| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Lins Côrtes | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1979 | ||
| 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 career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2007 | Madureira | 87 | (15) |
| 2002 | → FC Fehérvár (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2003 | → FC Twente (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Botafogo (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Juventude (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Guarani (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007– | Wellington Phoenix | 92 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Daniel Lins Côrtes (born December 12, 1979 in Niteroi, Brazil), nicknamed Daniel, is a Brazilian-born New Zealand football player who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.
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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] Daniel made 17 appearances in his first season, 2007-08, scoring 4 goals.[2] In October 2008, he was rewarded with a new two year deal, lasting until June 2011.
Daniel was granted New Zealand citizenship on 2 December 2008 and declared his aspirations to represent New Zealand internationally.[3]
Daniel, a foundation player of the Phoenix, was the second player to reach 50 appearances for the Phoenix behind left-back Tony Lochhead.
| Club | Season | A-League | Finals Series | Asia | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Wellington Phoenix F.C. (A-League) |
2007–08 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| 2009–10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Club Total | 82 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 6 | |||||
| Career totals | 82 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 6 | |||||
| Last updated 21 February 2011 | |||||||||||
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