Dani Tortolero

Daniel 'Dani' Tortolero Núñez (born 6 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tortolero and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.
Dani Tortolero
Personal information
Full name Daniel Tortolero Núñez[1]
Date of birth (1981-09-06) 6 September 1981[1]
Place of birth Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Cornellà
1992–1999 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Barcelona C 43 (1)
1999–2003 Barcelona B 82 (3)
2002 Barcelona 0 (0)
2003–2004 Elche 27 (2)
2004–2005 Gimnàstic 23 (1)
2005–2006 Hércules 6 (0)
2006–2007 Salamanca 38 (4)
2007–2009 Gimnàstic 59 (5)
2009–2012 Girona 69 (7)
2012–2013 Sabadell 17 (1)
2013–2014 Doxa 11 (0)
Total 375 (24)
International career
1998 Spain U16 9 (0)
1998–1999 Spain U17 13 (1)
1999–2000 Spain U18 5 (2)
2001 Spain U20 1 (0)
2002–2003 Spain U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Tortolero was a FC Barcelona youth graduate. He only appeared however as a senior for the C and B teams – with the exception of two UEFA Champions League group-stage matches in the 2002–03 season, wins against Club Brugge KV (1–0, away) and Galatasaray SK (3–1, home)[2][3]– being released in 2003. From that year until 2013 he competed in the Segunda División, playing 239 games and scoring 20 goals for Elche CF,[4] Gimnàstic de Tarragona (two spells),[5][6] Hércules CF, UD Salamanca,[7] Girona FC[8] and CE Sabadell FC.[9]

In the summer of 2013, aged 32, Tortolero moved abroad for the first time, joining Doxa Katokopias FC in the Cypriot First Division. In July 2015, after one year of inactivity, he was supposed to sign for Romanian club FC Rapid București on a three-year contract,[10] but the deal eventually fell through.

International career

Tortolero earned caps for Spain at under-21 level.[11][12][13]

Career statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 1999–2000[14] Segunda División B 20——20
2000–01[14] Segunda División B 120——120
2001–02[14] Segunda División B 351—6[lower-alpha 1]0411
2002–03[14] Segunda División B 231—4[lower-alpha 1]1272
Total 722—101823
Barcelona 2002–03[14] La Liga 00002[lower-alpha 2]020
Elche 2003–04[14] Segunda División 27200—272
Gimnàstic 2004–05[14] Segunda División 23120—251
Hércules 2005–06[14] Segunda División 6000—60
Salamanca 2006–07[14] Segunda División 38410—394
Gimnàstic 2007–08[14] Segunda División 27310—283
2008–09[14] Segunda División 32210—332
Total 59520—615
Girona 2009–10[14] Segunda División 23321—254
2010–11[14] Segunda División 18100—181
2011–12[14] Segunda División 28300—283
Total 69721—718
Sabadell 2012–13[14] Segunda División 17110—181
Doxa 2013–14[15] Cypriot First Division 11050—160
Rapid București 2015–16[15] Liga II 0000—00
Career total 3222213112134724
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Spain U17

References
  1. "Tortolero". Diario AS. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. Piñol, Àngels (30 October 2002). "Riquelme decide en Brujas" [Riquelme the decider in Bruges]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. "Los suplentes del Barça golean al Galatasaray (3–1)" [Barça reserves rout Galatasaray (3–1)]. El País (in Spanish). 13 November 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. Hernández, Monserrate (10 October 2003). "El Elche sigue cojo por la izquierda" [Elche cannot stop limping from the left]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. "El Atlético, con lo puesto" [Atlético, in their underwear] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. "Ferrando tiene vía libre para 'ejercer' de Koeman en el Nàstic" [Ferrando green-lighted to 'play' Koeman at Nàstic]. Sport (in Spanish). 13 February 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. Sierra, R. (24 October 2006). "El central del Salamanca que jugó la Champions" [The Salamanca stopper who played the Champions League]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. Danés, Jordi; Masachs, Xevi (28 July 2009). "Tortolero, garantia, classe i experiència per al Girona" [Tortolero, commitment, class and experience for Girona]. El Punt (in Catalan). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. "Dani Tortolero ficha por el Sabadell y Ángel Bernabé por el Cádiz" [Dani Tortolero signs for Sabadell and Ángel Bernabé for Cádiz]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 21 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. "Moraru a anunţat transferurile şi cu cine negociem" [Moraru announced with whom we negotiate transfers] (in Romanian). Rapid București. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  11. "La selección española sub'21 derrota a Yugoslavia" [Under'21 Spanish national team beat Yugoslavia]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 April 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. "Papadopoulos fulmina a la selección sub'21" [Papadopoulos obliterates under'21 national team]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 6 September 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  13. "Los Sub'21 golean con facilidad a Irlanda del Norte" [Under'21s thrash Northern Ireland easily]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 10 June 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. "Tortolero: Daniel Tortolero Núñez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  15. "Tortolero". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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