Dani Rodrigues
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| Dani Rodrigues | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Ferreira Rodrigues | |
| Date of birth | March 3, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | São João da Madeira, Portugal | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| C.D. Feirense | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–1999 1998–1999 1999–2002 2000 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004 2004–2006 2006–2007 2007 2007 |
C.D. Feirense → Bournemouth (loan) Southampton →Bristol City (loan) →Bristol City (loan) Walsall Ionikos → Yeovil Town (loan) Bournemouth New Zealand Knights Eastleigh Dorchester Town Digenis Akritas Morphou |
5 (0) 2 (0) 3 (1) 4 (0) 1 (0) 4 (4) 52 (6) 4 (0) 0 (0) 7 (2) |
| National team | ||
| Portugal U21 | ||
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Daniel Ferreira Rodrigues (born March 3, 1980 in São João da Madeira, Portugal) is a football (soccer) striker.
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[edit] Playing career
Dani started his career playing in his native Portugal for C.D. Feirense. In November 1998, he went on loan to Bournemouth where he was spotted by scouts from nearby Premiership Southampton who recommended him to manager Glenn Hoddle.
[edit] Southampton
In an act of un-neighbourly piracy,[1] Southampton nipped in and signed him from Feirense for £200,000. He made 2 substitute appearances at the end of the 1999–00 season.
He showed a great deal of promise and, when he went on loan to Bristol City at the end of 2000, he was an instant hit, but he badly broke an ankle in a match against Reading. He returned to Southampton and was fighting his way back to full fitness when he broke the same ankle in training.
In an effort to rebuild his career, he spent another spell on loan to Bristol City. Southampton released him from his contract in July 2002 and he was signed by Walsall on a free transfer.
[edit] Walsall, Ionikos and Yeovil Town
His time at Walsall was not a great success, and he was again released in January 2003.
He spent the 2003-04 season playing in Greece for Ionikos FC and saved them from getting relegated on the last match of the season when they won 2-1 and he scored both goals.
In March 2004, he returned to England on loan for Yeovil Town and scored 4 times in 4 appearances.
[edit] Bournemouth
His goal-scoring exploits at Yeovil impressed Bournemouth boss Sean O'Driscoll and he re-joined the Cherries for a second spell at the start of the 2004-05 season.
In his second spell for Bournemouth, Dani made 23 league starts (plus 29 substitute appearances) scoring 6 goals and was somewhat of a fans' favourite.
[edit] New Zealand Knights
In August 2006, he signed for New Zealand Knights where he made 4 appearances before once again being seriously injured, this time with a rupture of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament which kept him out of the game for the rest of the season. [2]
On 20 September 2007 he signed for Eastleigh [3], but his stay was cut short by the appointment of new manager Ian Baird.
[edit] Dorchester Town
On 2 November Dani signed for Conference South side Dorchester Town. [4] He made his debut for the club away at Newport County on the 3rd November. On 29 December Dorchester Town F.C.[5] revealed that Dani Rodrigues would not be returning to Dorchester this season. Alleging family reasons, Dani Rodrigues would be staying in Portugal.
[edit] References
- ^ Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (2003). In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology, p.572. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ^ Rodrigues Season Over. knightsfc.com. Retrieved on November 28, 2006.
- ^ Ex-Saints foreigners sign for Eastleigh. www.dailyecho.co.uk. Retrieved on September 21, 2007.
- ^ Dani signs for Dorch. www.dorchestertownfc.co.uk. Retrieved on November 2, 2007.
- ^ Two more leave The Magpies. www.dorchestertownfc.co.uk. Retrieved on January 20, 2008.
