Daniel "Dannie" Seow (born 2 April 1967) is a former

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er who played with Collingwood and

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in the

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(VFL).

Biography

Seow is of Chinese descent on his father's side.''

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'', "You're a champ China", 27 June 2006 A former Melbourne Under 19s player, Seow broke into the seniors in

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and played 14 games that year.AFL Tables: Dannie Seow
/ref> His season ended prematurely when he was suspended for striking Michael Pickering. He appeared four times in 1987 and spent the following year in the United States, where he trialed as a

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for the

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. When he returned to Australia, Melbourne secured his services via the 1989 Pre-season Draft. He made seven appearances for Melbourne, five in 1989 and two in 1990. Sometime after his football career ended, Seow moved to Shanghai. He then moved Washington, D.C., where he was player/coach of the D.C. Eagles of the

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. He now resides in

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, where he is head coach of the Centennial Tigers.

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at Demonwiki * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seow, Dannie 1967 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Melbourne Football Club players Montmorency Football Club players Australian people of Chinese descent Sportspeople of Chinese descent Living people