Emmanuel Danilo Clementino Silva (born 5 March 1982), known as Danilo, is a retired

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who played as a

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. Born in Brazil, he was a member, as a naturalized citizen, of the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Biography

Danilo was born in

Caruaru Caruaru is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the States of Brazil, state of Pernambuco. The most populous city in the interior of the state, Caruaru is located in the microzone of Agreste and because of its cultural importance ...

, a city located in the eastern of the

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Football career

Danilo started his career in the

Sport Recife Sport Club do Recife (), commonly known as Sport Recife or simply Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in Recife, Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of football i ...

's low divisions. In 2004, was loaned to Campinense and won the

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. Danilo had received an offer to play in the Spanish club Numancia, but he wasn't signed because this team already had three foreign players. He also has been linked to play in the Chinese football.Diário de Pernambuco
In 2013, while at the Alecrim ranks, Danilo was diagnosed with

cerebral malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates and '' Anopheles'' mosquitoes. Human malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, fatigue, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, s ...

and stayed in coma for 10 days, with doctors saying that he had 1% chance of surviving. However, he had fully recovered and resumed his professional career.

International career

Danilo is naturalized Equatoguinean since 2006, when

Antônio Dumas Antônio Dumas Ramalho Esteves (28 November 1955 – 30 December 2019) was a Brazilian football player and manager. Playing career He played for Esporte Clube Bahia, Desportiva Leônico, Santos, S.C. Olhanense and G.D. Chaves. Coaching care ...

(Brazilian coach who naturalized Brazilian footballers for Togo and Equatorial Guinea) was the coach of the

Equatorial Guinea national football team The Equatorial Guinea national football team (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Selección de fútbol de Guinea Ecuatorial'') represents Equatorial Guinea in men's international association football, football and is controlled by the Equatoguinean ...

. Since that time, Danilo has been consolidated in the goal of his new home. His better moment with the Nzalang Nacional (Equatorial Guinea national team's nickname) was against

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in the

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, on 9 September 2007. He played in unofficial matches vs. the

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and

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in 2007La selección extremeña inicia su andadura con una victoria (Extremaduran autonomous team gets going with win)
and against

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in 2011.

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Danilo on meuSport
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clementino, Danilo 1982 births Living people People from Caruaru Naturalized citizens of Equatorial Guinea Equatoguinean men's footballers Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers Naturalised association football players Men's association football goalkeepers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Equatoguinean people of Brazilian descent Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Sport Club do Recife players Campinense Clube players Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players Nacional Atlético Clube (Patos) players Clube Atlético do Porto players Club Sportivo Sergipe players Araripina Futebol Clube players Atlético Clube Coríntians players Timbaúba Futebol Clube players Associação Desportiva Cabense players Serra Talhada Futebol Clube players Salgueiro Atlético Clube players América Futebol Clube (PE) players Treze Futebol Clube players Alecrim Futebol Clube players Globo Futebol Clube players Auto Esporte Clube (PB) players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen