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Lorenzo Pier Luigi Amoruso (born 28 June 1971) is a retired Italian footballer who played for seven teams during his footballing career but is perhaps best known for his six-year spell with Glasgow side Rangers. In that six-year spell, he managed to win nine major honours with the club including domestic trebles in seasons 1998–99 and 2002–03, representing them over 150 times in competitive football.
He began his career at local club, Bari, in 1988, for whom he went on to make 75 appearances, scoring 8 goals. Amoruso spent 1991-1993 on loan at Mantova and Pescara, but only featured intermittently. In 1995 he secured a move to Fiorentina, becoming club captain and making 54 appearances. He won the Coppa Italia in 1996 and in 1997 the Florence side went on a remarkable run in Europe where they reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners Cup only to lose out to eventual champions Barcelona.
Following interest from Manchester United, Amoruso signed for Rangers on 29 May 1997 for a fee of £4 million. Whilst with the club he won the Scottish Premier League on three occasions, as well as the Scottish Cup three times and the Scottish League Cup three times. After missing most of his debut season with an Achilles tendon injury, he was installed as captain of Rangers by Dick Advocaat in 1998. After returning to the team Amoruso was booed by Rangers fans after several poor displays and tactical errors. Amoruso also clashed with the manager several times, resulting in an eventually aborted move to Sunderland. Advocaat began to sign defenders to replace Amoruso, Bert Konterman for example and also Paul Ritchie, but the Italian remained after his replacements failed. Ritchie did not make a single appearance while Konterman was criticised – particularly by his own fans – for being an expensive signing with minimal returns.
Lorenzo Amoruso - Theres Only One Amoruso A look back at the six years spent by Italian defender Lorenzo Amoruso at Glasgow Rangers FC. There can scarcely be a more charismatic and passionate figure in Rangers history than Lorenzo Amoruso whose time at Ibrox was filled with emotion, excitement, joy and tears. That chants used to ring around Ibrox – There’s Only One Amoruso – in tribute to the Italian star who was part of sensational successes in the Dick Advocaat and Alex McLeish eras. Signed by Walter Smith in the summer of 1997, Amoruso went on to become a great captain and a tremendous player whose indomitable spirit both on and off the field made him a favourite of the fans. In this Rangers Classic DVD, we tell the amazing story of a man whose football odyssey began in the backstreet...
Topical interview series presented by Catherine Deveney with guests who have dealt with difficult circumstances or extraordinary careers. In this episode footballer Lorenzo Amoruso speaks of his playing career.
Barry Ferguson inspired Rangers to a resounding 5-1 victory against Celtic with a standout performance that included scoring the opening goal. Henrik Larsson equalised at the start of the second half but when Alan Thompson was sent off minutes after debutant Tore Andre Flo had put Rangers 2-1 ahead they were never in the game. Ronald de Boer and Lorenzo Amoruso both headed in from Jorg Albertz corners while Michael Mols completed the rout with a smart finish after a sweeping move.
sweet left foot strike from amoruso
Lorenzo Amoruso announces his coming to Glasgow for the Legends night, August 5th Glasgow City Hotel. Tickets available at: https://event.bookitbee.com/7435/one-off-night-with-gers-legends/
Back in 1999 Falkirk played Rangers at Ibrox in the Quarter Final of the Scottish Cup and went down fighting 2-1. The commentators for once gave credit to the plucky First Division team rather than the Old Firm and throughout the match commented on Falkirks determination to put on a good show for the tv audience. Here Kevin "crunchie" McAllister skins Amoruso (who was probably at the time earning more than the entire Falkirk team) and then wins the throw in which David Moss scored Falkirks equaliser from. It was Amaroso who got the last laughing when he went on to shatter Falkirk hearts by scoring a skipping drive into the bottom right corner in the dying minutes of the game.
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