Dino Mennillo
Australian soccer player
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Dino Mennillo (born 22 August 1975) is an Australian retired soccer player and occupational therapist.[3]
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| Date of birth | 22 August 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Adelaide City | 103 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000[1] | Football Kingz | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Wollongong Wolves | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Walsall | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Athens Kallithea[2] | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Wollongong Wolves | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
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]
Occupational therapy
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. 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]
Honours
Australia U-20
