Daniel 'Dani' Tortolero Núñez (born 6 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career Born in Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Tortolero was a FC Barcelona youth graduate. He only appeared however as a senior for the C and B teams – with the exception of two UEFA Champions League group-stage matches in the 2002–03 season, wins against Club Brugge KV (1–0, away) and Galatasaray SK (3–1, home)– being released in 2003. From that year until 2013 he competed in the Segunda División, playing 239 games and scoring 20 goals for Elche CF, Gimnàstic de Tarragona (two spells), Hércules CF, UD Salamanca, Girona FC and CE Sabadell FC.
In the summer of 2013, aged 32, Tortolero moved abroad for the first time, joining Doxa Katokopias FC in the Cypriot First Division. In July 2015, after one year of inactivity, he was supposed to sign for Romanian club FC Rapid București on a three-year contract, but the deal eventually fell through.
International career Tortolero earned caps for Spain at under-21 level.
Career statistics ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona B 1999–2000Segunda División B20——202000–01Segunda División B120——1202001–02Segunda División B351—604112002–03Segunda División B231—41272Total722—101823Barcelona 2002–03La Liga00002020Elche 2003–04Segunda División27200—272Gimnàstic 2004–05Segunda División23120—251Hércules 2005–06Segunda División6000—60Salamanca 2006–07Segunda División38410—394Gimnàstic 2007–08Segunda División27310—2832008–09Segunda División32210—332Total59520—615Girona 2009–10Segunda División23321—2542010–11Segunda División18100—1812011–12Segunda División28300—283Total69721—718Sabadell2012–13Segunda División17110—181Doxa 2013–14Cypriot First Division11050—160Rapid București 2015–16Liga II0000—00Career total3222213112134724
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