Fabián Rinaudo

Fabián Rinaudo
	Rinaudo in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Fabián Andrés Rinaudo
Date of birth	15 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Armstrong, Argentina
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Gimnasia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Gimnasia LP
2011–2014	Sporting CP
2014	→ Catania (loan)
2014–2017	Catania
2015–2017	→ Gimnasia LP (loan)
2017–2018	Gimnasia LP
2019–2021	Rosario Central
International career
2009–2011	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:05, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Fabián Andrés Rinaudo (born 15 May 1987 in Armstrong, Santa Fe) is an Argentinian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Rinaudo also holds an Italian passport, and sometimes played with the nickname Fito on his shirt.

Club career

Gimnasia La Plata

He made his league debut for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata in a 0–0 draw against River Plate on 5 October 2008. In the 2009-10 season he was awarded the prize for best player in the Torneo Apertura and second-best for the Torneo Clausura. He played 100 games for Gimnasia, his last one being a 1–1 draw against San Martín de San Juan, result that relegated Gimnasia to the Primera B Nacional.

Sporting Clube de Portugal

On 3 July 2011, Fito Rinaudo joined Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Portugal for an undisclosed fee,^[1] signing a four-year contract with a €25M minimum fee release clause.^[2] Sporting signed him in a leverage deal as the club later sold 15% economic rights to Sporting Portugal Fund for €525,000 and another 50% to Quality Sports Investments for €1.1 million. The club retained 35% economic rights on future transfer fee.^[3]^[4]

After Sporing sold the registration rights of Rinaudo to Catania, Sporting also paid €480,000 to Sporting Portugal Fund.^[5]

Calcio Catania

On 10 January 2014, he was loaned to Calcio Catania^[6] and made the move permanent later in July 2014 in a 3-year contract, for €1.6 million fee plus bonuses. Sporting would also receive 50% of the future transfer fee if Catania sold the player.^{[citation needed]}

On 17 August 2015, Rinaudo was loaned back to Argentina for Gimnasia.^[7] The loan was renewed on 8 August 2016.^[8]

International career

On 20 May 2009, Rinaudo made his international debut in a friendly match against Panama. The Argentine team, made up of players based in the Primera División Argentina won the game 3–1.