Daniel Xuereb

Daniel Xuereb
Xuereb in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-05-29) 29 May 1959 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth Gardanne,[1] Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
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)
1984 France Olympic 6 (5)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Aix
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Xuereb (born 29 May 1959) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. 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.[2]

He coached CA Digne and Pertuis in the 1990s, and AS Aix from 2008 to 2009.[3]

Honours

Montpellier

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Daniel Xuereb". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ Larkin, Hugh (19 August 2014). 101 Quirky Football Facts. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781910295618.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Résultat Montpellier - Racing Club de France, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 02 Juin 1990". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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