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{{Short description|Chilean footballer (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Dante Poli
| image          = 
| full_name      = Dante Eugenio Poli García
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1976|8|15|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Arica]], Chile
| height         = 1.87 m
| position       = [[Centre-back]]
| youthyears1    = 1991–1993 |youthclubs1 = [[CDUC|Universidad Católica]]
| years1         = 1994–2002 |clubs1 = [[CDUC|Universidad Católica]]                 |caps1 = 70 |goals1 = 4
| years2         = 2002–2003 |clubs2 = [[Club Atlético Nueva Chicago|Nueva Chicago]] |caps2 = 20 |goals2 = 1
| years3         = 2003–2004 |clubs3 = [[Xanthi F.C.|Skoda Xanthi]]                  |caps3 = 12 |goals3 = 0
| years4         = 2004–2005 |clubs4 = [[Unión Española]]                            |caps4 = 27 |goals4 = 0
| years5         = 2005–2006 |clubs5 = [[Puerto Rico Islanders]]                     |caps5 = 7  |goals5 = 0
| totalcaps      = 136 |totalgoals = 5
| nationalyears1 = 1993 |nationalteam1  = [[Chile national under-17 football team|Chile U17]] |nationalcaps1  = 13 |nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1995 |nationalteam2  = [[Chile national under-20 football team|Chile U20]] |nationalcaps2  = 7  |nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1997 |nationalteam3  = [[Chile national football team|Chile]]              |nationalcaps3  = 2  |nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
'''Dante Eugenio Poli García''' (born 15 August 1976) is a Chilean [[association football|football]] pundit and former player. He played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Arica]], Poli began his career with [[Santiago]]-based club [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]], with whom he won the [[Chilean Primera División]] title in 1997 and 2002. He went on trial with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in July and August 1997, and played in three friendlies for the club, but was not signed on a permanent basis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dante Poli |url=http://www.redstat.co.uk/?PlayerNo=1055 |website=redstat.co.uk |accessdate=5 July 2017 }}</ref> In 2003, he left Chile for Argentine side [[Club Atlético Nueva Chicago|Nueva Chicago]], but shortly after finally moved to Europe to sign for Greek club [[Xanthi F.C.|Skoda Xanthi]]. However, he lasted only a season there before returning to Chile with [[Unión Española]] in 2004. He moved to the [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] in 2005, where he finished his career, retiring in 2006.

==International career==
He played for Chile in both the [[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1993 FIFA U17 World Championship]] in Japan, where Chile reached the third place, and the [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995 FIFA U20 Championship]] in Qatar. In addition, he took part of Chile squad in both the [[South American U-17 Championship|1993 South American U17 Championship]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-17 |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/nominas-de-chile-para-sudamericanos-sub17.html |website=Partidos de la Roja |access-date=16 July 2022 |language=es}}</ref> and the [[1995 South American U-20 Championship|1995 South American U20 Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Sub-20 |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1970/01/nominas-de-chile-para-sudamericanos-sub20.html |website=Partidos de la Roja |access-date=16 July 2022 |language=es}}</ref>

At senior level, in 1997 he made two appearances for Chile in both the friendly match against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] and the [[1997 Copa América]] match against [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dante Poli |url=https://www.partidosdelaroja.com/1997/01/dante-poli.html |website=Partidos de la Roja |access-date=17 July 2022 |language=es}}</ref>

==Post-retirement==
In 2009, Poli graduated as a [[Manager (association football)|football manager]] at the {{ill|Instituto Nacional del Fútbol|lt=INAF|es|Instituto Nacional del Fútbol|vertical-align=sup}} (National Football Institute),<ref>{{cite web |title=José Luis Sierra y Pedro Reyes encabezaron nueva generación de técnicos egresados de INAF |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/inaf/jose-luis-sierra-y-pedro-reyes-encabezaron-nueva-generacion-de-tecnicos/2009-06-18/222420.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=[[Radio Cooperativa]] |access-date=17 July 2022 |language=es |date=18 June 2009}}</ref> but he hasn't practiced the profession.

Poli works as a [[sports commentator]] on both [[ESPN (Latin America)|ESPN Chile]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reyes |first1=Soledad |title=Dante Poli anunció que renunciaría a ESPN si La Roja le gana a Brasil |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/deportes/2022/02/03/dante-poli-anuncio-que-renunciara-a-espn-si-chile-le-gana-a-brasil-la-gente-va-a-estar-feliz-y-fascinada.html |website=ADN |publisher=[[ADN Radio Chile]] |access-date=17 July 2022 |language=es |date=3 February 2022}}</ref> and {{ill|Radio Futuro|es|Radio Futuro|vertical-align=sup}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Puebla |first1=Diego |title=Dante Poli y la U: "Este equipo da para la mitad de la tabla, no más que eso" |url=https://www.futuro.cl/2022/04/dante-poli-y-la-u-este-equipo-da-para-la-mitad-de-la-tabla-no-mas-que-eso/ |website=Futuro Chile |access-date=17 July 2022 |language=es |date=11 April 2022}}</ref> Previously, he worked on the sports channels [[TNT Sports (Chile)|CDF]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Panelistas de "En el nombre del fútbol" harán la previa del Mundial en la Universidad San Sebastián |url=https://www.universia.net/cl/actualidad/orientacion-academica/panelistas-nombre-futbol-haran-previa-mundial-universidad-san-sebastian-409521.html |website=Universia |access-date=17 July 2022 |language=es |date=11 August 2010}}</ref> and [[Fox Sports (Chilean TV channel)|Fox Sports Chile]].<ref>{{cite web |title=La airada discusión de Dante Poli y Fernando Solabarrieta por la gestión de Arturo Salah |url=https://www.adnradio.cl/tiempo-libre/2018/11/29/la-airada-discusion-de-dante-poli-y-fernando-solabarrieta-por-la-gestion-de-arturo-salah-3831503.html |publisher=[[ADN Radio Chile]] |access-date=17 July 2022 |language=es |date=29 November 2018}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Universidad Católica'''
* [[Primera División de Chile]]: [[1997 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|1997 Apertura]], [[2002 Torneo Apertura (Chile)|2002 Apertura]]
* [[Copa Chile]]: [[1995 Copa Chile|1995]]

'''Chile U17'''
* [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]] third place: [[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1993]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{BDFA|DANTE-EUGENIO-POLI-19030}}

{{Chile squad 1997 Copa América}}

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