Dante Poli

Dante Poli

Personal information
Full name	Dante Eugenio Poli García
Date of birth	15 August 1976 (1976-08-15) (age 35)
Place of birth	Arica, Chile
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–2002	Universidad Católica	?	(?)
2002–2003	Nueva Chicago	20	(1)
2003–2004	Skoda Xanthi	?	(?)
2004	Unión Española	?	(?)
2005	Puerto Rico Islanders	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dante Eugenio Poli García (born 15 August 1976 in Arica) is a former Chilean football defender.

Biography

Now a sport commentator on Chilean sport channel CDF, Poli once played as a defender for multiple clubs in South America and Europe. His achievements include two Primera División de Chile titles with Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in 1997 and 2002.

Unfortunately he was not able to consolidate his technical abilities due to constant injuries during his career. He was on trial with Manchester United in 1997,^[1] and even played several friendlies with the club,^[2] but was never signed.

References

1. ^ "Latest News and Gossip". Yahoo! Geocities. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20080510164158/http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/6003/news.html. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 
2. ^ "Manchester Uniteds treningskamper på 1990-tallet". Wikipedia. http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Uniteds_treningskamper_p%C3%A5_1990-tallet#1997. Retrieved 2008-07-21. 

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Name	Poli, Dante
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Date of birth	15 August 1976
Place of birth	Arica, Chile
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