Daniel Xuereb
.png) Xuereb in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Gardanne, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Lyon | 95 | (23) |
| 1981–1986 | Lens | 164 | (39) |
| 1986–1989 | Paris Saint-Germain | 80 | (20) |
| 1989–1991 | Montpellier | 65 | (20) |
| 1991–1992 | Marseille | 19 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | Toulon | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 443 | (106) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1989 | France | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Aix | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's football | ||
Representing  France
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1984 Los Angeles | Team competition |
Daniel Xuereb (born 22 June 1959 in Gardanne) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. He earned eight international caps for France during the 1980s, scoring one goal. As a player of RC Lens (1981–1986), he appeared for France in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, after France won the gold medal match at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, scoring in the match himself.
Xuereb has the distinction of completing for FIFA and World Cup history having at least one player listed for each character of the Latin alphabet. 'X' was the last character needed to complete the list.[1]
He coached CA Digne and Pertuis in the 1990s, and AS Aix from 2008 to 2009.[2]
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
Montpellier
References[edit]
- ^ Larkin, Hugh (2014-08-19). 101 Quirky Football Facts. ISBN 9781910295618.
- ^ "Football – DH : Daniel Xuereb limogé de l'AS Aixoise". La Provence (in French). 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Résultat Montpellier - Racing Club de France, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 02 Juin 1990". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
External links[edit]
- Daniel Xuereb at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Daniel Xuereb at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Daniel Xuereb at Olympics.com
- Daniel Xuereb at Olympedia
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Gardanne
- Footballers from Bouches-du-Rhône
- French men's footballers
- French people of Maltese descent
- French people of Sicilian descent
- French sportspeople of Italian descent
- France men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for France
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- RC Lens players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Montpellier HSC players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- SC Toulon players
- Ligue 1 players
- French football managers
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Pays d'Aix FC managers
- French football forward stubs