Daniel Teva Zaveroni (born 10 October 1975) in

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian language, Tahitian , ; ) is the largest island of the Windward Islands (Society Islands), Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located in the central part of t ...

is a

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who plays as a

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. He previously played for AS Taravao and

AS Pirae Association Sportive Pirae () is a Tahitian football club based in Pirae. They are one of the most successful teams in Tahiti having won the Tahiti Division Fédérale eleven times. They are also the first French Polynesian team to have reached ...

. He currently plays for

in the

Tahiti Division Fédérale The Tahitian Ligue 1 is the top division of the Fédération Tahitienne de Football in French Polynesia. The league is currently named Ligue 1 Vini for sponsorship reasons. Competition format Competition is divided into a regular season and play ...

and the

Tahiti national football team The Tahiti national football team (; ) represents French Polynesia in men's international football, and is controlled by the Tahitian Football Federation. The team consists of a selection of players from French Polynesia, including Tahiti; they ...

. In October 2013 he was appointed a knight of the

Order of Tahiti Nui The Order of Tahiti Nui was established on 5 June 1996 by the Assembly of French Polynesia to reward distinguished merit and achievements in the service to French Polynesia. History The Order of Tahiti Nui was established June 5, 1996 by resolut ...

. Zaveroni is the coach of the

nation’s beach soccer team.

Honours

Tahiti *

OFC Nations Cup The OFC Men's Nations Cup, known as the OFC Nations Cup before the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup, 2024 edition, is the primary association football competition contested by the senior list of men's national association football teams, men's natio ...

: 3rd place

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

References

1975 births Living people People from Tahiti French Polynesian men's footballers French Polynesian beach soccer players Tahiti men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders A.S. Pirae players 1998 OFC Nations Cup players 2000 OFC Nations Cup players 2002 OFC Nations Cup players French people of Corsican descent Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of French Polynesia {{Tahiti-footy-bio-stub