Fabián Rinaudo
 Rinaudo in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabián Andrés Rinaudo | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Armstrong, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Catania | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnasia La Plata | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Gimnasia La Plata | 100 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Sporting CP | 36 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Catania (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2014– | Catania | 6 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Fabián Andrés Rinaudo (born 15 May 1987 in Armstrong, Santa Fe) is an Argentinian football midfielder currently playing for Calcio Catania in Italy. Rinaudo also holds an Italian passport, and sometimes plays with his nickname, Fito, on his shirt.
Club career
Gimnasia La Plata
He made his league debut for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in a 0–0 draw against River Plate on 5 October 2008. In the 2009-10 season he was awarded the prize for best player in the Torneo Apertura and second-best for the Torneo Clausura. He played 100 games for Gimnasia, his last one being a 1–1 draw against San Martín de San Juan, result that relegated Gimnasia to the Primera B Nacional.
Sporting Clube de Portugal
On 3 July 2011, Fito Rinaudo joined Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal,[1] signing a four-year contract with a €25M minimum fee release clause.[2] Sporting signed him in a leverage deal as the club later sold 15% economic rights to Sporting Portugal Fund and another 50% to Quality Sports Investments. The club retained 35% economic rights on future transfer fee.[3]
Calcio Catania
On 10 January 2014 he was loaned to Calcio Catania[4] and made the move permanent later in July 2014.
International career
On 20 May 2009 Rinaudo made his international debut in a friendly match against Panama. The Argentine team, made up of players based in the Primera División Argentina won the game 3–1.
References
- ↑ "Rinaudo é reforço" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ "Rinaudo com cláusula de rescisão de 25 milhões". Record. 13 July 2011.
- ↑ Sporting Futebol SAD Annual Report 2011–12 (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Catania sumó otro argentino: Fabián Rinaudo". Goal.com (in Spanish). 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
External links
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- ZeroZero Profile
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