Lorenzo Scarafoni

Lorenzo Scarafoni (born 4 December 1965) is an Italian footballer. Following his retirement in 1999, he has worked as a coach.

Club
Scarafoni, who could play as either a forward or a winger, began his playing career in the 1981-82 season with his hometown club, Ascoli. He spent seven seasons with Ascoli, after which he had spells in both Serie A and Serie B with Bari, Pisa, Cesena and Palermo. His most prolific season was in 1993-94, when his 15 goals helped Cesena to the brink of promotion to Serie A–Cesena missed out on promotion after losing a play-off with Padova.

International
Scarafoni made 11 appearances for the Italy under-21s from 1987 to 1988. He made his debut on 28 January 1987 in a 1–0 win against East Germany. He took part in the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and was involved in both legs of Italy's quarter-final defeat to France.

Coaching career
Following his retirement in 1999, Scarafoni worked as the youth-team coach of Fermana. He later worked as Carlo Mazzone's assistant at both Bologna and Livorno.