Daniel Martín
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| Daniel Martín | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Martín Alexandre | |
| Date of birth | 16 September 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Sevilla, Spain | |
| Height | 1.81 m | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cádiz CF | |
| Number | TBA | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998–2001 | Real Betis B | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001– 2007– |
Real Betis →Cádiz CF (loan) |
91 (19) 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Daniel Martín Alexandre commonly known as Dani or Dani Martín, (born 16 September 1981 in Sevilla, Andalusia), is a Spanish footballer. He currently plays for Cádiz CF.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Real Betis
Dani has so far spent his whole career at Real Betis. He played for Real Betis B between 1998 and 2001. During the 1999/2000 season he scored 6 goals in 27 games. Dani has played 79 La Liga matches from 2001, through to 2006, scoring 19 goals. Dani was knocked unconscious during a league game against Deportivo in November 2003 and was unable to remember a disallowed goal he had scored during the game. Dani is noted for having made a number of extremely important contributions to Real Betis. His greatest goal was the winner in the final of the Copa del Rey against Osasuna in 2005. The goal came in extra-time as Betis won 2-1. Dani also scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League during the 2005/2006 season. Dani also scored against Real Madrid on January 18, 2007, eliminating Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey. His equalizing goal gave Real Betis a 1-1 draw, putting them through to the quarter-finals on the away goal rule. Although he is contracted to Real Betis till 2010, he has stated that the 2006/2007 season will be his last at Real Betis, with a move to Cádiz CF reported to be on the horizon.
[edit] Cádiz CF
July 2007 seen an agreement between Cádiz CF [1] and Real Betis [2] for the player. Dani would be loaned Cádiz for one season with Cádiz having an option of purchase at the end of the term.
