Dani López (footballer, born 1983) explained

Dani López
Fullname:Daniel López Menéndez
Birth Date:7 October 1983
Birth Place:Oviedo, Spain
Height:1.72 m
Position:Left-back
Youthyears1:1994–2001
Youthclubs1:Oviedo
Years1:2001–2003
Years2:2003–2004
Years3:2004–2005
Years4:2005–2006
Years5:2006–2008
Years6:2008–2010
Years7:2010–2011
Years8:2011–2012
Years9:2012–2013
Years10:2013–2015
Years11:2015–2016
Years12:2016–2019
Clubs1:Oviedo B
Clubs2:Avilés
Clubs3:Oviedo ACF
Clubs4:Marino
Clubs5:Salamanca
Clubs6:Las Palmas
Clubs7:Numancia
Clubs8:Alavés
Clubs9:Iraklis
Clubs10:Avilés
Clubs11:Marino
Clubs12:Langreo
Caps1:55
Caps2:19
Caps3:29
Caps4:37
Caps5:72
Caps6:56
Caps7:22
Caps8:24
Caps9:38
Caps10:76
Caps11:29
Caps12:61
Totalcaps:518
Goals1:7
Goals2:0
Goals3:5
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:1
Goals9:0
Goals10:3
Goals11:6
Goals12:4
Totalgoals:26

Daniel 'Dani' López Menéndez (born 7 October 1983) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back, currently sporting director of UP Langreo.

Playing career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, López appeared in 150 Segunda División matches over five seasons. He represented in the competition UD Salamanca (two years), UD Las Palmas (two) and CD Numancia.[1] [2]

López retired in 2019 at the age of 35 after spending the later part of his career in the lower leagues and in his native region.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He also played one year in the Greek Football League with Iraklis FC.[3]

Post-retirement

After retiring, López became his last club UP Langreo's director of football.[8]

Personal life

López's older brother, José Alberto, was involved in the sport as a manager, and spent most of his career with Sporting de Gijón.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dani López, nuevo lateral izquierdo. Dani López, nuevo lateral izquierdo. Heraldo de Soria. Félix. Tello. Spanish. 17 July 2010. 14 October 2019. 14 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191014193352/http://www.heraldodiariodesoria.es/noticias/deportes/dani-lopez-nuevo-lateral-izquierdo_1459.html. dead.
  2. News: Breve enciclopedia numantina. Brief numantina encyclopedia. Desde Soria. Spanish. 29 May 2013. 14 October 2019.
  3. News: Dani López es el lateral para el Avilés. Dani López is the full-back for Avilés. El Comercio. Nacho. Gutiérrez. Spanish. 28 June 2013. 14 October 2019.
  4. News: Dani López: "Todos tenemos que ayudar a crear peligro". Dani López: "We all must pitch in in creating chances". La Nueva España. Marta. Bernardo. Spanish. 23 October 2014. 14 October 2019.
  5. Web site: OFICIAL: Langreo, firma Dani López. OFFICIAL: Langreo, Dani López signs. Todo Mercado Web. José M.. Díaz. Spanish. 30 June 2016. 14 October 2019.
  6. Web site: El Langreo echa al Náxara del playoff con una ‘manita’. Langreo oust Náxara from playoff with a 'fiver'. Nueve Cuatro Uno. Manuel. Martín. Spanish. 10 June 2018. 14 October 2019.
  7. News: El Langreo piensa en Dani López para la dirección deportiva. Langreo thinking of Dani López for sporting direction. La Nueva España. P.. Pérez. Spanish. 4 June 2019. 14 October 2019.
  8. News: Los "Danis" ya mandan. "Danis" already in charge. La Nueva España. H.. Núñez. Spanish. 20 June 2019. 8 September 2019.
  9. News: Mareo toma el mando en El Molinón. Mareo takes the reins at El Molinón. El Comercio. I.. Álvarez. Spanish. 20 November 2018. 14 October 2019.