Full name Daniel Alejandro Islas Name Daniel Islas Playing position Role Football player | Years Team Height 1.83 m 1997–1999 Independiente Position Goalkeeper | |
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Date of birth (1979-02-19) February 19, 1979 (age 36) Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Daniel Alejandro Islas (born 19 February 1979 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football goalkeeper.
Career
Islas started his professional career in 1997 with Club Atlético Independiente of the Primera División Argentina. In 1999, he dropped down a division to join Club Atlético Tigre where he played until 2002 and then Los Andes between 2002 and 2003.
In 2003 Islas returned to the Primera División with Nueva Chicago but the club were relegated at the end of the 2003-2004 season, he stayed with the club for another season in the Argentine 2nd division. In 2005, he joined Huracán de Tres Arroyos.
In 2007 Islas returned for a second spell with Tigre, he helped the club to gain promotion to the Primera. In Apertura 2007 he was the first team goalkeeper, helping the club to finish in second place, the highest league finish in the clubs history. On 5 June 2011, during a match with Huracán, he sprained his ankle. Islas' convalescence would require up to seven months for complete recovery.