Daniel Toribio Aquino Antúnez (born 9 June 1965), nicknamed El Toro (bull),[1] is an Argentine former footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Toribio Aquino Antúnez | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-06-09) 9 June 1965 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Chajarí, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Banfield | 34 | (9) |
| 1989–1991 | Murcia | 84 | (31) |
| 1991–1992 | Albacete | 21 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | Mérida | 38 | (19) |
| 1993–1995 | Betis | 63 | (33) |
| 1995–1996 | Rayo Vallecano | 40 | (14) |
| 1996–1997 | Albacete | 47 | (18) |
| 1998–2000 | Murcia | 31 | (12) |
| 2000–2001 | Lorca Deportiva | 27 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Relesa Las Palas | ||
| Total | 385 | (147) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent the bulk of his professional career in Spain, appearing in 203 Segunda División matches over seven seasons (94 goals) in representation of four teams. His son Daniel was already born there, and played for Spain at youth level.[2]
Aquino was born in Chajarí, Entre Ríos Province. After starting his career at Club Atlético Banfield he moved to Spain in 1989, joining Real Murcia of the Segunda División and scoring 15 goals in 33 appearances in his first season. In the 1991 winter transfer window he signed for another team in the country, Albacete Balompié, being relatively used as the Castile-La Mancha side retained their recently acquired La Liga status (18 starts).[1]
From 1992 to 1994, Aquino achieved two consecutive Pichichi Trophy awards in the second tier, one of them – with Real Betis – ending in promotion. After a solid top-flight campaign at Rayo Vallecano and a further one and a half at Albacete in division two, he finished his career in 2002 at the age of 37, with stints in the Segunda División B including former club Murcia, where his son Daniel was born in 1990, eventually also becoming a professional footballer.[1]
From 2008 to 2010, Aquino coached Murcia's juniors.[3]