Daniel Moreira

Daniel Moreira
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Moreira
Date of birth	August 8, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Maubeuge, France
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	Valenciennes FC
1996–1998	Guingamp
1998–2004	RC Lens
2004–2006	Toulouse FC
2006–2009	Stade Rennais FC
2008–2009	→ Grenoble (loan)
2009-dec 2010	US Boulogne
International career‡
2002–2004	France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 16, 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 28, 2008

Daniel Moreira (born August 8, 1977 in Maubeuge) is a former French footballer. He played as a striker.

Moreira started his career with Valenciennes FC before moving to Guingamp. He finished as the runners-up of the 1997 Coupe de France playing for them.

In 1998, he transferred to RC Lens. He won the Coupe de la Ligue with the Les Sang et Or in 1999. After spending six years at Stade Félix Bollaert, he was rewarded with a move to Toulouse FC. In the 2005–06 season, he formed a formidable attacking partnership alongside Brazilian-born Tunisian forward Santos, scoring 15 goals between them in Ligue 1.

On June 22, 2006, Moreira agreed to join Stade Rennais for a fee of €5,500,000.

Moreira made a less than impressive season at his new club, not scoring after 29 appearances (17 of them as starter). In 2008, he was then loaned to recently promoted Grenoble where, on August 9, he scored a goal for his debut against Sochaux at the 89th minute to ensure an unexpected 2–1 away win for Grenoble's first Ligue 1 game for 43 years.

In August 2009 he transferred to US Boulogne. After a complicated knee injury, he retired from professional football in December 2010.

Moreira has earned 3 caps in his career, making his debut for the France national team on November 20, 2002 in a 3–0 win against Serbia.

Honours

Coupe de France finalist with Guingamp (1997)
Coupe de la Ligue winner with RC Lens (1999)

External links

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