Danilo Ezequiel Rinaldi (born 18 April 1986) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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club Cosmos. Born in Argentina, he plays for the San Marino national team.

Club career

Born in Conesa,

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in the

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, Argentina, he started his career at a local clubs of lower leagues: Chacarita Juniors, Conesa FC,

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, General Rojo UD and CSD La Emilia. In July 2008, at the invitation of his cousin Cristian Menín, Rinaldi moved to

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and joined

side

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. In 2010 he returned to

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when he played for Conesa FC. He remained there until summer 2012 when he joined

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. In January 2014 he went on trial with four

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clubs but was not offered a contract.

International career

Due to having

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roots through his grandfather, Rinaldi became the subject of interest from the San Marino national team and applied for citizenship of the country. Shortly after confirming him as Sanmarinese citizen he received his first call-up from

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. 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

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on 19 November 2008. He has scored first international goal, a

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in a friendly against

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in a 2–3 home defeat.

International goals

:''Scores and results list San Marino's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rinaldi goal.''

Personal life

Rinaldi is married to Magalí Vivas and has a son. He is a brother of Federico Rinaldi and cousin of Cristian and Yésica Menín.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rinaldi, Danilo 1986 births Living people People from San Nicolás Partido Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine people of Sammarinese descent Argentine emigrants Immigrants to San Marino Argentine men's footballers Sammarinese men's footballers Men's association football forwards San Marino men's international footballers Sammarinese people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Chacarita Juniors footballers Deportivo Armenio footballers AC Virtus players SP La Fiorita players Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio players