Daniel Sotres

Dani Sotres
Personal information
Full name Daniel Eduardo Sotres Castañeda[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993[1]
Place of birth Santiago de Cudeyo, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Gimnástica
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Racing B 24 (0)
2012–2014 Racing Santander 26 (0)
2014–2016 Recreativo 27 (0)
2015–2016 → Racing Santander (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2017 Levante B 27 (0)
2017–2018 Celta B 30 (0)
2018–2020 Salamanca 56 (0)
2020–2021 Cádiz 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 24 (0)
2021–2022 Cultural Leonesa 32 (0)
2023–2024 Gimnástica 39 (0)
2025– Gimnástica 25 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U19 3 (0)
2013 Spain U20 8 (0)
2013 Spain U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:56, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Daniel 'Dani' Eduardo Sotres Castañeda (born 21 May 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tercera Federación club Gimnástica de Torrelavega.

Club career

Sotres was born in Santiago de Cudeyo, Medio Cudeyo, Cantabria. A product of local Racing de Santander's youth ranks, he made his debut for the first team on 9 April 2012 (one month shy of his 19th birthday), coming off the bench to replace the injured Mario Fernández in a 3–0 La Liga away loss against Málaga CF.[2][3] He was handed his first start three days later, but his team against lost by the same scoreline, at home to RCD Mallorca,[4] being eventually relegated at the season's end.

Sotres was definitely promoted to Racing's main squad for the 2012–13 campaign, going on to feature in 14 Segunda División games – 15 overall – as they again dropped down a level.[5] On 29 January 2014, with the club immerse in a financial crisis, he moved to Recreativo de Huelva but had to wait until March to start playing.[6]

On 29 July 2015, Sotres was loaned back to his first club Racing for one year, with an option to a permanent three-year deal after the expiration of the loan.[7] On 31 August of the following year he signed for another reserve team, Atlético Levante UD also of the third division.[8]

On 10 July 2017, Sotres agreed to a one-year deal at RC Celta de Vigo, being assigned to the B side still in the third tier.[9] On 28 August of the following year, he joined Salamanca CF UDS of the same league.[10]

Sotres returned to the Spanish top flight on 24 July 2020 after signing for Cádiz CF,[11] but was loaned to third-division side CF Rayo Majadahonda on 24 September of that year.[12] In the summer of 2021, he moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on a two-year contract;[13] on 27 August, his 25th-minute blunder became the first goal of the newly created Primera División RFEF, in a 0–2 home loss against his former employers.[14]

In January 2023, Sotres moved down to Segunda Federación with Gimnástica de Torrelavega on a free transfer.[15]

International career

Sotres won his only cap for Spain at under-21 level on 5 February 2013, replacing Kepa Arrizabalaga at half-time of a 1–1 friendly draw with Belgium.[16]

Career statistics

As of 10 October 2023[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Santander 2011–12 La Liga 2000—20
2012–13 Segunda División 14010—150
2013–14 Segunda División B 10030—130
Total 2604000300
Recreativo 2013–14 Segunda División 0000—00
2014–15 27010—280
2016–17 Segunda División B 0000—00
Total 2701000280
Racing Santander (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División B 12000—120
Total Racing 3804000420
Levante B 2016–17 Segunda División B 270—2[a]0290
Celta B 2017–18 Segunda División B 300—4[b]0340
Salamanca 2018–19 Segunda División B 29000—290
2019–20 27000—270
Total 5600000560
Cádiz 2020–21 La Liga 0000—00
Rayo Majadahonda (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División B 24000—240
Cultural Leonesa 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 32000—320
Gimnástica 2022–23 Segunda Federación 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2023–24 Segunda Federación 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Career total 252050602630
  1. ↑ Appearances in Segunda División B relegation play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2013. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Malaga breeze to win[link removed]; ESPN Soccernet, 9 April 2012
  3. ↑ «Salté al césped y me olvidé de todo» ("I just took the pitch and forgot about everything"); El Diario Montañés, 11 April 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Racing rout secures Mallorca's survivalArchived 2018-03-06 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 12 April 2012
  5. ↑ Sólo ocho jugadores con contrato y sin entrenador (Only eight players under contract and no manager); El Diario Montañés, 6 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Dani Sotres cumple dos meses sin jugar por problemas con su ficha (Dani Sotres celebrates two months without playing due to registration problems); El Confidencial, 25 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Dani Sotres vuelve al Racing para reforzar la portería (Dani Sotres returns to Racing to bolster the goal); Racing Santander, 29 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Dani Sotres se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD (Dani Sotres joins Atlético Levante UD); Levante UD, 31 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ El portero internacional Dani Sotres se incorpora al Celta B (International goalkeeper Dani Sotres joins Celta B); Celta Vigo, 10 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Dani Sotres, nuevo refuerzo para la portería del Salamanca CF UDS (Dani Sotres, new addition for the goal of Salamanca CF UDS) Archived 4 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine; CF Salmantino, 28 August 2018 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ "Dani Sotres refuerza la portería cadista" [Dani Sotres bolsters Cádiz's goal] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Dani Sotres es cedido al Rayo Majadahonda" [Dani Sotres is loaned to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "El portero Dani Sotres ficha por la Cultural" [Goalkeeper Dani Sotres signs for Cultural] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "La enorme cantada de un ex portero del Cádiz CF" [The huge blunder of a former Cádiz CF goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Dani Sotres refuerza la portería de la RS Gimnástica" [Dani Sotres strengthens RS Gimnástica's goal] (in Spanish). Gimnástica Torrelavega. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "La nueva Sub-21 se estrena con un duro empate en Bélgica (1–1)" [New Under-21s make debut with hard draw in Belgium (1–1)] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  17. ↑ Dani Sotres at BDFutbol
  18. ↑ Dani Sotres at Soccerway
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