Daniel Pedro Killer (born 21 December 1949) is an Argentine former 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.

Daniel Killer
Killer with Rosario Central in 1975
Personal information
Full name Daniel Pedro Killer
Date of birth (1949-12-21) 21 December 1949 (age 74)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) 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
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1978 Argentina Team
*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][15] he finished his career in the lower leagues with Argentino de Rosario.[16][17]

He owns and manages a small indoor soccer complex on the west side of his hometown.

Honours

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Rosario Central
Argentina

References

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  1. ^ "Argentina: World cup statistics". Prepared and maintained by Luis Carlos Storni for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 26 March 2001. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Daniel Pedro Killer at National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Killer: Un Canalla campeón del mundo". rosariocentral.com (in Spanish). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Club Atlético Rosario Central". rosariocentral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Daniel Pedro Killer". arribacentral.com.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Daniel "Caballo" Killer". taringa.net (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Racing Club de Avellaneda". racingclub.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield". velezsarsfield.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Asociación Atlética Estudiantes de Río Cuarto". aaestudiantes.com.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Asociación Atlética Estudiantes de Río Cuarto". paginaceleste.com.ar (web.archive.org) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Estudiantes de Río Cuarto". paginaceleste.blogspot.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Sitio Oficial del Club Atlético Unión de Santa Fe". clubaunion.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys". newellsoldboys.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Atlético Bucaramanga". atleticobucaramanga.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Atlético Bucaramanga". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Club Atlético Argentino de Rosario". argentinorosario.com.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Argentino de Rosario. El subcampeón que descendió". argentinorosario.com.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Campeonato Nacional 1971 (Nacional Championship)". Prepared and maintained by Pablo Ciullini for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  19. ^ "Campeonato Nacional 1973 (Nacional Championship)". Prepared and maintained by Javier Roimiser for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 October 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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