Dani Rodrigues

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Dani Rodrigues

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Ferreira Rodrigues
Date of birth	(1980-03-03) 3 March 1980
Place of birth	São João da Madeira, Portugal
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1990–1997	Feirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Feirense	21	(1)
1998–1999	→ Bournemouth (loan)	5	(0)
1999–2002	Southampton	2	(0)
2000	→ Bristol City (loan)	4	(0)
2001–2002	→ Bristol City (loan)	4	(0)
2002–2003	Walsall	1	(0)
2003–2004	Ionikos	14	(2)
2004	Yeovil Town	4	(4)
2004–2006	Bournemouth	52	(6)
2006–2007	New Zealand Knights	4	(0)
2007	Eastleigh	4	(0)
2007	Dorchester Town	4	(0)
2007–2008	Digenis Akritas	6	(0)
2008–2009	Onisilos	16	(1)
2009–2010	ASIL Lysi	24	(4)
2010–2011	Omonia Aradippou	23	(2)
2011–2012	Doxa	0	(0)
Total		188	(20)
International career
2002	Portugal U21	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel 'Dani' Ferreira Rodrigues (born 3 March 1980) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a winger.

Football career

Portugal

Born in São João da Madeira, Rodrigues started his career for C.D. Feirense, playing one full season in the second division. In November 1998 he went on loan to Bournemouth in England, being spotted by scouts from nearby Premier League club Southampton who recommended him to manager Glenn Hoddle.

England

In an act of "un-neighbourly piracy", Southampton nipped in and signed Rodrigues from Feirense for £200,000. He played two games as a substitute at the end of the 1999–2000 season, against Leicester City and Wimbledon.

Rodrigues showed promise and, when he went on loan to Bristol City at the end of 2000, he was an instant hit, but he broke an ankle in a match against Reading. He returned to the Saints and was fighting his way back to full fitness, when he broke the same ankle in training.

In an effort to rebuild his career, Rodrigues spent another spell on loan to Bristol City. Southampton released him from his contract in July 2002, and he was signed by Walsall on a free transfer.

Greece / Return to England

Rodrigues was released by Walsall in January 2003, having made just one substitute appearance against Ipswich Town. He joined Ionikos F.C. in Greece shortly after, scoring both of his league goals for the side in the last round, as it narrowly avoided top flight relegation.

In March 2004, Rodrigues returned to England joining Yeovil Town on a short-term contract, and netted four goals in four appearances. His goal-scoring exploits at the team impressed Bournemouth boss Sean O'Driscoll and he re-joined the Cherries for a second spell at the start of the 2004–05 campaign.

In his second spell for Bournemouth, Rodrigues made 23 league starts (plus 29 appearances from the bench) and scored six goals.

New Zealand Knights

In August 2006 Rodrigues signed for New Zealand Knights in New Zealand, where he once again was seriously injured, this time with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament which kept him out of the game for the rest of the season.

Final spell in England

On 20 September 2007 Rodrigues joined Eastleigh, but was soon deemed surplus to requirements after the arrival of new manager Ian Baird.

On 2 November, he moved to the Conference South with Dorchester Town. He made his debut in a match at Newport County on the following day; on 29 December 2007, the Magpies announced the player would not remain with the team.

Cyprus

For 2008–09, Rodrigues moved to Cyprus and signed for Onisilos Sotira in the second level. He would remain in the country in the following years, representing several clubs.

External links

• Dani Rodrigues at footballzz.co.uk
• Dani Rodrigues profile at ForaDeJogo
• Dani Rodrigues career statistics at Soccerbase
• Dorchester Town profile