Elian Parrino
Elian Franco Parrino (born 3 September 1988) is an Argentinian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Spanish club CD Benicarló. Born in Rosario, he started his career with Estudiantes de La Plata and holds an Italian passport which permits him to play within the European Union. Club career Sheffield United Having started his career in his homeland of Argentina with Estudiantes de La Plata and was spotted by Sheffield United when he appeared in a pre-season friendly against them in the summer of 2010. He subsequently signed for the Blades on a year-long loan following a brief trial spell. Despite this move he barely even made the substitutes bench during the first half of the season, with manager Gary Speed claiming he was not ready for English football. Following the departure of Speed the arrival of new Blades manager Micky Adams helped to re-ignite Parrino's season, immediately handing him a place in the starting line up and installing him as first choice at right-back. Unfortunately, his spell in the first team came to an end when he injured his metatarsal in February, an injury which would put him out of action for the remainder of the campaign, although