Daniel Lins Côrtes (born 12 December 1979), nicknamed Daniel, is a Brazilian-born New Zealand

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Club career

Born in Niteroi, Brazil, Daniel started his professional career at Madureira. In April 1999, he signed for

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. He then returned to Brazil for Madureira he was signed by FC Fehérvár in April 2002 and 2003 returned again to Madureira. In April 2003, he was signed for three years with one of the biggest clubs in Brazil,

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. In July 2005, he was signed on loan to Juventude. In January 2006, he was signed for Guarani.

Wellington Phoenix

In July 2007, he was signed by

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coach

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. Daniel made 17 appearances in his first season, 2007–08, scoring 4 goals. In October 2008, he was rewarded with a new two-year deal, lasting until June 2011. Daniel scored the first ever goal for the Phoenix Daniel was granted

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on 2 December 2008 and declared his aspirations to represent

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internationally. Daniel, a foundation player of the Phoenix, was the second player to reach 50 appearances for the Phoenix behind left-back

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. On 20 January 2012, Daniel made his 100th appearance for the Wellington Phoenix against the Newcastle Jets. His contract was not renewed for the

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.Daniel still wants to play for All Whites
''New Zealand Herald'', 9 May 2012

INSEE Police

On 19 July 2012, INSEE Police United in

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announced that Daniel had signed an 18-month contract.
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Representative career

Daniel became eligible for

on 14 May 2012 after residing in the country for five years.

A-League career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniel 1979 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Brazilian men's footballers New Zealand association footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Esporte Clube Juventude players Guarani FC players Fehérvár FC players Wellington Phoenix FC players Footballers from Niterói Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand FC Twente players Eredivisie players A-League Men players Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate association footballers in New Zealand Expatriate footballers in Thailand