 Fonseca in 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Fonseca Garis | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1969-09-13)13 September 1969 (age 56) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Nacional | 14 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Cagliari | 50 | (17) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Napoli | 58 | (31) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Roma | 65 | (20) | |||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Juventus | 40 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | River Plate | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2002 | Nacional | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Como | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 234 | (83) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1997 | Uruguay | 31 | (10) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Daniel Fonseca Garis (born 13 September 1969) is a Uruguayan formerfootballer and a FIFA-licensed football agent.[1] A formerforward, throughout his playing career, he played for Uruguayan sideNacional, as well asItalian clubsCagliari,Napoli,Roma,Juventus, andComo, and Argentine sideRiver Plate, winning titles with both Nacional and Juventus. At international level, he representedUruguay on 30 occasions between 1990 and 1997, scoring 11 goals, and also took part at the1990 FIFA World Cup and the1995 Copa América, winning the latter tournament.[2]
Fonseca, nicknamedel castor ("the beaver"), started his football career atNacional, his local team inUruguay, in 1988. In his first two seasons (1988–1990) with Nacional, he made 14 appearances and scored three goals.[3]
In 1990, he moved toCagliari,[4] scoring 17 goals in 50 appearances, playing mostly on the left rather than in his more habitual central position.[3]
In 1992Napoli signed him and Fonseca managed a more impressive strike rate, scoring 31 goals in two seasons in Naples, including 5 goals in a 5–1 win againstValencia in the first knock-out round of theUEFA Cup on 16 September 1992.[5][6][7] His form and performances drew attention fromRoma, who promptly signed him in 1994.[3]
According to interviews, Fonseca sometimes wore lighter-coloured Uruguay national team socks during Napoli matches, citing them as a personal good-luck charm.[3]
However, his three seasons (from 1994 to 1997) were far from successful. Fonseca usually played as a second striker, supporting theArgentine centre forwardAbel Balbo, but, because of the many injuries he suffered, he played discontinuously.[3]
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Juventus signed Fonseca in 1997, but he was once again played out of position on the left wing, as he had been at Cagliari and Roma. His goalscoring record inSerie A was very good considering he was not always a first choice player with Roma and Juventus. Fonseca was always regarded as a "super sub", and scored several important goals coming off the bench. During his time with the Turin club, he won oneSerie A title, aChampions League runner-up medal and theSupercoppa Italiana.[3]
Injuries sidelined him for nearly the entire1999–2000 season,[8] with only two brief cup appearances, before his transfer to River Plate in 2000.[3] There, he infamously played only during the club's 2000 pre-season. His only match was a pre-season encounter against archrivalsBoca Juniors, and Fonseca helped his club to earn a win by scoring the final penalty in the shootout. A few days later, Fonseca would resign from his contract and joinComo in 2001.[3] He retired in 2003 after the coach told him that he was no longer a part of the first team's plans.[1]
Fonseca represented theUruguay national football team on 30 occasions between 1990 and 1997, scoring 11 goals.[9] He was a member of the team that took part at the1990 FIFA World Cup, scoring in injury time in the final group game against South Korea, and was also in the squad that won the1995 Copa América.[10]
Fonseca combined pace and work-rate withdribbling ability, vision, and a powerful shot. Playing as astriker he both scored and created goal opportunities for teammates.[3] A versatile and well-rounded attacker, Fonseca was also effective in the air, and was capable of playing in several offensive positions. His pace, technique, defensive work-rate, and passing ability meant he could play on theleft wing, as well as in acentral role, or even in a more creative role as asecond striker alongside or behind another striker. He was also an accuratepenalty kick andset-piece taker. Despite his ability, however, he was also injury prone.[3][4][7][11][12][13]
Fonseca currently works as a football agent, and has represented several of his compatriots, includingMartín Cáceres,[14]Fernando Muslera,[15] andLuis Suárez.[16]
Daniel is the father of footballersNicolás Fonseca andMatías Fonseca.[12]
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In April 2016, he wasnamed in thePanama Papers.[6][17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 1990 | 6 | 1 |
| 1993 | 9 | 4 | |
| 1995 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 10 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June 1990 | Stadio Friuli,Udine, Italy |  South Korea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup | [19] |
| 2 | 17 July 1993 | Estadio Centenario,Montevideo, Uruguay |  Peru | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [20] |
| 3 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 15 August 1993 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Brazil | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
| 5 | 12 September 1993 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Bolivia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | [22] |
| 6 | 18 January 1995 | Estadio Riazor,A Coruña, Spain |  Spain | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | [23] |
| 7 | 25 June 1995 | Estadio Parque Artigas,Paysandú, Uruguay |  New Zealand | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | [24] |
| 8 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 5 July 1995 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Venezuela | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1995 Copa América | [25] |
| 10 | 16 July 1995 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Bolivia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1995 Copa América | [26] |
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