Danny (footballer)

Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes (born 7 August 1983), commonly known as Danny, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Having signed with Sporting CP for €2.1 million in summer 2002, Danny was immediately loaned back to Marítimo,[11] returning in June 2004 and going on to appear in 12 official matches for the Lions.

[14] On 24 August 2008, Danny was bought by FC Zenit St. Petersburg for a fee of €30 million, which made him the most expensive player of the Russian Premier League.

[24] Down 2–0 at home to Málaga CF on 21 November 2012 in the Champions League group stage, Danny exchanged passes with Tomáš Hubočan before scoring Zenit's first goal.

With three minutes left, he missed from less than a metre from goal before the ball was rebounded to Victor Fayzulin, who managed to find the net for the final 2–2 draw.

[25] On 4 December, against AC Milan, he netted the only goal as his side won at the San Siro; the result was in vain, however, as the Russians finished third and were relegated to the UEFA Europa League.

[26] In a home match against FC Anzhi Makhachkala on 10 December 2012, Danny picked up a red card for dissent in a 1–1 draw, which left Zenit in third place.

[46] Married to Petra Gomes, Danny fathered twin sons Bernardo and Francisco, both of which played youth football with Zenit, and daughter Emily.

Danny playing for Dynamo Moscow in 2007
Danny in Champions League action against Real Madrid .
Danny and Christian Poulsen challenge for the ball during Portugal 's 3–2 defeat to Denmark on 10 September 2008.