Daniel Lins Côrtes

Daniel

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Lins Côrtes
Date of birth	12 December 1979 (1979-12-12) (age 31)
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	87	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

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.

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.

Wellington Phoenix

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. Daniel has aspirations to represent New Zealand and by the time of the next World Cup he would have become eligible to play for New Zealand.

Daniel, a foundation player of the Phoenix, was the second player to reach 50 appearances for the Phoenix behind left-back Tony Lochhead.

A-League Career Statistics

All-Time Club Performances

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

References

1. ^ Wellington sign Brazilian midfielder, Wellington Phoenix FC, 6 May 2007.
2. ^ "Wellington Phoenix - Daniel". Wellington Phoenix FC. http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/default.aspx?s=aleague_profile&pid=1472. Retrieved 2 December 2008. 

External links

• Wellington Phoenix profile
• (Portuguese) CBF profile
• Sambafoot profile

Persondata
Name	Daniel Lins Cortes
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Date of birth	12 December 1979
Place of birth	Niterói, Brazil
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