Damian Cupido was born on 11 March 1982 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
15 Facts About Damian Cupido
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Damian Cupido's talent was considered to be immense, with the highly skilled young star winning an AFL Rising Star nomination in 2001.
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Damian Cupido played Brisbane's reserves team in the winning 2001 AFLQ State League Grand Final.
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Damian Cupido did not play a game in 2002 due to a shoulder injury the required surgery and long rehabilitation, at what was to be a hint of his inconsistency and lack of application, Cupido was traded by the Brisbane Lions to Essendon in a deal involving Blake Caracella.
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The 2004 year had Damian Cupido suffering for most of the year with a knee injury.
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Damian Cupido had noticeably gained weight suffered a public blast from coach Kevin Sheedy in the media, and Damian Cupido was not only dropped to the Bendigo Bombers in the VFL, but one level further, to the Bendigo reserves team.
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Damian Cupido continued his football career in the SANFL with South Adelaide Football Club in the 2006 season, hoping to get a second chance in the AFL via the 2007 Pre-season draft.
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Damian Cupido did not get picked in the draft after his first season and left South Adelaide to play for West Adelaide, where he was the club's leading goal scorer in 2007.
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In 2009, Damian Cupido was stood down from West Adelaide to deal with a gambling problem.
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Damian Cupido played a total of 72 games in the SANFL; 51 with West Adelaide and 21 with South Adelaide.
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In 2010, Damian Cupido was recruited to North Albury Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League.
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In 2013 Damian Cupido kicked a Northern Territory record of 140 goals for a season.
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Damian Cupido backed up his goalkicking by kicking a century for Ouyen United in the Sunraysia league a few months later.
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Damian Cupido had a permit to play a game for Henty in the Hume Football League.
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Damian Cupido celebrated his 40th birthday by kicking 105 goals for Girgarre in the Kyabram DFL in 2022.