Dani (footballer, born 1982)

Dani
	Dani before a Champions League match with CFR Cluj in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Ricardo da Silva Soares
Date of birth	30 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Felgueiras, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Maia
Number	21
Youth career
1992–2001	Vizela
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2006	Vizela
2006	Paços Ferreira
2007–2010	CFR Cluj
2010–2011	Iraklis
2011–2013	Skoda Xanthi
2013–2016	Vitória Setúbal
2016–2018	Vizela
2018–2019	Lixa
2019–	Maia
Medal record
CFR Cluj
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:45, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Daniel Ricardo da Silva Soares (born 30 January 1982), commonly known as Dani, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Maia as a midfielder.

Club career

Portugal

Dani started playing football for F.C. Vizela, located near his birthcity of Felgueiras. He remained 14 years with the club his youth spell accounted for, playing his first four seasons as a senior in the third division, the latter ending in league conquest and promotion to the second level.

For the 2006–07 campaign, Dani moved to the Primeira Liga with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, making his debut in the competition on 27 August 2006 in a 1–2 away loss against S.C. Braga (90 minutes played).^[1] He started in all his league appearances during his short tenure.

Cluj

During the 2007 winter transfer window, Dani signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with CFR Cluj in Romania.^[2] He scored his first Liga I goal more than one year later, in a 1–1 draw at FC Unirea Urziceni.^[3]

Dani finished his first full season with 29 games as the team won the national championship, going on to be an important midfield unit in the conquest of seven major titles, including three consecutive Romanian Cups.^[4]^[5]

Greece

On 31 August 2010, Dani agreed to a two-year deal at Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. of the Super League Greece.^[6] He made his competitive debut for his new club on 11 September, in a 1–1 away draw to Atromitos FC.^[7] He scored his first league goal in the 19th round of the season, opening the score against AEK Athens F.C. in an eventual 2–0 win for the hosts.^[8]^[9]

In late July 2011, Dani joined fellow league side Skoda Xanthi FC.^[10]

Honours

Vizela

Portuguese Second Division: 2004–05

CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2007–08, 2009–10
Cupa României: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Supercupa României: 2009, 2010

References

^ "Justiça no último minuto com um autogolo" [Last-minute justice with own goal]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 27 August 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ "Inca doi portughezi la CFR Cluj" [Two more Portuguese at CFR Cluj]. Ziarul de Iași (in Romanian). 18 January 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ "Unirea Urziceni-CFR Cluj, scor 1–1, Steaua rămâne pe primul loc în clasament" [Unirea Urziceni-CFR Cluj, 1–1 the score, Steaua remain first in the standings] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^ "Cupa României rămâne la Cluj-Napoca!" [Cluj-Napoca renew Cup title!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
^ "CFR Cluj câştigat Supercupa României" [CFR Cluj win Romanian Supercup]. Gândul (in Romanian). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
^ "Ο ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ απέκτησε τον Dani" [Iraklis acquired Dani] (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
^ "Super League: Ατρόμητος – ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ 1–1" [Super League: Atromitos – Iraklis 1–1] (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
^ "Super League: ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ – Α.Ε.Κ. 2–0" [Super League: Iraklis – A.E.K. 2–0] (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. 19 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
^ Ηρακλής–ΑΕΚ 2–0 [Iraklis–ΑΕΚ 2–0] (in Greek). Contra. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
^ Ανακοίνωση [Announcement] (in Greek). Skoda Xanthi. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

External links

Dani at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Dani at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Dani at Soccerway

[1] "Justiça no último minuto com um autogolo" [Last-minute justice with own goal]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 27 August 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[2] "Inca doi portughezi la CFR Cluj" [Two more Portuguese at CFR Cluj]. Ziarul de Iași (in Romanian). 18 January 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[3] "Unirea Urziceni-CFR Cluj, scor 1–1, Steaua rămâne pe primul loc în clasament" [Unirea Urziceni-CFR Cluj, 1–1 the score, Steaua remain first in the standings] (in Romanian). Mediafax. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

[4] "Cupa României rămâne la Cluj-Napoca!" [Cluj-Napoca renew Cup title!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.

[5] "CFR Cluj câştigat Supercupa României" [CFR Cluj win Romanian Supercup]. Gândul (in Romanian). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2011.

[6] "Ο ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ απέκτησε τον Dani" [Iraklis acquired Dani] (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

[7] "Super League: Ατρόμητος – ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ 1–1" [Super League: Atromitos – Iraklis 1–1] (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

[8] "Super League: ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ – Α.Ε.Κ. 2–0" [Super League: Iraklis – A.E.K. 2–0] (in Greek). Iraklis F.C. 19 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

[9] Ηρακλής–ΑΕΚ 2–0 [Iraklis–ΑΕΚ 2–0] (in Greek). Contra. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2011.

[10] Ανακοίνωση [Announcement] (in Greek). Skoda Xanthi. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

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