Juan Antonini (born 4 March 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club Coruxo FC.

Career

Antonini began in the youth set-up of local side Eclipse Villegas. He later left to join River Plate's academy, though only spent seven months with them before returning to his former club. In 2015, Antonini signed for

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. Iván Delfino moved Antonini into their first-team squad in the

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, with his professional debut coming in a victory away to Chacarita Juniors on 23 February 2019; having previously been an unused substitute for fixtures versus

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and

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. In August 2021, Antonini moved to Spanish Segunda División RFEF club Coruxo FC.El Coruxo incorpora al argentino Juan Antonini
lavozdegalicia.es, 9 August 2021

Personal life

Antonini is the brother of Fermín and nephew of Rubén Piaggio, both of whom have been professional footballers. As were other family members, including his father and grandfather, for teams in the

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region.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antonini, Juan 1999 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primera Nacional players Segunda Federación players Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Coruxo FC players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain