Daniel Lins Côrtes (born 12 December 1979), nicknamed Daniel, is a Brazilian-born New Zealand
footballer.
Club career
Born in
Niteroi, Brazil, Daniel started his professional career at
Madureira. In April 1999, he signed for
FC Twente. 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,
Botafogo. 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
Wellington Phoenix coach
Ricki Herbert
Ricki Lloyd Herbert (born 10 April 1961) is a New Zealand former footballer and manager. He is the current technical director at Cambridge FC.
Herbert was formerly head coach of the New Zealand national team, stepping down after the side faile ...
. 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
New Zealand citizenship on 2 December 2008 and declared his aspirations to represent
New Zealand internationally.
Daniel, a foundation player of the Phoenix, was the second player to reach 50 appearances for the Phoenix behind left-back
Tony Lochhead
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Early life and education
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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
2012–13 A-League
The 2012–13 A-League was the 36th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the eighth season of the Australian A-League since its establishment in 2004. The 2012–13 season saw the introduction of a new Western Sydney-based team, the re ...
.
[Daniel still wants to play for All Whites]
''New Zealand Herald'', 9 May 2012
INSEE Police
On 19 July 2012,
INSEE Police United in
Thai Premier League announced that Daniel had signed an 18-month contract.
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Representative career
Daniel became eligible for New Zealand on 14 May 2012 after residing in the country for five years.[
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A-League career statistics
References
External links
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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