Dani Tortolero

Dani Tortolero
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Tortolero Núñez
Date of birth	6 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Cornellà
1992–1999	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2001	Barcelona C
1999–2003	Barcelona B
2002	Barcelona
2003–2004	Elche
2004–2005	Gimnàstic
2005–2006	Hércules
2006–2007	Salamanca
2007–2009	Gimnàstic
2009–2012	Girona
2012–2013	Sabadell
2013–2014	Doxa
Total
International career
1998	Spain U16
1998–1999	Spain U17
1999–2000	Spain U18
2001	Spain U20
2002–2003	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	1999–2000^[14]	Segunda División B	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2000–01^[14]	Segunda División B	12	0	—		—		12	0
	2001–02^[14]	Segunda División B	35	1	—		6^[a]	0	41	1
	2002–03^[14]	Segunda División B	23	1	—		4^[a]	1	27	2
	Total		72	2	—		10	1	82	3
Barcelona	2002–03^[14]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	2^[b]	0	2	0
Elche	2003–04^[14]	Segunda División	27	2	0	0	—		27	2
Gimnàstic	2004–05^[14]	Segunda División	23	1	2	0	—		25	1
Hércules	2005–06^[14]	Segunda División	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
Salamanca	2006–07^[14]	Segunda División	38	4	1	0	—		39	4
Gimnàstic	2007–08^[14]	Segunda División	27	3	1	0	—		28	3
	2008–09^[14]	Segunda División	32	2	1	0	—		33	2
	Total		59	5	2	0	—		61	5
Girona	2009–10^[14]	Segunda División	23	3	2	1	—		25	4
	2010–11^[14]	Segunda División	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
	2011–12^[14]	Segunda División	28	3	0	0	—		28	3
	Total		69	7	2	1	—		71	8
Sabadell	2012–13^[14]	Segunda División	17	1	1	0	—		18	1
Doxa	2013–14^[15]	Cypriot First Division	11	0	5	0	—		16	0
Rapid București	2015–16^[15]	Liga II	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			322	22	13	1	12	1	347	24

^ ^a ^b Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Spain U17

Meridian Cup: 1999

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tortolero". Diario AS. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ Piñol, Àngels (30 October 2002). "Riquelme decide en Brujas" [Riquelme the decider in Bruges]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "El Atlético, con lo puesto" [Atlético, in their underwear] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Papadopoulos fulmina a la selección sub'21" [Papadopoulos obliterates under'21 national team]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 6 September 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Tortolero: Daniel Tortolero Núñez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Tortolero". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

External links

Dani Tortolero at BDFutbol

[PPO-15] Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

[UCL-16] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[Bio-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.

[BD-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Tortolero: Daniel Tortolero Núñez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[SW-17] "Tortolero". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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