Daniele Conti
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Nettuno, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cagliari | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1999 | Roma | 5 | (1) |
| 1999– | Cagliari | 453 | (46) |
| National team | |||
| 1998-1999 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Daniele Conti (born 9 January 1979) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cagliari.
He is the son of former A.S. Roma and Italy star Bruno Conti. His older brother, Andrea Conti, is also a footballer, currently playing for AC Bellinzona.
Career
Conti started his career at his father's club Roma, debuting in 1996.[1] In 1999 he was sold to Cagliari in a co-ownership deal. He did not leave the club despite the club being relegated in 2000. In June 2004, he was in the team when they were the runner-up of Serie B and returned to Serie A after 4 seasons. Conti became the new team captain after the retirement of long-serving Uruguayan defender Diego López in 2010.
In January 2013 Conti extended his contract for 1 more year.[2] On 10 November 2013, he scored a brace against Torino. His father Bruno wrote an open letter which was published on the local newspaper L'Unione Sarda several days later, congratulating him on a stellar career[3] – earlier that year Daniele became the club's all-time appearance maker, breaking local legend Mario Brugnera's three decade-old record.[4]
He played once for Italy U21 team, on 16 August 2000, in a friendly that beat Mexico U23 2–0.
Personal Life
Conti is married to long-time girlfriend Valeria and they have two sons, Bruno (named after his grandfather) and Manuel.[3][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bruno e Daniele, i Conti che tornano" (in Italian). Gazetta dello Sport. 31 October 1999.
- ↑ "Daniele Conti rossoblù sino al 2014" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Esplora il significato del termine: L’orgoglio dei Conti, papà Bruno scrive a Daniele «Onori la nostra famiglia, dentro e fuori il campo»" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "Cagliari Calcio – Presenze assolute – Top 20". cagliaricalcio.net.
External links
- Profile and Statistics on the Lega Serie A website
- (Italian) Gazzetta dello Sport player profile
- FIGC
- Aic.football.it profile
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