Daniel Xuereb

Daniel Xuereb
Medal record
Men's football
Representing France
Olympic Games

Daniel Xuereb
	Xuereb in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth	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
1977–1981	Lyon
1981–1986	Lens
1986–1989	Paris Saint-Germain
1989–1991	Montpellier
1991–1992	Marseille
1992–1993	Toulon
Total
International career
1981–1989	France
Managerial career
2008–2009	Aix
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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]

Honours

Club

Montpellier

Coupe de France: 1989–90^[3]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 October 1989	Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	1–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

^ Larkin, Hugh (2014-08-19). 101 Quirky Football Facts. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781910295618.
^ "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.
^ "Résultat Montpellier - Racing Club de France, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 02 Juin 1990". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

External links

Daniel Xuereb at the French Football Federation (in French)
Daniel Xuereb at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
Daniel Xuereb at Olympics.com
Daniel Xuereb at Olympedia

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[1] Larkin, Hugh (2014-08-19). 101 Quirky Football Facts. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781910295618.

[2] "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.

[3] "Résultat Montpellier - Racing Club de France, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 02 Juin 1990". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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