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{{Short description|Honduran footballer and manager (born 1978)}}
{{family name hatnote|Turcios|Funez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2019}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Danilo Turcios
| image               = Danilo Turcios.JPG
| fullname            = Danilo Elvis Turcios Funez
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|5|8}}
| birth_place         = [[Sonaguera]], Honduras
| height              = {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| currentclub         = [[Juticalpa F.C.]] (manager)
| position            = [[Midfielder]]/[[Defender (football)|Full-back]]
| years1   = 1997–2000  | caps1   = 34  | goals1   = 4  | clubs1   = [[Universidad NAH|Universidad]]
| years2   = 2001       | caps2   =     | goals2   = 2  | clubs2   = [[F.C. Motagua|Motagua]]
| years3   = 2001       | caps3   =     | goals3   =    | clubs3   = [[Deportivo Maldonado]]
| years4   = 2002       | caps4   = 33  | goals4   = 4  | clubs4   = [[Defensor Sporting]]
| years5   = 2003       | caps5   = 13  | goals5   = 0  | clubs5   = [[C.A. Peñarol|Peñarol]]
| years6   = 2003–2004  | caps6   = 45  | goals6   = 3  | clubs6   = [[Estudiantes Tecos|Tecos UAG]]
| years7   = 2005–2006  | caps7   =     | goals7   =    | clubs7   = [[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]
| years8   = 2006–2007  | caps8   = 15  | goals8   = 1  | clubs8   = [[C.S.D. Comunicaciones|Comunicaciones]]
| years9   = 2007–2011  | caps9   = 83  | goals9   = 9  | clubs9   = [[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]
| years10  = 2012       | caps10  = 13  | goals10  = 0  | clubs10   = [[Atlanta Silverbacks]]
| years11  = 2012       | caps11  =     | goals11  =    | clubs11  = [[C.D. Real Sociedad|Real Sociedad]]
| years12  = 2013       | caps12  =     | goals12  =    | clubs12  = [[Lobos UPNFM|UPNFM]]
| nationalyears1   = 1999–2010  | nationalcaps1   = 87  | nationalgoals1   = 7  | nationalteam1   = [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]]
| pcupdate             = 11 July 2012
| ntupdate             = 11 July 2012
| manageryears1 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs1 = [[Juticalpa F.C.]]
}}

'''Danilo Elvis Turcios Funez''' (born 8 May 1978) is a Honduran former professional [[Association football|football]] player and manager.

He was a member of the national squad at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney, Australia and the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in South Africa.

==Club career==
Nicknamed ''el Enano'' (the Dwarf) because of his short build, Turcios began his professional career with [[Universidad NAH|Universidad]] of his native Honduras in 1996, making his debut in the 1997 Apertura,<ref>[http://m.laprensa.hn/Secciones-Principales/Deportes/Liga-de-Honduras/Desafie-a-Ismael36 Desafíe a Ismael] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130702045551/http://m.laprensa.hn/Secciones-Principales/Deportes/Liga-de-Honduras/Desafie-a-Ismael36 |date=2 July 2013 }} – La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> then he played with [[F.C. Motagua]] winning his first Honduran championship before moving to [[Deportivo Maldonado]] of Uruguay in 2001. After a year with Maldonado, he moved to [[Defensor Sporting]], where he would last even less time, moving later in the year to [[C.A. Peñarol|Peñarol]].

Turcios moved on to the [[Liga MX]] [[Primera División de México|México Primera División]] in 2004, signing with [[Estudiantes Tecos]]. After one season with the Guadalajara-based club, he returned home to Honduras to play with [[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]. Outside of a one-season stint with Guatemalan side [[C.S.D. Comunicaciones|Comunicaciones]] in 2006, Turcios was a regular fixture in Olimpia's line-up from 2005 to 2012.

He signed with [[Atlanta Silverbacks]] of the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]] in February 2012.<ref>[http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1754 Silverbacks Sign Honduran Star Turcios] – NASL</ref> He played the 2012 Apertura season for [[C.D. Real Sociedad|Real Sociedad]] but left the club claiming they ended his contract and demanding money.<ref>[http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/02/23/real-sociedad-gana-caso-a-dani-turcios/ Real Sociedad gana caso a “Dani” Turcios] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224090134/http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/02/23/real-sociedad-gana-caso-a-dani-turcios/ |date=24 February 2013 }} – La Tribuna {{in lang|es}}</ref> He did not plan to retire after the season, hinting to a return to Motagua,<ref>[http://tiempo.hn/cronometro/liga-nacional/noticias/dani-turcios-%E2%80%9Caun-no-llega-mi-retiro-del-f%C3%BAtbol%E2%80%9D Dani Turcios: “Aun no llega mi retiro del fútbol”] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130702045110/http://tiempo.hn/cronometro/liga-nacional/noticias/dani-turcios-%E2%80%9Caun-no-llega-mi-retiro-del-f%C3%BAtbol%E2%80%9D |date=2 July 2013 }} – Tiempo {{in lang|es}}</ref> which was later denied by the club.<ref>[http://www.motagua.com/2012/12/motagua-no-pretende-contratar-a-danilo-turcios/ Motagua no pretende contratar a danilo turcios] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060339/http://www.motagua.com/2012/12/motagua-no-pretende-contratar-a-danilo-turcios/ |date=22 February 2014 }} – Motagua {{in lang|es}}</ref>

He finally joined [[Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras|Honduran second division]] side [[Jaguares de UPNFM|UPNFM]] for the 2013 Clausura.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130702043837/http://www.diez.hn/Futbol-de-Primera/Ediciones/2013/01/24/Noticias/Dani-Turcios-es-contratado-con-la-UPN-de-la-Liga-de-Ascenso Dani Turcios es contratado con la UPN de la Liga de Ascenso] – Diez {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==International career==
Turcios made his debut for [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] in a November 1999 [[friendly match]] against [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad & Tobago]] and has earned a total of 87 caps, scoring 7 goals. He has represented his country in 33 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches, at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] and the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|177986}}</ref> He also played at the [[2001 UNCAF Nations Cup|2001]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam01det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 – Details] – RSSSF</ref> and [[2009 UNCAF Nations Cup]]s<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details] – RSSSF</ref> as well as at the [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000]],<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details] – RSSSF</ref> [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2003]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 – Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024020759/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/03gc-full.html |date=24 October 2008 }} – RSSSF</ref> and [[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]s.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |date=24 October 2008 }} – RSSSF</ref> Also, he played at the [[2001 Copa América]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2001safull.html Copa América 2001] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019104840/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2001safull.html |date=19 October 2013 }} – RSSSF</ref>

His final international appearance was a June [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] match against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]].

==Managerial career==
===Juticalpa F.C.===
On 8 July 2019, it was reported that Turcios was named head coach of [[Juticalpa F.C.]] in the [[Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras|Honduran second division]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.diez.hn/ligadeascenso/1300122-498/dani-turcios-nuevo-tecnico-juticalpa-apertura-2019-liga-ascenso-honduras |title=Dani Turcios se convierte en nuevo técnico del Juticalpa para el Apertura 2019 del Ascenso|publisher=www.diez.hn |date=8 July 2019 |access-date=9 July 2019 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{tooltip|N.|Goal number}} !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align="center" | 1 || 16 July 2000 || [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], El Salvador || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center" | '''2'''–1 || align="center" | 5–2 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 2 || 8 October 2000 || [[Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino]], [[Tegucigalpa]], Honduras || {{fb|JAM}} || align="center" | '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 1–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 3 || 27 May 2001 || [[Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano]], [[San Pedro Sula]], Honduras || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center" | '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 1–1 || [[2001 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | 4 || 16 June 2001 || [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago || {{fb|TRI}} || align="center" | '''2'''–0 || align="center" | 4–2 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 5 || 27 April 2003 || [[Stade d'Honneur de Dillon]], [[Fort-de-France]], Martinique || {{fb|MTQ|snake}} || align="center" | '''3'''–2 || align="center" | 4–2 || [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 6 || 9 October 2004 || [[Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano]], [[San Pedro Sula]], Honduras || {{fb|CAN}} || align="center" | '''1'''–1 || align="center" | 1–1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 7 || 16 July 2005 || [[Gillette Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]], USA || {{fb|CRC}} || align="center" | '''2'''–0 || align="center" | 3–2 || [[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
|}

==Honours and awards==
'''CD Olimpia'''
*[[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras|Honduran Liga Nacional]]: [[2004–05 Honduran Liga Nacional|2004–05 C]], [[2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional|2005–06 A]], [[2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional|2005–06 C]], [[2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional|2007–08 C]], [[2008–09 Clausura Honduran Liga Nacional|2008–09 C]], [[2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional|2009–10 C]], [[2011–12 Honduran Liga Nacional|2011–12 A]]

'''Motagua'''
*[[Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras|Honduran Liga Nacional]]: [[2001–02 Honduran Liga Nacional|2001–02 A]]

'''Honduras'''
*[[CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]: [[2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament|2000]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{MedioTiempo|id=danilo-turcios}}
* {{NFT}}
* [https://archive.today/20130629075644/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=177986/profile.html World Cup Profile] – FIFA
* [https://archive.today/20130702043915/http://www.tiempo.hn/cronometro/entrevistas/noticias/dani-turcios-%E2%80%9Ca-eeuu-jam%C3%A1s-se-le-puede-dar-por-muerto%E2%80%9D Dani Turcios: “A EEUU jamás se le puede dar por muerto” (interview and profile)] – Tiempo {{in lang|es}}

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