Daniel Jorge Barbosa Ramos, known as Daniel Materazzi (born 22 March 1985) is a Portuguese

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who plays as a defender for Leça FC. A

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who never spent more than two senior years at the same club, he made 149

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appearances over five consecutive seasons, each with a different team. He spent most of his career in the third tier, playing over 200 times in service of six teams.

Career

Born in Gondomar,

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, Materazzi played as a youth for

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and S.C. Salgueiros. While at the latter, he received his nickname after

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, for his physical resemblance to the

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who played in the same position. Having not broken into Salgueiros' team while the club was in the Segunda Liga, Materazzi dropped to the third tier, where he represented

S.C. Freamunde Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Freamunde, Paços de Ferreira. Founded on 19 March 1933, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at ...

Rebordosa AC Rebordosa Atlético Clube ''(abbreviated as Rebordosa AC)'' is a Portuguese football club based in Rebordosa, Paredes in the district of Porto. Background Rebordosa AC currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal which is the fourth tier o ...

Lusitânia FC Viriato may refer to: * Lusitânia, Portuguese name of Lusitania, an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal and part of western Spain lie. * Lusitânia, proper name of star HD 45652, in the constellation of Monoceros. { ...

, hometown club Gondomar S.C. and finally

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardoso ...

, whom he joined in 2011. In his first season with them, the club won promotion to the Segunda. Materazzi remained in the second division, representing Leixões SC,

C.D. Santa Clara Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They play in the 13,277-seat Estádio de São Miguel. They are the most successful football team from the Azores Islands as the only team from the archipelag ...

S.C. Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

and

AD Fafe Associação Desportiva de Fafe (abbreviated as AD Fafe) is a Portuguese football club based in Fafe in the district of Braga in northern Portugal. Background AD Fafe currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores – Série A whi ...

in one-year spells from 2013 to 2017. He left his two-year contract at Olhanense by mutual consent. After leaving Fafe in 2017, Materazzi returned to Olhanense, now in the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal. He remained in the division, with Lusitânia again,

Leça F.C. Leça Futebol Clube, better known as Leça FC or simply Leça, is a Portuguese football club located in the town of Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos. Founded in 1912, it had a spell in the top-flight Primeira Liga between 1995 and 1998, when it w ...

(two spells) and

C.D. Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

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Fora de Jogo statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Materazzi, Daniel 1985 births Living people People from Gondomar, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players S.C. Salgueiros players S.C. Freamunde players Rebordosa A.C. players Lusitânia F.C. players Gondomar S.C. players C.D. Tondela players Leixões S.C. players C.D. Santa Clara players S.C. Olhanense players AD Fafe players Leça F.C. players C.D. Trofense players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Porto District