Danis Salman

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Danis Salman
Personal information
Full nameDanis Mahmut Mehmet Salman[1]
Date of birth (1960-03-12) 12 March 1960
Place of birthCyprus
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Brentford
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1986Brentford325(8)
1986–1990Millwall91(3)
1990–1992Plymouth Argyle74(4)
1991Peterborough United (loan)1(0)
1992–1993Torquay United20(0)
Total511(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Danis Salman (Turkish: Danış Salman; born 12 March 1960)[2] is a Turkish Cypriot-born[3] British former professional footballer who played as a defender, making over 500 appearances in the Football League.

Career

Born in Cyprus, Salman grew up in England and began his career with Brentford. After making his way through the youth team, Salman made his professional debut for Brentford on 15 November 1975, aged just 15 years 248 days.[4][5] In total, Salman made 325 league appearances for Brentford, scoring 8 goals.[6] He also played in the Football League for Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, Peterborough United and Torquay United.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. Cowdery, Rick & Curno, Mike (2009). Plymouth Argyle: Miscellany. Durrington: Pitch Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-905411-40-5. 
  2. "Danis Salman". Millwall History. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  3. "Former footballer Salman made patron of human rights group". Londra Gazete. Retrieved 14 March 2010. 
  4. "Back to school for the 15-year-old who has become the Football League's youngest ever player". The Daily Mail. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  5. Steve Wilson (1 October 2008). "Barnsley’s record-breaking Reuben Noble-Lazarus to be looked after says Simon Davey". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  6. "BRENTFORD : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  7. "MILLWALL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  8. "PLYMOUTH ARGYLE : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  9. "PETERBOROUGH UNITED : 1960/61 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 
  10. "TORQUAY UNITED : 1946/47 - 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 19 August 2009. 


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