Damiano Vannucci (born 30 July 1977 in

San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...

) is a retired San Marinese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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. He had been capped a then-record 68 times for the San Marino national team, beating Mirco Gennari's record of 48, but was surpassed by

Andy Selva Andy Selva (born 23 May 1976) is a Sammarinese former Association football, footballer who is currently the manager of Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Campionato Sammarinese club S.S. Cosmos, Cosmos. During his playing career he played as a F ...

in 2015.

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