Daniel Blanco (Venezuelan footballer)
 Blanco in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Alejandro Blanco Aparicio | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gulima | |||
| Caracas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Caracas B | ||
| 2009–2012 | Caracas | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Caroní (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Atlético Venezuela (loan) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Metropolitanos | ||
| 2015 | Barrio México | ||
| 2016 | Plaza Amador | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | San Miguelito | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Plaza Amador | ||
| 2018–2020 | Costa del Este | ||
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Venezuela U15 | ||
| 2007 | Venezuela U17 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | Potros del Este | ||
| 2024 | Monagas | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Alejandro Blanco Aparicio (born 25 May 1990) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Playing career[edit]
Born in Caracas, Blanco was a Caracas FC youth graduate. After appearing with the reserves, he made his first team debut in 2009, and subsequently served loan stints at Primera División newcomers Caroní and Atlético Venezuela.
In 2012, Blanco signed for Metropolitanos in Segunda División, and helped in their first-ever promotion to the top tier in 2014.[1] In August 2015, he moved abroad and joined Costa Rican side Barrio México.[2]
On 1 March 2016, Blanco agreed to a contract with Plaza Amador in Panama.[3] He moved to fellow league team San Miguelito ahead of the 2017 season, but returned to Plaza Amador in July of that year.[4]
On 14 August 2018, Blanco joined Costa del Este still in the Panamanian top tier.[5] He won the 2018–19 Copa Panamá with the club before retiring in January 2020, aged 29.
Managerial career[edit]
Shortly after retiring, Blanco joined the technical staff of his last club Costa del Este. On 28 May 2021, he was named their new manager.[6][7] He continued to work with the club after they changed name to Potros del Este in 2022, only leaving his post in May 2023.
In June 2023, Blanco joined Thomas Christiansen's staff at the Panama national team, as a video analyst. He left the post on 20 October,[8] and returned to managerial duties after being appointed in charge of Monagas back in his home country.[9]
On 26 March 2024, Blanco was sacked from Monagas after just nine matches.[10]
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
Costa del Este
- Copa Panamá: 2018–19
References[edit]
- ^ "Daniel Blanco continuará con Metropolitanos" [Daniel Blanco will continue with Metropolitanos] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Blanco fue fichado por el Club Barrio México de Segunda División en Costa Rica" [Daniel Blanco was signed by Club Barrio México from the Costa Rican Second Division] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Blanco firmó con Plaza Amador FC de la primera división de Panamá" [Daniel Blanco signed with Plaza Amador FC from the first division of Panama] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Blanco regresa a casa" [Daniel Blanco returns home] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Costa del Este se refuerza con Eric Vásquez y Daniel Blanco" [Costa del Este bolster with Eric Vásquez and Daniel Blanco] (in Spanish). RPC Televisión. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "El Club Deportivo del Este tiene nuevo técnico" [Club Deportivo del Este have a new manager] (in Spanish). JM Deportes. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Blanco será el DT de Costa del Este de la Primera de Panamá que tiene a 5 criollos confirmados" [Daniel Blanco will be the manager of Costa del Este from the First Division of Panama which has 5 criollos confirmed] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Blanco se despide de la Selección de Panamá para volver a ser entrenador" [Daniel Blanco bids farewell from the Panama national team to return to being a manager] (in Spanish). Fútbol Centroamérica. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Monagas SC no perdió tiempo y anunció al entrenador Daniel Blanco como su nuevo DT" [Monagas SC did not waste time and announced the manager Daniel Blanco as their new manager] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Blanco dejó de ser el técnico del Monagas" [Daniel Blanco ceased to be the manager of Monagas] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Daniel Blanco coach profile at Soccerway
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Acarigua
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Venezuelan Segunda División players
- Caracas FC players
- Atlético Venezuela C.F. players
- Metropolitanos FC players
- C.D. Plaza Amador players
- Sporting San Miguelito players
- Club Deportivo del Este players
- Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Panama
- Expatriate men's footballers in Panama
- Venezuela men's youth international footballers
- Venezuelan football managers
- Venezuelan Primera División managers
- Monagas S.C. managers
- Venezuelan expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Panama