Dário Monteiro

Dário

Personal information
Full name	Dário Alberto Jesus Monteiro
Date of birth	February 27, 1977 (1977-02-27) (age 34)
Place of birth	Maputo, Mozambique
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bahia
Number	TBA
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)
2010–2011	Muçulmana Maputo
2011–	Bahia	0	(0)
National team
1996–2011	Mozambique	88	(21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Dário Alberto Jesus Monteiro (born 27 February 1977 in Maputo), simply Dário, is a Mozambican footballer who plays for Esporte Clube Bahia in Brazil, as a striker.

Club career

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, netting goals in the Portuguese first division at an impressive rate - in his last five full seasons in his first spell, he only scored 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 netted 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 FC 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 (Portuguese)
• Dário Monteiro at National-Football-Teams.com
• Dário Monteiro – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Dario Monteiro
Alternative names	Dario
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	27 February 1977
Place of birth	Maputo, Mozambique
Date of death
Place of death