Dani (footballer, born 1951)

"Daniel Ruiz" redirects here. For other people, see Daniel Ruiz (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz-Bazán and the second or maternal family name is Justa.

Dani
Dani in 1978
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ruiz-Bazán Justa
Date of birth (1951-06-28) 28 June 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Sopuerta, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1968–1969 Sodupe
1969–1970 Getxo
1970–1971 Villosa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1972 Bilbao Athletic 33 (8)
1972–1986 Athletic Bilbao 302 (147)
1972–1974 → Barakaldo (loan) 65 (9)
Total 400 (164)
International career
1977 Spain U21 1 (3)
1976 Spain amateur 1 (1)
1981 Spain B 2 (1)
1977–1981 Spain 25 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Ruiz-Bazán Justa (born 28 June 1951), commonly known as Dani, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.

During his career, he played almost exclusively for Athletic Bilbao, scoring 199 competitive goals in more than one decade with the first team.[1]

  1. ^ Ortiz de Lazcano, Javier (9 October 2015). "Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2016.