| Daniele Conti | |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Nettuno, Italy |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Roma |
| Years1: | 1996–1999 |
| Clubs1: | Roma |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1999–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Cagliari |
| Caps2: | 434 |
| Goals2: | 47 |
| Totalcaps: | 439 |
| Totalgoals: | 48 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1998–1999 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Daniele Conti (born 9 January 1979) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played most of his career for Cagliari as a midfielder. He is the son of former A.S. Roma and Italy star Bruno Conti, and the younger brother of fellow footballer Andrea Conti.[1]
Conti started his career at his father's club Roma, debuting in 1996.[2] In 1999, he was sold to Cagliari in a co-ownership deal for 800 million lire (€413,166).[3] He did not leave the club despite the club being relegated in 2000. In June 2000 Cagliari signed him outright for another 1.25 billion lire (€645,571).[3]
In June 2004, he was in the team when they were the runner-up of Serie B and returned to Serie A after four seasons. Conti became the new team captain after the retirement of long-serving Uruguayan defender Diego López in 2010.[4]
In January 2013 Conti extended his contract for one more year.[5] On 10 November 2013, he scored a brace against Torino. His father Bruno wrote an open letter which was published on the local newspaper L'Unione Sarda several days later, congratulating him on a stellar career[6] – earlier that year Daniele became the club's all-time appearance maker, breaking local legend Mario Brugnera's three decade-old record.[7] He retired at the end of the 2014–15 season, after sixteen years with the club.[4] In total, he made 464 appearances for Cagliari, scoring 51 goals.[1]
Conti played once for the Italy U21 team, on 16 August 2000, in a 2–0 friendly win over the Mexico U23 side.
In July 2016, Cagliari signed Conti as a co-ordinator for the club's youth system.[4] He resigned from his role in July 2022, leaving the club after 23 consecutive years as both a player and a staff member.[8]
Conti is married to long-time girlfriend Valeria and they have two sons, Bruno (named after his grandfather) and Manuel.[2] [6]