Dani Fernandes

από Tsouflidis Παρ 23 Μάης 2008, 17:14

Κλείνει στην Μπόχουμ ο Ντάνι
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Ο 24χρονος τερματοφύλακας έχει συμφωνήσει με την γερμανική ομάδα, οι διαπραγματεύσεις με τον ΠΑΟΚ έχουν μπει στην τελική ευθεία και μέσα στο σαββατοκύριακο αναμένεται να ολοκληρωθεί η μεταγραφή.

Η Μπόχουμ προσφέρει στον ΠΑΟΚ 1.100.000 ευρώ (τις 700.000 ευρώ με την υπογραφή), καθώς και το 20% σε περίπτωση μεταπώλησης του Πορτογάλου.

Daniel 'Dani' Márcio Fernandes (born 25 September 1983 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Portuguese-Canadian footballer. He is currently the first choice goalkeeper of Greek football club PAOK Thessaloniki FC.

He started playing as a goalkeeper in Vancouver Metro. And of the Follow Season transferred to FC Porto. FC Porto, Jahn Regensburg and Celta de Vigo released him on a free transfer. Having some connections in Greece, he was picked up on trial basis from PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Former coach Angelos Anastasiadis recognized his talent and so, he signed his first contract with PAOK.

In 2005, PAOK's General Manager and veteran player, Giorgos Kostikos, took over the club's fortunes, after coach Nikos Karageorgiou was sacked following a bad string of results. He immediately replaced aging keeper Kyriakos Tochouroglou in his starting eleven with Dani. Many people were surprised by this choice, yet it was probably his best decision in his rather short-term career as a coach. Dani is mainly to thank for salvaging an otherwise disappointing 2005-2006 season, when he played in almost all games, in the Greek league and cup alike. His countless vital saves, stability and steadfastness were praised both by players and by the media. Despite many problems, both inside and outside the pitch, PAOK managed to secure the 6th place in the league table and qualify for the 2006-2007 UEFA Cup first round. They also made reasonably good appearances in the 2005-2006 UEFA Cup group stage, despite failing to qualify to the next round.

In summer 2006, his name was rumored to be in many teams' target list, like Chelsea and Manchester United. Yet a transfer was never the case, as Dani himself admitted to be very happy with his career in Thessaloniki, and recently extended his contract until the year 2008.
As of December 2006, Portuguese giants SL Benfica have shown an interest in signing Daniel Fernandes.