Daniele Conti

Daniele Conti (born 9 January 1979) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played most of his career for Cagliari as a midfielder; he currently works as a co-ordinator for the club's youth side. He is the son of former A.S. Roma and Italy star Bruno Conti, and the younger brother of fellow footballer Andrea Conti.[1]

Daniele Conti
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979
Place of birth Nettuno, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Roma 5 (1)
1999–2015 Cagliari 434 (47)
Total 439 (48)
National team
1998–1999 Italy U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2015

Club career

Conti started his career at his father's club Roma, debuting in 1996.[2] In 1999, he was sold to Cagliari in a co-ownership deal for 800 million lire (€413,166).[3] He did not leave the club despite the club being relegated in 2000. In June 2000 Cagliari signed him outright for another 1.25 billion lire (€645,571).[3]

In June 2004, he was in the team when they were the runner-up of Serie B and returned to Serie A after 4 seasons. Conti became the new team captain after the retirement of long-serving Uruguayan defender Diego López in 2010.[4]

In January 2013 Conti extended his contract for 1 more year.[5] On 10 November 2013, he scored a brace against Torino. His father Bruno wrote an open letter which was published on the local newspaper L'Unione Sarda several days later, congratulating him on a stellar career[6] – earlier that year Daniele became the club's all-time appearance maker, breaking local legend Mario Brugnera's three decade-old record.[7] He retired at the end of the 2014–15 season, after sixteen years with the club.[4] In total, he made 464 appearances for Cagliari, scoring 51 goals.[1]

International career

Conti played once for the Italy U21 team, on 16 August 2000, in a 2–0 friendly win over the Mexico U23 side.

Managerial career

In July 2016, Cagliari signed Conti as a co-ordinator for the club's youth system.[4]

Personal life

Conti is married to long-time girlfriend Valeria and they have two sons, Bruno (named after his grandfather) and Manuel.[2][6]

References
  1. Angelo Deiana (11 September 2015). "Daniele Conti: "Io, bandiera ammainata. Il Cagliari non mi ha più cercato..."" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "Bruno e Daniele, i Conti che tornano" (in Italian). Gazetta dello Sport. 31 October 1999.
  3. "2000 Bilancio" [2000 Annual Report] (PDF). A.S. Roma (in Italian). Borsa Italiana archive. 6 July 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. "Cagliari, nuovo incarico per Daniele Conti: sarà coordinatore del vivaio" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. "Daniele Conti rossoblù sino al 2014" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. "Esplora il significato del termine: L'orgoglio dei Conti, papà Bruno scrive a Daniele "Onori la nostra famiglia, dentro e fuori il campo"" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 13 November 2013.
  7. "Cagliari Calcio – Presenze assolute – Top 20" (in Italian). cagliaricalcio.net. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014.


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