Dário Monteiro

Dário Alberto Jesus Monteiro (born 27 February 1977), known simply as Dário, is a Mozambican retired footballer who played as a striker.

He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 138 games and 35 goals over the course of seven seasons, mainly at the service of Académica. Towards the end of his career, he played two years in South Africa.

Dário appeared with the Mozambique national team in two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Playing career

Club career

Born in Maputo, Dário arrived in 1996 to Portugal from local Desportivo de Maputo, signing with Académica de Coimbra. After tentative starts he became one of the club's most important players, scoring goals in the Primeira Liga at an impressive rate – in his last five full seasons in his first spell, he only netted once in single digits and averaged 14 per campaign, always ranking high in the scoring charts.

Late into 2003, Dário earned himself a lucrative contract in the United Arab Emirates, joining Al-Jazira Club. Unsettled, he quickly returned to Portugal and Académica; in his only season in his second stint he only scored six times, but ranked first in his team, which barely avoided top flight relegation.

Dário also played with Vitória S.C. and C.F. Estrela da Amadora in Portugal, with very little impact, after which he left to Cyprus with Nea Salamis Famagusta FC. In the following year he moved countries again, successively representing in South Africa Supersport United F.C. and Mamelodi Sundowns FC.

In the summer of 2010, Dário was released by the Sundowns, stating he had offers from Angola and Greece. After any move failed to materialize he returned to his country and signed for reigning Moçambola champions Liga Muçulmana de Maputo, in late December.

International career

Dário played for Mozambique at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso as the national team finished bottom of their group (losing every match in the process), and also appeared in the 2010 edition in Angola, helping the nation to the quarter-final stage. He totalled 40 caps and 16 goals, during 15 years.

International goals

Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 August 1998	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Botswana	flag alias = Flag of Botswana.svg	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Botswana Defence Force Air Wing.svg	link alias-air force = Botswana Defence Force Air Wing	link alias-army = Botswana Ground Force	flag alias-military = Flag of the Botswana Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = Botswana Defence Force	variant =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || align=center | 1–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–1 || rowspan="2" | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.				2–1
3.	4 October 1998	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Eritrea	flag alias = Flag of Eritrea.svg	flag alias-1952 = Flag of Eritrea (1952-1961).svg	flag alias-1993 = Flag of Eritrea (1993–1995).svg	link alias-naval = Eritrean Navy	link alias-military = Eritrean Defence Forces	link alias-army = Eritrean Army	link alias-air force = Eritrean Air Force	link alias-navy = Eritrean Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 3–1 || 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.	28 May 1999	Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Botswana	flag alias = Flag of Botswana.svg	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Botswana Defence Force Air Wing.svg	link alias-air force = Botswana Defence Force Air Wing	link alias-army = Botswana Ground Force	flag alias-military = Flag of the Botswana Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = Botswana Defence Force	variant =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 2–0 || 1999 COSAFA Cup
5.	16 July 2000	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Lesotho	flag alias = Flag of Lesotho.svg	flag alias-colonial = Unofficial Basutoland Ensign.svg	flag alias-1966 = Flag of Lesotho (1966–1987).svg	flag alias-1987 = Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg	Lesotho Air Squadron	link alias-military = Lesotho Defence Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1987 }} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–0 || 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.	30 March 2003	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burkina Faso	flag alias = Flag of Burkina Faso.svg	link alias-military = Burkina Faso Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–0 || 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.	16 November 2003	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Guinea	flag alias = Flag of Guinea.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || align=center | 1–4 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"| 3–4 || rowspan="3" | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.				2–4
9.				3–4
10.	3 June 2007	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burkina Faso	flag alias = Flag of Burkina Faso.svg	link alias-military = Burkina Faso Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 3–1 || 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.	15 June 2008	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Madagascar	flag alias = Flag of Madagascar.svg	flag alias-1896 = Flag of France.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	20 August 2010	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Eswatini	flag alias = Flag of Eswatini.svg	flag alias-1890 = Flag of Swaziland (c. 1890-1894).svg	flag alias-1894 = Flag of Swaziland (1894–1902).svg	flag alias-1968 = Flag of Swaziland (1968–2011).svg	link alias-military = Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force	Eswatini Army	Eswatini Air Force	size =	name = Swaziland	altlink = national football team	variant =	shortname alias = Eswatini	altvar = football }} || align=center | 1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 3–0 || rowspan="2" | Friendly
13.				2–0
14.	11 February 2009	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Malawi	flag alias = Flag of Malawi.svg	flag alias-2010 = Flag of Malawi (2010–2012).svg	Malawi Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 2–0 || Friendly
15.	14 November 2009	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Tunisia	flag alias = Flag of Tunisia.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg	flag alias-old = Tunisian flag till 1831.svg	border-old =	flag alias-bey = Flag of Tunis Bey-fr.svg	Tunisian National Navy	link alias-army = Tunisian Army	link alias-air force= Tunisian Air Force	Tunisian National Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 1–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	8 October 2011	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Comoros	flag alias = Flag of the Comoros.svg	flag alias-1963 = Flag of the Comoros (1963–1975).svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of the Comoros (1975–1978).svg	flag alias-1978 = Flag of the Comoros (1978–1992).svg	flag alias-1992 = Flag of the Comoros (1992–1996).svg	flag alias-1996 = Flag of the Comoros (1996–2001).svg	link alias-naval = Comorian Navy	link alias-navy = Comorian Navy	Comorian Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 3–0 || 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Coaching career

Dário is manager of Desportivo de Maputo and the Mozambique national under-20 football team.

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