Andrea Rinaldi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Carate Brianza, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 2020 (aged 19) | ||
| Place of death | Varese, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 |
Monza | ||
| 2013–2018 |
Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 |
Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Imolese (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 |
→ Mezzolara (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 |
→ Legnano (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| Total | 37 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrea Rinaldi (23 June 2000 – 11 May 2020) was an Italian footballer.[1][2]
Rinaldi started his youth career in Cermenate and in
Club career
Rinaldi started his career in a
International career
While playing for the youth of Atalanta, he received a call up for the Italy U18[3]
Death
"President Antonio Percassi and the entire Atalanta family, deeply shocked, share the grief of the family and A.C. Legnano for the passing of Andrea Rinaldi. [...] Always helpful and positive, he knew how to make himself well liked by everyone. Just as on the field you were always the last to give up, this time too you fought with all your strength not to fly away too soon. But that kind smile of yours will always remain alive in the hearts of those who were lucky enough to know you."
On 8 May 2020, Rinaldi suffered a ruptured aneurysm while training in his house in Cermenate.[4][7] He was immediately rushed to the hospital in Varese to try to save him, but on the morning of 11 May, his heart stopped beating. His funeral was held three days later in Stadio Cermenate at 15:30.[7] Hundreds went to see the funeral, Legnano ultimately retired the number 8 jersey (the number he had worn) and gave it to his family.[8]
Style of play
Posthumously, he was described by Sky Sport Italy as "a quick and dynamic midfielder with extraordinary athletic ability and speed, the classic modern midfielder, a nightmare for opposing midfielders and for defences when he inserted himself".[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Imolese (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Mezzolara (loan)
|
2018–19 | Serie D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Legnano (loan)
|
2019–20 | Serie D | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Career total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ a b Andrea Rinaldi at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d Andrea Rinaldi at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ a b c d "E' morto Andrea Rinaldi: ex delle giovanili dell'Atalanta, aveva 19 anni". Calcio - La Repubblica (in Italian). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Atalanta midfielder Rinaldi dies aged 19". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Andrea Rinaldi e Raffaele De Gregorio sono giocatori dell'Imolese Calcio • newsrimini.it". newsrimini.it (in Italian). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Andrea Rinaldi è morto a 19 anni per aneurisma". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Chi era Andrea Rinaldi, ex primavera Atalanta morto a 19 anni per aneurisma". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Atalanta, in centinaia al funerale del giovane Rinaldi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 19 May 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2022.