Danny Sonner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel James Sonner | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Burnley | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | → Bury (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 1993–1995 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 43 | (12) |
| 1995–1996 | SCB Preußen Köln | 21 | (3) |
| 1996–1998 | Ipswich Town | 56 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 53 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Birmingham City | 41 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Walsall | 24 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Peterborough United | 15 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Port Vale (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Port Vale | 62 | (2) |
| 2007 | Walsall | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | Wrexham | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 382 | (33) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1999 | Northern Ireland B | 4 | (1) |
| 1997–2004 | Northern Ireland | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Daniel James Sonner (born 9 January 1972) is an English-born former Northern Ireland international footballer. He won thirteen caps in a seven-year international career.
A much-travelled midfielder, despite 18 years of professional football he never spent more than two seasons at any one club. He played for numerous English clubs, predominantly in the Midlands, and also played in Germany. In the latter part of his career he was easily recognizable due to his iconic long hair. His more notable spells were with Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City, and Port Vale; he played around fifty games for each club. In all he played 386 games in the Football League, as well as more than 42 games in German football. He played in all of the top four divisions of English football, with his greatest honour being a runners-up medal in the League Cup in 2001.
Starting his professional career with Third Division Wigan Athletic in 1990, Sonner never made a first team appearance for Bryan Hamilton's side, and so signed with Frank Casper's Fourth Division Burnley in March 1991. After Casper was replaced by Jimmy Mullen, Sonner barely featured at Turf Moor during their table-topping 1991–92 season and so was loaned out to Mike Walsh's Bury, back in the fourth tier, in November 1992, staying for the rest of the season.
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