Daniel 'Dani' Fragoso Escribano (born 31 March 1982) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is currently the manager of Betis Deportivo Balompié.
Club career Born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Fragoso played youth football for RCD Espanyol and Real Madrid. He made his senior debut with the former's B-team during the 2000–01 season, in Segunda División B, and spent most of his career in that tier, representing CF Extremadura, FC Barcelona B, Cádiz CF, UD Melilla, CD Atlético Baleares, CE L'Hospitalet, Lleida Esportiu and La Roda CF.
At the professional level, Fragoso appeared for Ciudad de Murcia – later renamed Granada 74 CF – Cádiz and Albacete Balompié,El Albacete contrata al central Fragoso y logra la cesión del lateral izquierdo Toni (Albacete sign stopper Fragoso and seal the loan of left-back Toni); Marca, 20 July 2010 (in Spanish) being relegated with all the clubs from Segunda División. With the second, he only missed two league games during the 2009–10 campaign, scoring in a 4–3 home win against Albacete.Gran remontada del Cádiz ante el Albacete para luchar por la permanencia (Great Cádiz comeback against Albacete in fight for survival); Diario AS, 7 March 2010 (in Spanish)
On 3 March 2014, aged nearly 32, Fragoso moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Chivas USA in the Major League Soccer.Chivas sign Dani Fragoso ; Major League Soccer, 3 March 2014 Just five weeks later, however, he was waived,Chivas USA waive midfielder Daniel Fragoso and defender Andrew Ribeiro ; Chivas USA, 10 April 2014 returning to his homeland and joining Lleida.OFICIAL: Lleida Esportiu, se incorpora Dani Fragoso (OFFICIAL: Lleida Esportiu, Dani Fragoso added); Todo Mercado Web, 4 July 2014 (in Spanish
Coaching career Shortly after retiring in 2019, Fragoso joined the youth structure at Real Betis, where he would work for five seasons, before taking charge of the Juvenil División de Honor team during the 2024–25 season. On 26 December 2025, Fragoso replaced the sacked Javi Medina at Betis Deportivo Balompié in Group 2 of the Primera Federación, with the side occupying last place in the standings.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecordBetis B26 December 2025PresentTotal—
Honours Cádiz Segunda División B: 2008–09
References
External links
Stats and bio at Cadistas1910