Lorenzo Minotti

Lorenzo Minotti

Personal information
Date of birth	February 8, 1967 (1967-02-08)
Place of birth	Cesena, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1987	Cesena	14	(0)
1987–1996	Parma	280	(29)
1996–1997	Cagliari	18	(2)
1997–2000	Torino	7	(0)
2000–2001	Treviso	28	(3)
Total		318	(34)
National team
1994–1995	Italy	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Lorenzo Minotti (born February 8, 1967) is an Italian former football (soccer) player in defender role. Minotti was born in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna.

Playing career

He started career his in 1985 with Cesena in Serie B and played in Serie A with Parma, Cagliari, Torino and Treviso. He played 201 matches and scored 19 goals, and won two Coppa Italia, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1993, a game played at the Wembley Stadium in which he opened the scoring with a glorious volley. Minotti is one of the best players in Parma's history, and was its captain for many years.

For the Italy national football team he won 8 caps and was on the roster for 1994 FIFA World Cup, without playing any game.

Post-playing career

After retiring from football, he became team manager of Parma from 2002 to 2004. He then became director of football of Cesena from 2007 to 2009, and again from June 2010 onwards.