Daniel Martín

Personal information
Daniel Martín
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	Real Betis
Number	11
Youth clubs
1998–2001	Real Betis B
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–	Real Betis	81 (19)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

For other people, See Dani.

Daniel Martín Alexandre commonly known as Dani or Dani Martín , (born 16 September 1981 in Sevilla, Andalusia), is a Spanish footballer. He plays as a striker for La Liga side Real Betis.

[edit] Career

Dani has 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 has made a number of extremely important contributions to Real Betis. His greatest goal was the game winner in the finals 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 quarterfinals on the away goal rule.

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 contracted to Real Betis till 2010.
His official squad number is 6.

Real Betis - Current Squad
1 Contreras \| 2 Melli \| 3 Romero \| 4 Juanito \| 5 Rivas \| 6 Ilič \| 7 Caffa \| 8 Arzu \| 9 Fernando \| 10 Edú \| 11 Dani \| 12 Robert \| 13 Toni D \| 14 Capi \| 15 Nano \| 16 Vogel \| 17 Pancrate \| 18 Rivera \| 19 Xisco \| 20 Assunção \| 21 Miguel Angel \| 22 Vega \| 23 Odonkor \| 24 Maldonado \| 25 Sóbis \| 27 Juande \| 28 Isidoro \| — Damià \| — Lembo \| Coach Fernández