Daniele Conti

Daniele Conti

Conti in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 45)
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)
International career
1998–1999	Italy U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 is the son of former A.S. Roma and Italy star Bruno Conti, and the younger brother of fellow footballer Andrea Conti. ^[1]

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 four 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 one 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] He resigned from his role in July 2022, leaving the club after 23 consecutive years as both a player and a staff member. ^[8]

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. Archived from the original on 6 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"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 13 November 2013.
7. "Cagliari Calcio – Presenze assolute – Top 20" (in Italian). cagliaricalcio.net. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014.
8. "Daniele Conti lascia il Cagliari dopo 23 anni" (in Italian). ANSA. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

External links

• Profile and Statistics Archived 10 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine on the Lega Serie A website
• (in Italian) Gazzetta dello Sport player profile
• FIGC
• Aic.football.it profile