Daniel Lins Cortês

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Personal information
Daniel
Full name	Daniel Lins Cortês
Date of birth	December 12, 1979 (1979-12-12) (age 28)
Place of birth	Niterói, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder, Left Winger
Club information
Current club	Wellington Phoenix
Number	11
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004-2005 2005 2006 2007 2007-present	Madureira FC Fehérvár Veranópolis FC Twente FC Fehérvár Botafogo → Juventude (loan) Guarani Madureira Wellington Phoenix	06 (2) 17 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Daniel Lins Cortês (born 12 December 1979 in Niteroi, Brazil), nicknamed Daniel, is a Brazilian football player. He is a typically flamboyant play-maker, who in 2007 signed with New Zealand team Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.

[edit] Club career

Daniel started his professional career at Madureira, he was signed by FC Fehérvár in April 2002. He then returned to Brazil for Veranópolis. In April 2003, he signed for FC Twente, and in summer 2003 returned to FC Fehérvár.

In January 2004, he returned to Brazil again for Botafogo. In July 2005, he was signed on loan to Juventude. He then played for Guarani and Madureira.

In July 2007, he was signed by Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert.^[1]