Lorenzo Rossetti (born 1 July 1980) is an Italian former
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Football career
Rossetti started his career at
AC Milan
(), commonly referred to as Milan or AC Milan () mainly outside of Italy, is an Italian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Founded in 1899, the club competes in the Serie A, the top tie ...
. After graduating from the youth team, he was loaned to
Serie C1
Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions.
History
Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Se ...
clubs. In summer 2003, he was signed by
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
in co-ownership deal, but he was loaned to
Como
Como (, ; , or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Nestled at the southwestern branch of the picturesque Lake Como, the city is a renowned tourist destination, ce ...
immediately.
In the next season, he was bought by
Cesena
Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...
. He then played for
Triestina
Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...
and
Ravenna
Ravenna ( ; , also ; ) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its Fall of Rome, collapse in 476, after which ...
since January 2008.
He signed a contract with Ravenna until 2010.
External links
Gazzetta.it*http://aic.football.it/scheda/3716/rossetti-lorenzo.htm
1980 births
Living people
People from Melzo
Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Milan
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
AC Milan players
US Viterbese 1908 players
Calcio Padova players
Como 1907 players
AC Cesena players
US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
Ravenna FC players
USD Caravaggio players
Serie B players
Serie C players
21st-century Italian sportsmen
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