Daniel da Silva Soares
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Daniel Ricardo da Silva Soares, nicknamed Dani, (born January 30, 1982) is a Portuguese
football
er currently playing for Greek Superleague club Iraklis, as a defensive midfielder. Before joining the Greek club, Dani have played his home country's clubs Vizela and Paços de Ferreira
as well as for Romania
n powerhouse CFR Cluj
.
. In the 2004-05 season Vizela won the championship in the Zona Norte of the Segunda Divisão B and got promoted to the Liga de Honra
. Dani debuted in the Liga de Honra in the eight round of the campaign, in a 0-2 away win against Chaves
. That was his last season for Vizela. During his six years in VIzela he appeared in 115 league matches and scored 1 goal.
during the summer transfer window of 2006. He debuted in the Primeira Liga, the top tier of the Portuguese league pyramid, in the opening round of the 2006-07 season, as Paços de Ferreira faced a 2-1 away defeat against Sporting Braga. His last appearance for the club was made a few months later, on 14 January 2007, as Paços de Ferreira recorded an 1-0 home win against Beira-Mar. Dani counted 14 appearances for Paços de Ferreira in his brief stay with the club.
outfit CFR Cluj
for a 600,000 € fee. He scored his first goal for CFR Cluj during an 1-1 away draw against Unirea Urziceni, for the twenty-eighth round of the 2007–08 Liga I. Dani won 2 Romanian Liga I
titles while at CFR Cluj, as well as 3 Romanian Cups and 2 Romanian Supercup.
club Skoda Xanthi
.
CFR Cluj
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
er currently playing for Greek Superleague club Iraklis, as a defensive midfielder. Before joining the Greek club, Dani have played his home country's clubs Vizela and Paços de Ferreira
FC Paços de Ferreira
Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira is a Portuguese football based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, it currently plays in the Portuguese first division, holding home games at the 5,172-seat capacity Estádio da Mata Real, where the team has been based since 1973...
as well as for Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n powerhouse CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002...
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Vizela
Dani was born in Felgueiras and started his career in the youth ranks of nearby town's club Vizela. He was promoted to Vizela's first team for the 2001-02 season while the club played in the Segunda Divisão BPortuguese Second Division
The Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
. In the 2004-05 season Vizela won the championship in the Zona Norte of the Segunda Divisão B and got promoted to the Liga de Honra
Liga de Honra
The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it...
. Dani debuted in the Liga de Honra in the eight round of the campaign, in a 0-2 away win against Chaves
GD Chaves
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as just Chaves, is a Portuguese football club from Chaves currently playing in the Liga de Honra. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Estádio Municipal de Chaves with a capacity of 19,000 one of the biggest in the Liga de Honra...
. That was his last season for Vizela. During his six years in VIzela he appeared in 115 league matches and scored 1 goal.
Paços de Ferreira
He was transferred to Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira
Paços de Ferreira is a city in Portugal. It is sometimes also called Capital do Móvel , since the city is home to numerous furniture manufacturing plants. Besides older Portuguese furniture companies, Portugal's major industrial operations of IKEA are also located there...
during the summer transfer window of 2006. He debuted in the Primeira Liga, the top tier of the Portuguese league pyramid, in the opening round of the 2006-07 season, as Paços de Ferreira faced a 2-1 away defeat against Sporting Braga. His last appearance for the club was made a few months later, on 14 January 2007, as Paços de Ferreira recorded an 1-0 home win against Beira-Mar. Dani counted 14 appearances for Paços de Ferreira in his brief stay with the club.
CFR Cluj
During the winter transgfer window of 2007 Dani was transferred to Romanian Liga ILiga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
outfit CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj
CFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca in Transylvania, Romania. The club had spent most of their existence in the lower divisions, except for a spell in Divizia A in the 1970s, until they received significant financial backing from Árpád Pászkány in 2002...
for a 600,000 € fee. He scored his first goal for CFR Cluj during an 1-1 away draw against Unirea Urziceni, for the twenty-eighth round of the 2007–08 Liga I. Dani won 2 Romanian Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
titles while at CFR Cluj, as well as 3 Romanian Cups and 2 Romanian Supercup.
Iraklis
On 31 August 2010 Dani signed a two year contract for Greek Superleague outfit Iraklis. He debuted for his new club a few days later, on 11 September, in an 1-1 away draw against Atromitos, as he was in the starting lineup. Dani scored his first goal for Iraklis in the nineteenth round of the 2010-11 season, opening the score in match against AEK that ended 2-0 in favour of Iraklis.Scoda Xanthi
In July 2011 (27.07.2011) he signed contract with Super League GreeceSuper League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
club Skoda Xanthi
Skoda Xanthi
Skoda Xanthi F.C. , or F.C. Skoda Xanthi Athletic Club, is a Greek football club, based in the city of Xanthi. The club currently competes in the Super League Greece.-History:...
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Achievements
Vizela- Segunda Divisão B - Zona NortePortuguese Second DivisionThe Portuguese Second Division is a football league in Portugal, situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system...
- Winner (1): 2004-05
CFR Cluj
- Romanian Liga ILiga ILiga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
- Winner (2): 2007-08, 2009-10
- Romanian Cup
- Winner (3): 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-102009–10 Cupa RomânieiThe 2009–10 Cupa României was the seventy-second season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 15 July 2009 with the matches of Phase 1 and ended with the Final on 6 June 2010...
- Winner (3): 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10
- Romanian Supercup
- Winner (2): 20092009 Supercupa RomânieiThe 2009 Supercupa României was the 11th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The match was played in Bucharest at Stadionul Giuleşti-Valentin Stănescu on 26 July 2009, and was contested between Liga I title holders, FC Unirea Urziceni and Cupa României champions, CFR Cluj. The...
, 20102010 Supercupa RomânieiThe 2010 Supercupa României was the 12th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The match was played in Cluj-Napoca at Dr. Constantin Rădulescu on 18 July 2010, and was contested between Liga I title holders and Supercup defending champions, CFR Cluj and Liga I runner-ups, FC Unirea...
- Winner (2): 2009
External links
- Dani at Iraklis FC Official site.
- Romaniansoccer.ro