Pierluigi Benedettini
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Pierluigi Benedettini (born August 18, 1961) is a former
Sammarinese Sammarinese () are citizens and people of the Republic of San Marino. Language San Marino recognizes Italian as the official language. The indigenous Sammarinese language is a variety of Romagnol spoken by approximately 83 percent of the populati ...
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Who played as a
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. Like many players from San Marino, he was an amateur and worked as a bus driver. He is the father of Simone Benedetti who also became an International
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in 2019, and the uncle of
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Benedetti. Benedetti made 25 appearances for the San Marino national team From 1990 to 1995. In 1992, he conceded 10 goals for San Marino against
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in the World Cup Qualification European section Group 2 match at the Ullevall Stadium in Oslo.


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1961 births Living people Sammarinese men's footballers San Marino men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers {{SanMarino-footy-bio-stub