Gianluigi Lentini
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 27, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Carmagnola, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder/right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Nicese | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1988 | Torino | 22 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | → Ancona | ? | (?) |
| 1989–1992 | Torino | 89 | (16) |
| 1992–1996 | AC Milan | 60 | (13) |
| 1996–1997 | Atalanta | 31 | (4) |
| 1997–2001 | Torino | 93 | (10) |
| 2001–2004 | Cosenza | 70 | (6) |
| 2004–2008 | Canelli | 74 | (37) |
| 2008–2009 | Saviglianese | 30 | (5) |
| 2009– | Nicese | 8 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1991 | Italy U21 | 2[1] | (0) |
| 1991–1996 | Italy | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gianluigi Lentini (born March 27, 1969 in Carmagnola[1] ) is a former Italian winger who was once the world's most expensive footballer, when he moved from Torino to AC Milan for £13 million in 1992.[2]
Lentini started his career at Torino, and after occasional appearances he spent the 1988/89 season on loan with Ancona. He returned to a Torino team that had been relegated, but Lentini scored 6 goals as Torino were promoted straight back to Serie A for the 1990-91 season.[3]
Whilst at Torino he gained his first cap for the Italy national football team, against Belgium on 13 February 1991. He was capped on 13 occasions, making his last appearance on 6 November 1996.[1]
He was signed by Milan for £13M in 1992, and was a key part of their side in 1992/93, as they won the league and lost the Champions League Final.[3]
A year after signing for Milan, at the age of 24, Lentini was involved in a serious car crash whilst driving home from a pre-season tournament in Genoa. He fractured his skull and damaged his eye socket and he spent approximately 2 days in a light coma.[4] However, he went on to make full recovery.
Lentini then enjoyed a brief but successful spell on loan at Atalanta in 1996, before swiftly returning to Torino for a more modest transfer fee of £2 million in 1997. He then joined Cosenza, where he played until 2004.
[edit] Honours
- UEFA Champions League - 1994
- Serie A - 1993, 1994, 1996
- Italian Super Cups - 1993, 1994
- Serie B - 1990, 2001
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Convocazioni e presenze in campo: Lentini Gianluigi" (in Italian). Club Italia: Nazionale A. FIGC. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=24&squadra=1#. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ Observer 2/9/01
- ^ a b Daz Pearce (24 March 2010). "Calcio Retro - the Lentini story". footballitaliano.co.uk. http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk/p6_66_1148_calcio-retro-the-lentini-story.html. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Lentini 'will recover' from car crash injuries". The Independent. 1993-08-04. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-lentini-will-recover-from-car-crash-injuries-1459154.html. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
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Preceded by Gianluca Vialli |
World football transfer record 1992–1996 |
Succeeded by Alan Shearer |
