Daniel Willington

Daniel Willington

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Alberto Willington
Date of birth	September 1, 1942 (1942-09-01) (age 69)
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1958-1962	Talleres de Córdoba
1962-1971	Vélez Sársfield
1972	Huracán
1973	Instituto de Córdoba
1974-1976	Talleres de Córdoba
1977	Veracruz
1978	Vélez Sársfield
National team
	Argentina	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Alberto Willington (born September 1, 1942 in Santa Fe) is a retired Argentine football striker who played most of his career for Talleres de Córdoba and Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Argentina national team^[1]

Playing career

Willington was born in Santa Fe but spent his childhood in Córdoba, he started his playing career in the late 1950s with local club Talleres de Córdoba.

In 1962 he joined Vélez Sársfield where he became a regular member of the first team, in 1968 he was part of the team that won Nacional 1968, the first league title obtained by the club.

After leaving Velez, Willington played for Huracán and Instituto de Córdoba before returning to Talleres de Córdoba in 1974.

Willington also had a spell playing for Veracruz <in Mexico.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
Nacional 1968	Vélez Sársfield	Primera División Argentina

Managerial career

Willington was manager of Talleres when the team won the Argentina 2nd division in 1993-94.^[2]

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1993-94	Talleres de Córdoba	Primera B Nacional

References

1. ^ rsssf: Argentina international footballers
2. ^ rsssf: Argentina - Coaches of Championship Teams - Second Level

External links

• (Spanish) Talleres profile
• (Spanish) Diario Castellanos - Memories of a great player

Persondata
Name	Willington, Daniel
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Date of birth	September 1, 1942
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
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