- Daniele Conti
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Daniele Conti Personal information Date of birth 9 January 1979 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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Cagliari Calcio – current squad 1 Agazzi · 2 Gozzi · 3 Ariaudo · 4 Nainggolan · 5 Conti (c) · 7 Cossu · 8 Biondini · 9 Larrivey · 10 El Kabir · 12 Ruzittu · 13 Astori · 14 Pisano · 15 Burrai · 16 Eriksson · 18 Nenê · 19 Thiago · 20 Ekdal · 21 Canini · 22 Vigorito · 23 Ibarbo · 24 Perico · 25 Avramov · 26 Dametto · 29 Murru · 30 Sampaio · 31 Agostini · 32 Cepellini · Head Coach: Ficcadenti
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