Daniel Fonseca

Daniel Fonseca Garis (born 13 September 1969) is a Uruguayan former footballer and a FIFA-licensed football agent.

A former forward, throughout his playing career, he played for Uruguayan side Nacional, as well as Italian clubs Cagliari, Napoli, Roma, Juventus, and Como, and Argentine side River Plate, winning titles with both Nacional and Juventus. In 11 seasons in the Serie A, Fonseca played 213 matches and scored 78 goals.

At international level, he represented Uruguay on 30 occasions between 1990 and 1997, scoring 11 goals, and also took part at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1995 Copa América, winning the latter tournament.

Club career Fonseca, nicknamed el castor ("the beaver"), started his football career at Nacional, his local team in Uruguay, in 1988. In his first two seasons (1988–1990) with Nacional, he made 14 appearances and scored three goals.

In 1992 Napoli signed him and Fonseca managed a more impressive strike rate, scoring 31 goals in two seasons in Naples, including 5 goals in a 5–1 win against Valencia in the first knock-out round of the UEFA Cup on 16 September 1992. His form and performances drew attention from Roma, who promptly signed him in 1994. with only two brief cup appearances, before his transfer to River Plate in 2000. He was a member of the team that took part at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, scoring in injury time in the final group game against South Korea, and was also in the squad that won the 1995 Copa América.

Style of play Fonseca combined pace and work-rate with dribbling ability, vision, and a powerful shot. Playing as a striker he both scored and created goal opportunities for teammates.

After football Fonseca currently works as a football agent, and has represented several of his compatriots, including Martín Cáceres, Fernando Muslera, and Luis Suárez.

Personal life Daniel is the father of footballers Nicolás Fonseca and Matías Fonseca.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fonseca goal.

Honours Nacional Recopa Sudamericana: 1989 Copa Interamericana: 1989 Primera División Uruguaya: 2002

Juventus Serie A: 1997–98 Supercoppa Italiana: 1997 Runner-up: 1998 UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 1997–98 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999

International Uruguay Copa América: 1995