Daniel Aquino

Daniel Toribio Aquino Antúnez (born 9 June 1965), nicknamed El Toro (bull),[1] is an Argentine former footballer who played as a striker.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aquino and the second or maternal family name is Antúnez.
Daniel Aquino
Personal information
Full name Daniel Toribio Aquino Antúnez
Date of birth (1965-06-09) 9 June 1965
Place of birth Chajarí, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1989 Banfield 34 (9)
1989–1991 Murcia 84 (31)
1991–1992 Albacete 21 (3)
1992–1993 Mérida 38 (19)
1993–1995 Betis 63 (33)
1995–1996 Rayo Vallecano 40 (14)
1996–1997 Albacete 47 (18)
1998–2000 Murcia 31 (12)
2000–2001 Lorca Deportiva 27 (8)
2001–2002 Relesa Las Palas
Total 385 (147)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent the bulk of his professional career in Spain, appearing in 203 Segunda División matches over seven seasons (94 goals) in representation of four teams. His son Daniel was already born there, and played for Spain at youth level.[2]

Club career

Aquino was born in Chajarí, Entre Ríos Province. After starting his career at Club Atlético Banfield he moved to Spain in 1989, joining Real Murcia of the second division and scoring 15 goals in 33 appearances in his first season. In the 1991 winter transfer window he signed for another team in the country, Albacete Balompié, being relatively used as the Castile-La Mancha side retained their recently acquired La Liga status (18 starts).[1]

From 1992 to 1994, Aquino achieved two consecutive Pichichi Trophy awards in the second tier, one of them – with Real Betis – ending in promotion. After a solid top-flight campaign at Rayo Vallecano and a further one and a half at Albacete in division two, he finished his career in 2002 at the age of 37, with stints in the third tier including former club Murcia, where his son Daniel was born in 1990, eventually also becoming a professional footballer.[1]

From 2008 to 2010, Aquino coached Murcia's juniors.[3]

References
  1. Qué fue de… Daniel ‘Toro’ Aquino (What happened to… Daniel ‘Bull’ Aquino); 20 minutos, 23 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. Spain's family atmosphere; UEFA, 10 May 2007
  3. 'Papá' Aquino entrenará al juvenil de Liga Nacional ('Daddy' Aquino will coach National League's juvenil); La Verdad, 20 August 2008 (in Spanish)
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