Daniel Fonseca
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| Daniel Fonseca | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Fonseca Garis | |
| Date of birth | September 13, 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Height | 1.83m | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1990 1990-1992 1992-1994 1994-1997 1997-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 |
Nacional Cagliari Napoli A.S. Roma Juventus River Plate Como |
14 (5) 50 (17) 58 (31) 65 (20) 40 (10) 0 (0) 2 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1990-1997 | Uruguay | 30 (10) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Daniel Fonseca Garis (born 13 September 1969) is an Uruguayan former footballer, now a football player agent[1]. As a forward, he played with three of Italy's best clubs: S.S.C Napoli, A.S. Roma and Juventus.
Fonseca, nicknamed el castor ("the beaver"), started his football career at Nacional, his local team in Uruguay, in 1988. He played 14 games in two years and scored 3 goals, winning the South American Cup Winners Cup whilst there.
In 1990, he moved to Cagliari, scoring 17 goals in 50 appearances, mostly due to being played on the left than in the centre.
In 1992 Napoli signed him and Fonseca managed a more impressive strike rate, scoring 31 goals in two seasons in Naples, including 5 goals against Valencia in the UEFA cup. This form brought attention from A.S. Roma, who promptly signed him in 1994.
However, his three seasons (from 1994 to 1997) were far from successful. He found himself second-fiddle to the Argentine striker Abel Balbo and consequently didn't play often in the first team.
Juventus signed Fonseca in 1997, but again was played out of position on the left as he had been at Napoli. His goalscoring record in Serie A was very good considering he was not always first choice at AS Roma and at Juventus. Fonseca was always regarded as a super sub and scored important goals coming off the bench. He won two scudetto, a Champions League runner-up medal and the Italian cup whilst there.
Injury ruled him completely out of the 1999-2000 season, the end of which saw him transferred to River Plate in Argentina. Although he won the league, his first-team opportunities were limited and so he moved to Como in 2001. He retired in 2003 after the coach said he wasn't in his first team plans[2].
[edit] Honours
- 1x South America Cup Winners cup
- 1x South America League
- 1x Copa Libertadores
- 2x Scudettos
- 1x Italian Super cup
With 11 goals in 30 appearances for Uruguay Fonseca is still fondly remembered in his homeland.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics at National Football Teams
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