Fabián Andrés Rinaudo (born 15 May 1987 in
Armstrong,
Santa Fe) is an Argentinian former
footballer who played as a
midfielder. Rinaudo also holds an
Italian passport, and sometimes played with the 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 club
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional fo ...
for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with a €25M minimum fee release clause. Sporting signed him in a leverage deal as the club later sold 15% economic rights to
Sporting Portugal Fund for €525,000 and another 50% to
Quality Sports Investments
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for €1.1 million. The club retained 35% economic rights on future transfer fee.
After Sporing sold the registration rights of Rinaudo to
Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...
, Sporting also paid €480,000 to Sporting Portugal Fund.
Calcio Catania
On 10 January 2014, he was loaned to
Calcio Catania and made the move permanent later in July 2014 in a 3-year contract, for €1.6 million fee plus bonuses. Sporting would also receive 50% of the future transfer fee if Catania sold the player.
On 17 August 2015, Rinaudo was loaned back to Argentina for
Gimnasia Gimnasia may refer to:
* Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, an Argentine football club
* Club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza, an Argentine football club
*Gimnasia Esgrima Comodoro Rivadavia, an Argentine football club
*Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodo ...
. The loan was renewed on 8 August 2016.
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
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Argentine men's footballers
Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Argentina men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Argentine Primera División players
Primeira Liga players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
Sporting CP footballers
Catania FC players
Rosario Central footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Footballers from Santa Fe Province