Daniel Xuereb

Daniel Xuereb
Xuereb in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-05-29) 29 May 1959 (age 67)
Place of birth Gardanne, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 Lyon 95 (23)
1981–1986 Lens 164 (39)
1986–1989 Paris Saint-Germain 80 (20)
1989–1991 Montpellier 65 (20)
1991–1992 Marseille 19 (3)
1992–1993 Toulon 20 (1)
Total 443 (106)
International career
1981–1989 France 8 (1)
1984 France Olympic 6 (5)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Aix
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Xuereb (born 29 May 1959) is a French football manager and former forward. His most notable achievement was a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he finished as joint top scorer with five goals.

Xuereb also holds the distinction of being the sole Olympic gold medalist and first FIFA World Cup representative of the Maltese diaspora, as his paternal grandfather hailed from Malta. Additionally, when he appeared at México '86, his last name provided the final letter needed for the World Cup to have at least one player listed for each character of the Latin alphabet; 'X' was the last character needed to complete this list.

Honours

Montpellier

Marseille

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Daniel Xuereb". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  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. ↑ Larkin, Hugh (19 August 2014). 101 Quirky Football Facts. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781910295618.
  4. ↑ "Résultat Montpellier - Racing Club de France, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 02 Juin 1990". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Tapie era".