Dante Poli
Dante Eugenio Poli García (born 15 August 1976) is a Chilean football pundit and former player. He played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dante Eugenio Poli García | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Arica, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2002 | Universidad Católica | ? | (?) |
| 2002–2003 | Nueva Chicago | 20 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Skoda Xanthi | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2005 | Unión Española | ? | (?) |
| 2005–2006 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Chile U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 1995 | Chile U20 | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Arica, Poli began his career with Santiago-based club Universidad Católica, with whom he won the Chilean Primera División title in 1997 and 2002. He went on trial with Manchester United in July and August 1997, and played in three friendlies for the club, but was not signed on a permanent basis.[1] In 2003, he left Chile for Argentine side Nueva Chicago, but shortly after finally moved to Europe to sign for Greek club Skoda Xanthi. However, he lasted only a season there before returning to Chile with Unión Española in 2004. He moved to the Puerto Rico Islanders in 2005, where he finished his career, retiring in 2006.
Poli now works as a sport commentator on Chilean sport channel CDF.
Honours
References
- "Dante Poli". redstat.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
