Danny Amaral
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Araujo Amaral | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Canada | ||
| Playing position | Forward/ Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Toronto Supra | 6 | (2) |
| 1996–2000 | F.C. Famalicão | 80 | (34) |
| 1998–1999 | →Real Jaén (loan) | 35 | (10) |
| 1999–2000 | Moreirense F.C. | 8 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | U.S.C. Paredes | 137 | (13) |
| 2001–2002 | F.C. Vizela | 28 | (9) |
| 2003–2005 | Toronto Supra | 55 | (34) |
| 2008–2009 | Portugal FC | 30 | (14) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Portugal FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Daniel Araujo Amaral is a Canadian former soccer player and coach who played with various Portuguese clubs, and had a tenure in the Canadian National Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He also managed Portugal FC of the Canadian Soccer League in 2009.
Amaral began his career in 1996 with Toronto Supra of the Canadian National Soccer League. Midway through the season he was signed by F.C. Famalicão of the Segunda Divisão de Honra. In 1998, he was loaned to Real Jaén of the Segunda División B, where he appeared in 35 matches and scored ten goals. He would play for Famalicão for three seasons, and would appear in a total of 80 matches and recorded 34 goals.In 1999, he signed with Moreirense F.C. of the Segunda Liga, where he appeared in eight matches and scored two goals. After the relegation of Moreirense he signed with U.S.C. Paredes of the Portuguese Second Division. In 2001, Amaral signed with F.C. Vizela, and appeared in 22 matches and scored nine goals.
In 2003, he returned to Canada to sign with his old club the Toronto Supra competing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his return on May 29, 2003 in a match against Hamilton Thunder, where he recorded his first goal of the season.During the season, he was appointed the team captain, and helped Toronto finish second in the Eastern Conference and secured a playoff berth. In the first round of the postseason he contributed by scoring a goal in a 3-2 defeat to Vaughan Sun Devils. In 2004, Amaral helped the Supra claim their first piece of silverware by clinching the Eastern Conference title, and finished as the league's second highest goalscorer with 15 goals. For his efforts he was awarded the Canadian Soccer League MVP Award.After failing to secure a postseason berth in 2005, Amaral took a sabbatical for two seasons and returned for the 2008 season.
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