Gasperino Cinelli was born in Latina on January 3, 1982.
He was formed in the Lazio youth academy and was considered to be a great prospect. At 17 he was named best player at the 1999 Torneo di Viareggio, the most important youth tournament in Italy.
In the summer of 1999 he was added to Lazio’s first team squad and played in some summer friendlies. He made the bench once in Coppa Italia.
In August 1999 however, he was loaned to Ternana in Serie B. The Rossoverdi managers were first Vincenzo Guerini (1-21) and then Tarcisio Burgnich (22-38) and they finished 10th. The "Fere" had Fabrizio Miccoli, Fabio Artico, Pierpaolo Bresciano and, from January, Francesco Baiano, so Cinelli did not feature. Unfortunately, this would also be the peak of Cinelli's career.
In 2000-2001 he spent a season on loan at Arezzo in Serie C1. The Amaranto's manager was 1982 World Champion Antonio Cabrini and the Aretini finished 4th. His teammates included Lazio connections, Roberto Bacci (1990-95), Emanuele Concetti (1998-2000, 2001-2003) and Riccardo Bonetto (2006-07, 2009-11).
After his Tuscan experience he returned to the Rome area and joined F.C Aprilia Racing Club at regional level (5th tier). There followed spells with A.S.D Igea Virtus Barcellona in Sicily (2003-04), Latina (2003-05), Alessandria (2004-05), Derthona (2005-06), Rieti (2006-07), Albalonga (2007), Monterotondo (2007-08), Latina (2010-11), Anziolavinio (2011-12), A.S.D Circe (2011-12) and Pontinia (2017-18). A far cry from playing with Alessandro Nesta, Juan Sebastian Veron and Alen Boksic in the summer of 1999.
At 34 he retired. He was a centre-forward. He played 3 games for Italy U15's, 2 for the U16's with 2 goals and 3 games for the U18's.
A player who was once described as a cross between Vincenzo D'Amico and Alen Boksic (and what a player that would have been) never made it at any highly competitive level. A pity.
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