Aldo Junior Simoncini is a Sammarinese

San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...

 footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian Serie A

Serie A

Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

 club A.C. Cesena

A.C. Cesena

Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...

 and San Marino national team

San Marino national football team

The San Marino national football team is the national football team of San Marino, controlled by the San Marino Football Federation...

. Simoncini is a full-time player along with national team captain Andy Selva

Andy Selva

Andy Selva is an Italian-born Sanmarinese professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Fidene and the San Marino national team.-Club career:...

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International career

Simoncini has been with the national team for UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers. He started the game against Germany

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....

. Germany scored 13 goals past him. Aldo was dropped for the game against the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....

 on November 15, 2006. He started the return game and was part of the San Marino team that were 3 seconds from their greatest result when Manuel Marani

Manuel Marani

Manuel Marani is a football player from San Marino, currently playing for U.S. Russi and the San Marino national football team.-Career:Notably, he scored a late equalizer for San Marino against the Republic of Ireland on 7 February 2007...

 scored to make it 1-1. The Germany game was the second time he'd conceded double figures in international football, as in 2005 he was part of the San Marino under-21 side beaten 10-1 by Spain.
He has a twin brother, Davide

Davide Simoncini

Davide Simoncini is a defender for the San Marino national football team. He currently plays for Santa Giustina. He has a twin brother, Aldo Simoncini, who's currently playing for San Marino Calcio. The brothers scored an historic own goal each for Sweden on 7/9/10, the first time twins have ever...

, who's also a footballer. He is currently playing for Santa Giustina Calcio and San Marino national team as a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

. The brothers scored an historic own goal each for Sweden on 7/9/10, the first time twins have ever done this in an international competition.

External links

Official Player Profile at cesenacalcio.it Player Stats at tuttocalciatori.net

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