Dário Monteiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dário Alberto Jesus Monteiro | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Desportivo Maputo | ||
| 1996–2003 | Académica | 163 | (75) |
| 2003–2004 | Al-Jazira | ||
| 2004–2005 | Académica | 26 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Vitória Guimarães | 24 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Estrela Amadora | 15 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Nea Salamis | 24 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Supersport United | 19 | (5) |
| 2011 | Muçulmana Maputo | ||
| 2012 | Desportivo Maputo | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996–2011 | Mozambique | 40 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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.
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.
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