Aldo Junior Simoncini (born 30 August 1986) is a
Sammarinese footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
for Sammarinese club
Tre Fiori and the
San Marino national team.
Club career
At the age of 19 his career was nearly ended after he suffered serious injuries in a
car crash.
Simoncini was signed by Italian club
Cesena
Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and ''comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. ...
in 2011. In January 2012 he was signed by
Valenzana on a loan deal.
International career
Simoncini and his twin brother,
Davide, both scored an
own goal
An own goal, also called a self goal, is where a player performs actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team, such as when a football player kicks a ball into their own ...
each against
Sweden on 7 September 2010, becoming the first twins to accomplish such a feat in an international competition.
Personal life
Simoncini worked as an
accountant while also playing football.
References
External links
Official Player Profile''at cesenacalcio.it''
Player Stats''at tuttocalciatori.net''
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Living people
1986 births
Sammarinese footballers
San Marino international footballers
Modena F.C. players
A.S.D. Victor San Marino players
A.C. Bellaria Igea Marina players
A.C. Cesena players
A.C. Libertas players
S.P. Tre Fiori players
Sammarinese twins
Twin sportspeople
Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio players
Association football goalkeepers
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