Danny Bergara
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Alberto Bergara de Medina | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 25 July 2007 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1962 | Racing Club | 50 | (?) |
| 1962–1967 | Real Mallorca | 110 | (33) |
| 1967–1971 |
Sevilla | 96 | (35) |
| 1971–1972 | Tenerife | 49 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1958 | Uruguay U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 1984-? | Brunei[1] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1978 | Luton Town (youth team) | ||
| 1978–1983 | Sheffield United (youth team) | ||
| 1984 | Brunei | ||
| 1986 | Middlesbrough (assistant) | ||
| 1988–1989 | Rochdale | ||
| 1989–1995 | Stockport County | ||
| 1996–1997 | Rotherham United | ||
| 1997 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| 1998 | Grantham Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Alberto Bergara de Medina (24 July 1942 – 25 July 2007)[2] was a Uruguayan footballer and manager.
Playing career
Born in
Managerial career
Bergara coached the reserve teams at
Stockport County
In March 1989, after just seven months at Rochdale, he took over as manager of
Just before the end of the
Later career
Bergara also managed the Brunei national team and the England Under-18 and Under-20 sides, with a World Youth Cup win also to his name.
Shortly after leaving Stockport, Bergara joined Sheffield Wednesday as assistant to new manager David Pleat, but after one season departed to become manager of Rotherham United. His tenure at Rotherham was not a success and he left after just one season.
A brief spell at Doncaster Rovers followed, during which time the club were featured in the 1998 Channel 5 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary "They Think It's All Rovers".
For the
Death
Bergara died after a short illness on 25 July 2007, one day after his 65th birthday. Following the news of his death, many Stockport County fans left their tributes in Edgeley Park's Cheadle End. On 28 July, Stockport County arranged "Danny Day" when the team played Cardiff City in a pre-season friendly.
In an emotionally charged atmosphere, before kick off "
Before the match there was a specially designated two minutes for the fans to sing a rendition of "Danny Bergara's Blue 'n White Army", which ended up continuing for over 30 minutes. Stockport won the friendly 6–4.
Legacy
During the close season before the start of the 2012–13 season, it was announced that Stockport County had renamed the Hardcastle Road Stand (commonly known as the Main Stand) of Edgeley Park "The Danny Bergara Stand", in addition to this the club also fly the
In June 2021, the Stockport County Supporters Co-operative and Help the Hatters launched a fundraising campaign to commission a bronze statue of Danny Bergara. Award-winning, Sussex based sculptor, Hannah Stewart was chosen. On the 8th May 2023 the statue was unveiled by the Uruguayan ambassador to the UK, Mr Cesar Rodriguez Zavalla, the statue now proudly stands located outside the Cheadle End at Edgeley Park.[5]
References
- ^ "Oldest and youngest players and goal-scorers in international football".
- ^ Galarza, Juan (August 13, 2007). "El camino de 'Danny'". El Día.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ Conn, David (October 12, 2000). "Bergara's plight symptomatic of insular England". The Independent. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ "Stockport County to rename stand in honour of Danny Bergara". BBC Sport. May 23, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Danny Bergara statue
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