Daniel Antúnez

Daniel Antúnez

Personal information
Date of birth	February 10, 1986 (1986-02-10)
Place of birth	Santa Ana, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Estudiantes Tecos
Number	24
Youth career
2004-2005	Lon Morris College
2006-2007	University of Hartford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008	Rochester Rhinos	8	(1)
2009	Pallo-Iirot	6	(6)
2010	FC Inter Turku	16	(1)
2011	Estudiantes Tecos	0	(0)
2012-	FC Inter Turku	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 30, 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Daniel Antúnez Burgos (born February 10, 1986 in Santa Ana, California) is an American soccer midfielder who plays for Inter Turku of the Finnish Veikkausliiga.

Antúnez grew up in California where he attended Santa Ana High School. He moved to Texas after his sophomore year. In Texas, he attended Robert E. Lee High School. He was an All State soccer player in both California and Texas. In 2004, he began his college soccer career at Lon Morris College before transferring to the University of Hartford in 2006. On January 24, 2008, the Colorado Rapids selected Antunez in the third round (33rd overall) in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft. The Rapids never offered him a contract, although he played one game with the team’s Reserve squad. On August 5, 2008, the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division signed Antúnez. On Christmas Eve Friday, December 24, 2010 Antúnez was picked up by Mexico club Estudiantes Tecos.

Antúnez signed a one-year deal with FC Inter Turku in March, 2010. Christmas came early, as on December 24, 2010 the talented defender landed in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico club, Estudiantes Tecos. In 2012 he returned to FC Inter Turku.

External links

• Medio Tiempo Mexico
• Rochester Rhinos Player Profile