Fernando D'Amico (born 10 February 1975) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a

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Playing career

D'Amico started his career with Argentine side

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, where he made twenty-nine league appearances and scored zero goals. In 1995, he signed for Argentine side Huracán Corrientes, where he made fifty-eight league appearances and scored three goals. Two years later, he signed for Argentine side

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, where he made fifteen league appearances and scored one goal before signing for

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in 1998, where he made eight league appearances and scored zero goals. One year later, he signed for French side

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, where he made 113 league appearances and scored three goals and helped the club achieve

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from the second tier to the top flight and played in the

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. Subsequently, he signed for French side

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in 2003, where he made thirty-four league appearances and scored two goals. During the summer of 2005, he signed for Spanish side

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, where he made sixteen league appearances and scored one goal. The same year, he signed for Greek side Ethnikos Piraeus. Ahead of the 2006–07 season, he signed for Spanish side

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, where he made twenty-six league appearances and scored three goals. Following his stint there, he returned to Spanish side

in 2007.

Personal life

D'Amico was born on 10 February 1975 in

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, Argentina. The twin brother of Patricio D'Amico, he has been married. After retiring from professional football, he worked as a children's book author.

References

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