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Daniel Xuereb
Daniel Xuereb (born 22 June 1959) is a former football striker from France, who earned eight international caps (one goal) for the French national team during the 1980s. A player of RC Lens (1981–1986), he was a member of the French team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, after having won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, scoring in the Gold Medal game itself.
Xuereb was the first player in World Cup history whose last name began
origin. Although it is not excluded that its origins are from Spanish Xueres or Suarez or North African Xwarib.
The fact that the Coat of Arms shows two Moors' heads could also signify that the Xuerebs distinguished themselves in the fighting against the Muslims, participating to the crusades: this fact would give to this family a much earlier origin.
Notable Xuerebs.
- Aaron Xuereb (born 1979), footballer
- Alfred Xuereb (born 1958), Catholic cleric, Vatican official
- Daniel Xuereb (born