Daniel Imbert
Mauritian footballer (1952–2016)
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Daniel "Dany" Imbert (December 17, 1952 – March 15, 2016) was a Mauritian football player who played as a forward for Racing Club and the Mauritius national football team.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Full name
Daniel Jean Robert Imbert
Date of birth
December 17, 1952
Place of birth
Mauritius
Date of death
15 March 2016 (aged 63)
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Dany Imbert at the 1978 Indian Ocean Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Jean Robert Imbert | ||
| Date of birth | December 17, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Mauritius | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 2016 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Quatre Bornes, Mauritius | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Collège du Saint-Esprit | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1983 | Racing Club | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1972–1983 | Mauritius | 53 | (17) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 February 2017 | |||
Early life
International career
Dany is the only Mauritian international to have scored at the African Cup of Nations, as part of the 1974 squad nicknamed the "Elahee Boys" after their manager Mohammad Anwar Elahee. He is Mauritius' all-time top goal scorer with 17 goals in 53 matches.[10]
After football
Upon retirement he worked at Mauritius Commercial Bank.
He died of a stroke on March 15, 2016, at 63 years old at a hospital near Quatre Bornes in Mauritius.
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Mauritius' goal tally first.[11]
