Daniel Killer

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Killer

| image = Daniel Killer1.JPG

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Killer with Rosario Central in 1975

| full_name = Daniel Pedro Killer

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|12|31}}

| birth_place = Rosario, Argentina

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1970–1976

| years2 = 1977–1978

| years3 = 1979–1981

| years4 = 1982–1983

| years5 = 1984

| years6 = 1984

| years7 = 1984–1986

| years8 = 1986–1987

| clubs1 = Rosario Central

| clubs2 = Racing Club

| clubs3 = Newell's Old Boys

| clubs4 = Vélez Sársfield

| clubs5 = Bucaramanga

| clubs6 = Estudiantes (RC)

| clubs7 = Unión (SF)

| clubs8 = Argentino (R)

| caps1 = 185

| caps2 = 77

| caps3 = 117

| caps4 = 30

| caps5 = 8

| caps6 = 4

| caps7 = 45

| caps8 = 0

| goals1 = 18

| goals2 = 4

| goals3 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 466

| totalgoals = 26

| nationalyears1 = 1975–1978

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|ARG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|Winner|1978 Argentina|Team}}

}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg-wc.html|title=Argentina: World cup statistics|work=Prepared and maintained by Luis Carlos Storni for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=26 March 2001|accessdate=10 March 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/37951/Daniel_Killer.html|title=Daniel Pedro Killer at National Football Teams|work=national-football-teams.com|accessdate=10 March 2017}} Daniel and his brother Mario were part of the Rosario Central{{cite news|url=http://www.rosariocentral.com/nota/23073/|title=Killer: Un Canalla campeón del mundo|work=rosariocentral.com|date=2 June 2014|accessdate=8 March 2017|language=es}}{{cite news|url=http://www.rosariocentral.com/|title=Club Atlético Rosario Central|work=rosariocentral.com|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es}}{{cite news|url=http://www.arribacentral.com.ar/index.php?go=a&id=138|title=Daniel Pedro Killer|work=arribacentral.com.ar|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es|archive-date=15 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001020/http://www.arribacentral.com.ar/index.php?go=a&id=138|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.taringa.net/posts/deportes/3483632/Daniel-Caballo-Killer.html|title=Daniel "Caballo" Killer|work=taringa.net|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es|archive-date=19 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319144226/http://www.taringa.net/posts/deportes/3483632/Daniel-Caballo-Killer.html|url-status=dead}} team that won the Primera Division Argentina Nacional championship of 1973.

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{{cite news|url=http://www.racingclub.com.ar/|title=Racing Club de Avellaneda|work=racingclub.com.ar|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es}} Vélez Sársfield,{{cite news|url=http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/|title=Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield|work=velezsarsfield.com.ar|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es}} Estudiantes de Río Cuarto,{{cite news|url=http://aaestudiantes.com.ar/|title=Asociación Atlética Estudiantes de Río Cuarto|work=aaestudiantes.com.ar|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es|archive-date=11 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611132954/http://aaestudiantes.com.ar/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.paginaceleste.com.ar/ |title=Asociación Atlética Estudiantes de Río Cuarto |work=paginaceleste.com.ar (web.archive.org) |accessdate=10 March 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220063526/http://www.paginaceleste.com.ar/ |archivedate=20 December 2014 |language=es}}{{cite news|url=http://paginaceleste.blogspot.com/|title=Estudiantes de Río Cuarto|work=paginaceleste.blogspot.com|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es}} Unión{{cite news|url=http://www.clubaunion.com.ar/|title=Sitio Oficial del Club Atlético Unión de Santa Fe|work=clubaunion.com.ar|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es}} in Argentina. Killer also played for Rosario Central's fiercest local rivals, Newell's Old Boys.{{cite news|url=http://www.newellsoldboys.com.ar/|title=Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys|work=newellsoldboys.com.ar|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es}}

Daniel Killer also had a short spell in Colombia with Bucaramanga,{{cite news|url=http://atleticobucaramanga.com.co/|title=Atlético Bucaramanga|work=atleticobucaramanga.com.co|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es}} he finished his career in the lower leagues with Argentino de Rosario.{{cite news|url=http://argentinorosario.com.ar/|title=Club Atlético Argentino de Rosario|work=argentinorosario.com.ar|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es|archive-date=4 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204061713/http://argentinorosario.com.ar/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://argentinorosario.com.ar/index.php/glorias/|title=Argentino de Rosario. El subcampeón que descendió|work=argentinorosario.com.ar|accessdate=10 March 2017|language=es|archive-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805132115/http://argentinorosario.com.ar/index.php/glorias/|url-status=dead}}

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