Daniel Xuereb
French footballer (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1959-06-22) 22 June 1959 (age 65) | ||
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 | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1984 Los Angeles | Team competition |
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]