardy. Pescara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo. ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan
Amoruso signed for Rangers on May 29, 1997 for a fee of £4million. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Whilst with the club he won the Scottish Premier League on three separate seasons, as well as the Scottish Cup four times and the Scottish League Cup three times. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL He was installed captain of Rangers by Dick Advocaat in 1998 - a surprising move for many considering that Advocaat had brought the captain of his previous club, Arthur Numan, to Glasgow with him. Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat (born September 27, 1947 in The Hague) is the Dutch coach of the Russian football team FC Zenit Arthur Numan (born 14 December 1969 in Heemskerk, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer. However Amoruso clashed with the manager several times, resulting in an eventually aborted move to Sunderland. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Advocaat began to sign defenders to replace Amoruso, Bert Konterman for example and also Paul Ritchie, but the Italian remained first choice. Bert Konterman (born January 14, 1971 in Rouveen) is a former professional footballer from the Netherlands. Paul Simon Ritchie (born August 21, 1975 in Kirkcaldy, Fife) is a Scottish international footballer who most recently played Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
In the 2000–01 season with Rangers having a poor start and the defence in particular having a horrendous run of form, Advocaat was alreading thinking about changes. The 2000-01 season is the 104th season of competitive football by Rangers. When the club crashed out of the UEFA Champions League to AS Monaco because of a bad mistake by Amoruso, he was stripped of the captaincy - it instead went to the 22 year-old Barry Ferguson. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 This article is about the Scottish football player For the Irish footballer see here.
After Advocaat's removal as manager, Amoruso rediscovered his form under new boss Alex McLeish and won the 2002 Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year. Alexander "Alex" McLeish (born 21 January 1959) nicknamed "Big Eck" is a Scottish former professional footballer who The Scottish Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year (often called the SPFA Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, He scored the winning goal in his final game for Rangers - the 2003 Scottish Cup final - and wept as he left the pitch. The 2002&ndash03 Scottish Cup was the 118th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's He still commands hero status with the Ibrox support.
Amoruso left Rangers in July 2003 to make a £1. 4m move to Blackburn,[1] who wanted him as a replacement for Henning Berg. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Henning Stille Berg (born 1 September 1969 in Eidsvoll) is a former Norwegian football player The sale was forced by Rangers' large debts. [2] His Blackburn debut came on August 16, 2003. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. On the pitch for the full ninety minutes, his place in the team was justified as he scored the opening goal after 17 minutes. In October, a knee injury kept him out of the game for five months, which, coming at the end of a run of bad form, was somewhat of a boost. As he returned and came into the team on a regular basis, he and they regained their form. His 2004–05 season was marred by regular injuries and he did not play any part of the 2005–06 season. He was released by Rovers in the summer of 2006.
In January 2008, Amoruso came out of retirement to sign for S.S. Cosmos on a part-time basis. SS Cosmos is a Sanmarinese football club based in Serravalle. [3]
Honours
With Rangers
- Scottish Premier League: 1998-99, 1999-00, 2002-03
- Scottish Cup: 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03
- Scottish League Cup: 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03
External links
References
- ^ "Blackburn sign Amoruso", BBC Sport, 2003-07-14. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL The 1999&ndash2000 Scottish Premier League was the second season of the Scottish Premier League. The 2002&ndash03 Scottish Premier League was won by Rangers. As league Champions, Rangers qualified for the UEFA Champions League with runners-up The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The 1998&ndash99 Scottish Cup was the 114th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's The 2001&ndash02 Scottish Cup was the 117th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's The 2002&ndash03 Scottish Cup was the 118th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs The 1998&ndash99 Scottish League Cup was the 52nd staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition also known for sponsorship reasons The 2001&ndash02 Scottish League Cup was the 55th staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition also known for sponsorship reasons The 2002&ndash03 Scottish League Cup was the 56th staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition also known for sponsorship reasons The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
- ^ "Rangers could lose Ferguson", BBC Sport, 2003-08-15. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
- ^ "Cosmos starstruck by Amoruso arrival", UEFA website, February 14, 2008. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Henrik Larsson |
Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Barry Ferguson |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Amoruso, Lorenzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bari, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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