Danilo Ezequiel Rinaldi (born 18 April 1986) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Campionato Sammarinese club Cosmos. Born in Argentina, he plays for the San Marino national team.
 Rinaldi (left) with San Marino in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danilo Ezequiel Rinaldi | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Conesa, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cosmos | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 2001–2004 | Conesa FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
| 2005 | Conesa | ||
| 2005 | Armenio | ||
| 2006 | General Rojo | ||
| 2007–2008 | La Emilia | 23 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Virtus | 23 | (13) |
| 2010–2012 | Conesa | ||
| 2012–2024 | La Fiorita | 160 | (51) |
| 2024– | SS Cosmos | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | San Marino | 51 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Conesa, San Nicolás Partido in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he started his career at a local clubs of lower leagues: Chacarita Juniors, Conesa FC, Deportivo Armenio, General Rojo UD and CSD La Emilia.[1][2] In July 2008, at the invitation of his cousin Cristian Menín, Rinaldi moved to San Marino and joined Campionato Sammarinese side S.S. Virtus.[2] In 2010 he returned to Argentina when he played for Conesa FC.[2] He remained there until summer 2012 when he joined S.P. La Fiorita. In January 2014 he went on trial with four China League One clubs but was not offered a contract.[3]
International career
editDue to having Sanmarinese roots through his grandfather, Rinaldi became the subject of interest from the San Marino national team and applied for citizenship of the country.[4] Shortly after confirming him as Sanmarinese citizen he received his first call-up from Giampaolo Mazza.[4] Rinaldi made his debut for San Marino after coming on as a substitute for Matteo Vitaioli in the 88th minute, in a 0–3 defeat against Czech Republic on 19 November 2008. He has scored first international goal, a penalty in a friendly against Malta in a 2–3 home defeat.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rinaldi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August 2012 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  Malta |
2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Personal life
editRinaldi is married to Magalí Vivas and has a son.[2][3] He is a brother of Federico Rinaldi[5] and cousin of Cristian and Yésica Menín.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Un argentino en el equipo más perdedor de Europa" (in Spanish). notasperiodismopopular.com.ar. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Danilo Rinaldi y Adolfo Hirsch dos viejos conocidos fueron protagonistas de un hecho histórico para el fútbol mundial" (in Spanish). diarioelnorte.com.ar. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Danilo Rinaldi, titular en las Eliminatorias para San Marino y empleado de una fábrica de muebles" (in Spanish). clarin.com. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Calcio: Nazionale San Marino contro Repubblica Ceca" (in Italian). altarimini.it. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "San Marino, il CT Mazza: Orgogliosi della nostra indipendenza". la Repubblica (in Italian). 30 March 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
External links
edit- Danilo Rinaldi at Soccerway
- Danilo Rinaldi at National-Football-Teams.com