Daniel Correa Freitas (24 January 1994 – 27 October 2018), sometimes known as just Daniel, was a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who played as an
attacking midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Juiz de Fora,
Minas Gerais, Daniel Correa joined
Cruzeiro's youth setup in 2007, aged 14. Released in 2013, he moved to
Botafogo.
Botafogo
Daniel Correa made his Série A debut for ''Bota'' on 20 October 2013, coming on as a late
substitute for
Hyuri
Hyuri Henrique de Oliveira Costa (born 29 September 1991), simply known as Hyuri, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for CRB as a forward.
Club career
On 26 January 2014, Hyuri transferred from Botafogo to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Re ...
in a 2–2 draw against
Vasco da Gama
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His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
.
He became a starter during the
2014 Campeonato Carioca
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, and scored his first goals on 10 May 2014, netting a
hat-trick in a 6–0 home routing of
Criciúma.
In September 2014, Daniel Correa suffered a
knee
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injury which ended his season prematurely.
São Paulo
On 27 December 2014, despite being injured, Daniel Correa joined
São Paulo on a three-year contract. He subsequently struggled with recurrent injuries, which limited his appearances for the club.
Daniel Correa was subsequently loaned to
Coritiba,
Ponte Preta and
São Bento.
Death
On 27 October 2018, Daniel Correa was found dead in
São José dos Pinhais,
Paraná. It was later revealed that he was murdered after attending a party in the city. He had been beaten, partially beheaded, and his genitals were mutilated.
Edison Brittes Junior confessed to the killing, alleging that Daniel tried to rape his wife.
Career statistics
References
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1994 births
2018 deaths
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
São Paulo FC players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Esporte Clube São Bento players
Footballers from Juiz de Fora
Deaths by stabbing in Brazil
People murdered in Brazil
Brazilian murder victims