| Dino Mennillo | |
| Birth Date: | 22 August 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Australia |
| Position: | Midfielder, winger |
| Years1: | 1994–1999 |
| Clubs1: | Adelaide City |
| Caps1: | 103 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 1999–2000[1] |
| Clubs2: | Football Kingz |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2000 |
| Clubs3: | Wollongong Wolves |
| Years4: | 2001 |
| Clubs4: | Walsall |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs5: | Athens Kallithea[2] |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs6: | Wollongong Wolves |
Dino Mennillo (born 22 August 1975) is an Australian retired soccer player and occupational therapist.[3]
Mennillo started his senior career with Adelaide City in the National Soccer League (NSL) in 1994.[4] In 1999, Mennillo moved to the Football Kingz where he played 14 matches before leaving as a result of a payment dispute in early 2000. He was signed by NSL team Wollongong Wolves.[5] [6] [7] He was a member of the team that won the 2000 National Soccer League grand final against Perth Glory.[8] In 2001, Mennillo signed for English club Walsall, however he was released a week later without playing a match.[9] [10] [11] In August 2001, he joined former Wolves coach Nick Theodorakopoulos at Athens Kallithea in the Football League Greece, where he made three appearances.[12] Ahead of the 2002–03 National Soccer League season, Mennillo approached Adelaide City about a possible return, however the club indicated that they did not have the wage budget to afford him.[13] He returned to Wollongong Wolves, where he ended his national league career at the end of the 2002–03 National Soccer League season.[14] Mennillo played for MetroStars in the South Australian state league before retiring at the end of the 2004 season. He returned to MetroStars mid-way through the 2005 season.[15]
Mennillo studied occupational therapy at the University of South Australia between 1994 and 1998; gaining a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Occupational Therapy.[16]
He is a paediatric Occupational Therapist, specialising in Sensory Integration® developed by Anna Jean Ayres. Mennillo is the owner and Director of Clinical Services of the OTFC Group, a private clinic in Adelaide and Occupational Therapy for Children Plus (OTFC+) a facility for adolescents and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.[17]