Daniel García Rodríguez (born 21 September 1987), known as Toti, is a Spanish

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who plays as an

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for

CD Guijuelo Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at the 1,500-seat ...

Club career

Toti was born in Salamanca,

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. A

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and black ...

youth graduate, he made his senior debut with the reserves in 2005–06 in the

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, while still a junior; he appeared with the main squad the same season, playing five games as they returned to

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at the first attempt. Toti featured in his first match as a professional on 16 June 2007, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against

Ciudad de Murcia Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater ''Estadio de La Condomina''. Ciudad Murcia was reloca ...

. He was definitely promoted to the first team in August, and scored his first goal on 8 June 2008, the second of a 3–1 home victory over

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. In August 2011, after suffering relegation from the second division, Toti signed for Granada CF and was immediately loaned to

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. On 31 August of the following year, he joined second-tier

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

also in a temporary deal. On 30 August 2013, Toti moved to

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of the same league in a

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-long loan. In July 2014, after appearing in 31 competitive matches and scoring four goals, he signed permanently for the club.

Honours

Salamanca *

: 2005–06 BG Pathum United *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toti 1987 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Salamanca Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players Tercera Federación players UD Salamanca players Granada CF footballers Cádiz CF players Hércules CF players Deportivo Alavés players CD Guijuelo footballers Thai League 1 players BG Pathum United F.C. players Samut Prakan City F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Thailand