Dani Güiza

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Dani Güiza
Personal information
Full name Daniel González Güiza
Date of birth August 17, 1980 (1980-08-17) (age 27)
Place of birth    Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club RCD Mallorca
Number 14
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–1999
1999–2002
1999–2000
2002–2003
2003
2003–2005
2005–2007
2007–2008
 Xerez CD
RCD Mallorca
→Dos Hermanas (loan)
Recreativo Huelva
FC Barcelona B
Ciudad de Murcia
Getafe CF
RCD Mallorca		 00 0(0)
07 0(1)
22 0(8)
04 0(0)
15 0(5)
81 (36)
61 (20)
37 (27)   
National team2
2007- Spain 4 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 1, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 6, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Daniel González Güiza (born August 17, 1980 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays for RCD Mallorca as a striker.

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[edit] Club career

Having started playing in Xerez CD, still a teenager, Güiza was snapped by Real Mallorca, but failed to impress in three seasons at the insular club.

After three more seasons in the Segunda División, Güiza blossomed as a first-rate striker in Getafe CF, scoring at an impressive rate, while the team from the Madrid outskirts achieved two consecutive ninth-league places.

On July 2007, Güiza returned to Mallorca, finishing the season as the league's top scorer, netting 27 times, with no penalty kicks. This prompted the interest of European top clubs, such as AS Roma, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Fenerbahçe (with an estimate offer of €17 million),[1]Valencia CF and Arsenal FC.[2]

[edit] International career

On November 8, 2007, Güiza was called for the first time to a Spanish national side which faced Sweden and Northern Ireland in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He made his international debut against the latter on November 21 in a 1-0 home win in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, as the nation's fate was already (for the best) decided. He was subsequently named in the nation's Euro 2008 final squad.

[edit] Personal

Güiza's girlfriend, Nuria Bermúdez, is a Spanish celebrity. She has a FIFA official agent license, and acts in the player's behalf. They have one son, Daniel, born on December 1, 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fenerbahçe goes for Güiza (Spanish)
  2. ^ Arsenal set sights on Güiza

[edit] External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Flag of the Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy		 Pichichi Trophy
2007 – 2008		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
v • d • e
Spain squad - UEFA Euro 2008
1 Casillas • 2 Albiol • 3 Navarro • 4 Marchena • 5 Puyol • 6 Iniesta • 7 David Villa • 8 Xavi • 9 F. Torres • 10 Fàbregas • 11 Capdevila • 12 Cazorla • 13 Palop • 14 Xabi Alonso • 15 Sergio Ramos • 16 Sergio García • 17 Dani Güiza • 18 Arbeloa • 19 Senna • 20 Juanito • 21 David Silva • 22 de la Red • 23 Reina • Coach: Aragonés
 Flag of Spain
v • d • e
RCD Mallorca – current squad

1 Moyà • 2 I. Ramis • 3 F. Navarro • 5 Scaloni • 6 Basinas • 7 Varela • 8 Borja Valero • 9 Webó • 10 Ibagaza • 11 Tuni • 12 Chori Castro • 14 D. Güiza • 15 Molinero • 16 Nunes • 17 D. Navarro • 18 Arango • 20 O. Trejo • 21 Dorado • 22 Ballesteros • 23 Jonás • 24 Héctor • 25 Lux • 26 Nsue • Manager: Manzano
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