Daniele Conti

Daniele Conti
Daniele Conti
Personal information
Date of birth 9 January 1979 (1979-01-09) (age 32)
Place of birth Nettuno, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Cagliari
Number 5
Youth career
Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Roma 5 (1)
1999– Cagliari 324 (35)
National team
1998-1999 Italy U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Daniele Conti (born 9 January 1979) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cagliari.

He is the son of former A.S. Roma and Italy star Bruno Conti. His brother, Andrea Conti, is also a footballer, currently playing for AC Bellinzona.

Conti started his career at AS Roma, in mid-1999, he was sold to Cagliari in a co-ownership deal. He did not leave the club despite the club being relegated in 2000. 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. After the retirement of long-serving Uruguayan defender Diego López in 2010, Conti has become the new team captain.

He played once for Italy U21 team, on 16 August 2000, in a friendly that beat Mexico U23 2–0.

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