Daniel Frasson (10 December 1966 – 15 July 2023) was a Brazilian

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player and coach.

Career

Born in

Siderópolis Siderópolis is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. History Siderópolis ( Nova Belluno) is one of the first Italian settlements in Brazil. The arrival of Italian immigrants in the region is related to t ...

, Frasson played as a

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for

Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...

, Internacional,

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

Paraná Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to: Geology * Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America Places In Argentina *Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city * Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province In Brazil *Paraná (state), a state ...

and

Fortaleza Fortaleza ( ; ; ) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's 4th largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador, Bahia, Salvador in 2022 census with a population of slightly over 2.4 mi ...

. With Palmeiras he won the

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in 1993, the club's first title for 16 years. He also won a number of state titles, being the

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

in 1993,

Campeonato Mineiro The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...

in 1995,

Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is run by the Santa Catarina Football Federation (FCF). History The Catarinense has had different names throughout ...

in 1999, and

Campeonato Cearense The Campeonato Cearense is the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Ceará. It is run by the Ceará Football Federation (FCF). In over a hundred years of competition, only 11 clubs have won the title. List of champio ...

in 2000 and 2001. After retiring as a player he became a technical director at Fortaleza, and also managed clubs including

Quixadá Quixadá () is a municipality in the state of Ceará in Brazil. It is known for its unusual rock formations, known locally as monoliths. Location Quixadá is located at around . It was founded in 1870 and had a population of 80,605 residents in ...

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, Nova Russas, Flamengo do Piauí,

Tiradentes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (; 12 November 1746 – 21 April 1792), known as Tiradentes (), was a leading member of the Colonial Brazil, colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as the Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full i ...

and

Gurupi Gurupi, Tocantins is a city and a municipality in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. The estimated population was 87,545 inhabitants in 2020, the third-largest in the state, and the total area of the municipality was 1,836 kmª. The elevation is ...

. He had a spell as Fortaleza manager in 2006.

Death

Frasson died on 15 July 2023, at the age of 56.

References

1966 births 2023 deaths Brazilian men's footballers SE Palmeiras players SC Internacional players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Paraná Clube players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Men's association football midfielders Brazilian football managers Fortaleza Esporte Clube non-playing staff Fortaleza Esporte Clube managers Esporte Clube Flamengo managers Gurupi Esporte Clube managers Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub