Daniel Alberto 'Dani' Pendín Sánchez (born 29 October 1974) is an Argentine retired

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who played as a

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, currently the

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of Spanish club

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. He spent most of his 16-year career in

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, appearing in 245

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games over the course of nine seasons (35 goals) while playing mainly for Xerez and Castellón.

Playing career

Pendín was born in

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. A product of

Newell's Old Boys Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football. A ...

' youth ranks he could never impose himself in its first team, also being loaned two times, including once in

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with

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. Aged 23, he was released and moved to Spain with Real Oviedo Vetusta –

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's reserves – never appearing officially for the main squad. In the

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, Pendín played with

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, promoting in 2001 but being relegated the following year due to financial irregularities. He continued to be a regular the following seasons in

, with

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's Xerez. Aged already 32, Pendín moved to Castellón also in division two, making 95 competitive appearances for the

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side. After the club's relegation at the end of the 2009–10 campaign, the veteran continued in the country, signing with third-tier

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. Pendín returned to football on 12 August 2013 after two years of inactivity, with the 38-year-old joining Xerez Deportivo in the regional leagues.

Coaching career

Pendín started working as a manager with his last club, still in amateur football. He later was part of former Xerez teammate

Vicente Moreno Vicente Moreno Peris (born 26 October 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is currently the manager of La Liga club Osasuna. He spent most of his career with Xerez, appearing in 412 offici ...

's staffs at

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and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pendin, Daniel 1974 births Living people Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Newell's Old Boys footballers Huracán Buceo players Central Córdoba de Rosario footballers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Real Oviedo Vetusta players Burgos CF footballers Xerez CD footballers CD Castellón footballers Pontevedra CF footballers San Fernando CD players Xerez Deportivo FC players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine football managers Argentine expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia RCD Espanyol non-playing staff UD Almería non-playing staff