Fabián Andrés Rinaudo (born 15 May 1987 in Armstrong, Santa Fe) is an Argentinian former

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who played as a

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. Rinaudo also holds an

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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 Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...

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

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, result that relegated Gimnasia to the

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

On 3 July 2011, Fito Rinaudo joined Portuguese club

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for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with a €25M minimum fee release clause. Sporting signed him in a leverage deal as the club later sold 15% economic rights to

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for €525,000 and another 50% to

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for €1.1 million. The club retained 35% economic rights on future transfer fee. After Sporing sold the registration rights of Rinaudo to

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, Sporting also paid €480,000 to Sporting Portugal Fund.

Calcio Catania

On 10 January 2014, he was loaned to

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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. On 17 August 2015, Rinaudo was loaned back to Argentina for

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. The loan was renewed on 8 August 2016.

International career

On 20 May 2009, Rinaudo made his international debut in a friendly match against

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. The Argentine team, made up of players based in the

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won the game 3–1.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rinaudo, Fabian 1987 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Primeira Liga players Serie A players Serie B players Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Sporting CP footballers Catania FC players Rosario Central footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Footballers from Santa Fe Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen