Daniel Xuereb (born 22 June 1959) is a French former professional

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who played as a striker. He earned eight international caps for

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during the 1980s, scoring one goal. As a player of

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(1981–1986), he appeared for France in the

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, after France won the gold medal match at the

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, scoring in the match himself. Xuereb has the distinction of completing for

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and World Cup history having at least one player listed for each character of the Latin alphabet. 'X' was the last character needed to complete the list. He coached CA Digne and Pertuis in the 1990s, and AS Aix from 2008 to 2009.

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* * * * 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Aix-en-Provence French people of Maltese descent French people of Sicilian descent French footballers Association football forwards France international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers of France Olympic gold medalists for France Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympique Lyonnais players RC Lens players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Montpellier HSC players Olympique de Marseille players SC Toulon players Ligue 1 players French football managers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pays d'Aix FC managers Footballers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur {{france-footy-forward-1950s-stub