Dário Monteiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dário Alberto Jesus Monteiro | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Desportivo Maputo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Desportivo Maputo | ||
| 1996–2003 | Académica | 163 | (75) |
| 2003–2004 | Al-Jazira | ||
| 2004–2005 | Académica | 25 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Vitória Guimarães | 24 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Estrela Amadora | 15 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Nea Salamis | 24 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Supersport United | 19 | (5) |
| 2011 | Muçulmana Maputo | ||
| 2012 | Desportivo Maputo | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996–2011 | Mozambique | 88 | (21) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dário Alberto Jesus Monteiro (born 27 February 1977), simply known as Dário, is a Mozambican retired footballer who played as a striker.
He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 137 games and 35 goals over the course of seven seasons, mainly at the service of Académica. Towards the end of his career, he played two years in South Africa.
Dário appeared with the Mozambican national team in two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Club career
Born in Maputo, Dário arrived in 1996 to Portugal from local Grupo Desportivo de Maputo, signing with Académica de Coimbra. After tentative starts he became one of the club's most important players, scoring goals in the Portuguese first division at an impressive rate – in his last five full seasons in his first spell, he only netted once in single digits and averaged 14 per campaign, always ranking high in the scoring charts.
Late into 2003, Dário earned himself a lucrative contract in the United Arab Emirates, joining Al-Jazira Club. Unsettled, he quickly returned to Portugal and Académica; in his only season in his second stint he only scored six times, but ranked first in his team, which barely avoided top flight relegation.
Dário also played with Vitória de Guimarães and Estrela da Amadora in Portugal, with very little impact, after which he left to Cyprus with Nea Salamis Famagusta FC. In the following year he moved countries again, successively representing in South Africa Supersport United F.C. and Mamelodi Sundowns FC.
In the summer of 2010 Dário was released by the Sundowns, stating he had offers from Angola and Greece. After any move failed to materialize he returned to his country and signed for reigning Moçambola champions Liga Muçulmana de Maputo, in late December.
International career
At international level, Dário played for Mozambique at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso as the national team finished bottom of its group (losing every match in the process), and also appeared in the 2010 edition in Angola, helping it to the quarterfinal stage.
He totalled 88 caps and 21 goals, national best in both categories.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- Dário at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dário – FIFA competition record
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