Danilo Turcios

{{Short description|Honduran footballer and manager (born 1978)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Danilo Turcios

| image = Danilo Turcios.JPG

| fullname = Danilo Elvis Turcios Funez

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|5|8}}

| birth_place = Sonaguera, Honduras

| height = {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = Juticalpa F.C. (manager)

| position = Midfielder/Full-back

| years1 = 1997–2000 | caps1 = 34 | goals1 = 4 | clubs1 = Universidad

| years2 = 2001 | caps2 = | goals2 = 2 | clubs2 = Motagua

| years3 = 2001 | caps3 = | goals3 = | clubs3 = Deportivo Maldonado

| years4 = 2002 | caps4 = 33 | goals4 = 4 | clubs4 = Defensor Sporting

| years5 = 2003 | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Peñarol

| years6 = 2003–2004 | caps6 = 45 | goals6 = 3 | clubs6 = Tecos UAG

| years7 = 2005–2006 | caps7 = | goals7 = | clubs7 = Olimpia

| years8 = 2006–2007 | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 1 | clubs8 = Comunicaciones

| years9 = 2007–2011 | caps9 = 83 | goals9 = 9 | clubs9 = Olimpia

| years10 = 2012 | caps10 = 13 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = Atlanta Silverbacks

| years11 = 2012 | caps11 = | goals11 = | clubs11 = Real Sociedad

| years12 = 2013 | caps12 = | goals12 = | clubs12 = UPNFM

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2010 | nationalcaps1 = 87 | nationalgoals1 = 7 | nationalteam1 = Honduras

| pcupdate = 11 July 2012

| ntupdate = 11 July 2012

| manageryears1 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs1 = Juticalpa F.C.

}}

{{family name hatnote|Turcios|Funez|lang=Spanish}}

Danilo Elvis Turcios Funez (born 8 May 1978) is a Honduran former professional football player and manager.

He was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Club career

Nicknamed el Enano (the Dwarf) because of his short build, Turcios began his professional career with Universidad of his native Honduras in 1996, making his debut in the 1997 Apertura,[http://m.laprensa.hn/Secciones-Principales/Deportes/Liga-de-Honduras/Desafie-a-Ismael36 Desafíe a Ismael] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130702045551/http://m.laprensa.hn/Secciones-Principales/Deportes/Liga-de-Honduras/Desafie-a-Ismael36 |date=2 July 2013 }} – La Prensa {{in lang|es}} then he played with F.C. Motagua winning his first Honduran championship before moving to Deportivo Maldonado of Uruguay in 2001. After a year with Maldonado, he moved to Defensor Sporting, where he would last even less time, moving later in the year to Peñarol.

Turcios moved on to the Liga MX México Primera División in 2004, signing with Estudiantes Tecos. After one season with the Guadalajara-based club, he returned home to Honduras to play with Olimpia. Outside of a one-season stint with Guatemalan side Comunicaciones in 2006, Turcios was a regular fixture in Olimpia's line-up from 2005 to 2012.

He signed with Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League in February 2012.[http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1754 Silverbacks Sign Honduran Star Turcios] – NASL He played the 2012 Apertura season for Real Sociedad but left the club claiming they ended his contract and demanding money.[http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/02/23/real-sociedad-gana-caso-a-dani-turcios/ Real Sociedad gana caso a “Dani” Turcios] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224090134/http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/02/23/real-sociedad-gana-caso-a-dani-turcios/ |date=24 February 2013 }} – La Tribuna {{in lang|es}} He did not plan to retire after the season, hinting to a return to Motagua,[http://tiempo.hn/cronometro/liga-nacional/noticias/dani-turcios-%E2%80%9Caun-no-llega-mi-retiro-del-f%C3%BAtbol%E2%80%9D Dani Turcios: “Aun no llega mi retiro del fútbol”] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130702045110/http://tiempo.hn/cronometro/liga-nacional/noticias/dani-turcios-%E2%80%9Caun-no-llega-mi-retiro-del-f%C3%BAtbol%E2%80%9D |date=2 July 2013 }} – Tiempo {{in lang|es}} which was later denied by the club.[http://www.motagua.com/2012/12/motagua-no-pretende-contratar-a-danilo-turcios/ Motagua no pretende contratar a danilo turcios] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060339/http://www.motagua.com/2012/12/motagua-no-pretende-contratar-a-danilo-turcios/ |date=22 February 2014 }} – Motagua {{in lang|es}}

He finally joined Honduran second division side UPNFM for the 2013 Clausura.[https://archive.today/20130702043837/http://www.diez.hn/Futbol-de-Primera/Ediciones/2013/01/24/Noticias/Dani-Turcios-es-contratado-con-la-UPN-de-la-Liga-de-Ascenso Dani Turcios es contratado con la UPN de la Liga de Ascenso] – Diez {{in lang|es}}

International career

Turcios made his debut for Honduras in a November 1999 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago and has earned a total of 87 caps, scoring 7 goals. He has represented his country in 33 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|177986}} He also played at the 2001[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam01det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 – Details] – RSSSF and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details] – RSSSF as well as at the 2000,[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details] – RSSSF 2003[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 – Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024020759/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/03gc-full.html |date=24 October 2008 }} – RSSSF and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |date=24 October 2008 }} – RSSSF Also, he played at the 2001 Copa América.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2001safull.html Copa América 2001] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019104840/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2001safull.html |date=19 October 2013 }} – RSSSF

His final international appearance was a June 2010 FIFA World Cup match against Switzerland.

Managerial career

=Juticalpa F.C.=

On 8 July 2019, it was reported that Turcios was named head coach of Juticalpa F.C. in the Honduran second division.{{cite web |url=https://www.diez.hn/ligadeascenso/1300122-498/dani-turcios-nuevo-tecnico-juticalpa-apertura-2019-liga-ascenso-honduras |title=Dani Turcios se convierte en nuevo técnico del Juticalpa para el Apertura 2019 del Ascenso|publisher=www.diez.hn |date=8 July 2019 |access-date=9 July 2019 }}

Career statistics

=International goals=

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{{tooltip|N.|Goal number}}DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
align="center" | 116 July 2000Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador{{fb|SLV}}align="center" | 2–1align="center" | 5–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center" | 28 October 2000Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras{{fb|JAM}}align="center" | 1–0align="center" | 1–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center" | 327 May 2001Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras{{fb|SLV}}align="center" | 1–0align="center" | 1–12001 UNCAF Nations Cup
align="center" | 416 June 2001Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago{{fb|TRI}}align="center" | 2–0align="center" | 4–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center" | 527 April 2003Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique{{fb|MTQ|snake}}align="center" | 3–2align="center" | 4–22003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
align="center" | 69 October 2004Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras{{fb|CAN}}align="center" | 1–1align="center" | 1–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center" | 716 July 2005Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA{{fb|CRC}}align="center" | 2–0align="center" | 3–22005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours and awards

References

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