Daniel Killer
Argentine footballer
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Daniel Pedro Killer (born 31 December 1949) is an Argentine former professional football defender who was part of the Argentina squad that won the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[1][2] Daniel and his brother Mario were part of the Rosario Central[3][4][5][6] team that won the Primera Division Argentina Nacional championship of 1973.
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Killer with Rosario Central in 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Pedro Killer | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1949 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1970–1976 | Rosario Central | 185 | (18) | |||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Racing Club | 77 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Newell's Old Boys | 117 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Vélez Sársfield | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1984 | Bucaramanga | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1984 | Estudiantes (RC) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Unión (SF) | 45 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Argentino (R) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 466 | (26) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Argentina | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Killer started his career in 1970 with his home town club; Rosario Central where he was joined by his brother Mario in 1972.
Daniel's other clubs included Racing Club[7] Vélez Sársfield,[8] Estudiantes de Río Cuarto,[9][10][11] Unión[12] in Argentina. Killer also played for Rosario Central's fiercest local rivals, Newell's Old Boys.[13]
Daniel Killer also had a short spell in Colombia with Bucaramanga,[14] he finished his career in the lower leagues with Argentino de Rosario.[15][16]
He owns and manages a small indoor soccer complex on the west side of his hometown.
