Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Daniel Noriega Acosta (born 30 March 1977 in Puerto Ordaz) is a Venezuelan football striker who made a total number of 38 appearances (five goals) for the Venezuela national team between 1996 and 2005. He started his professional career at Minervén in 1995. Noriega also played in Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Spain. Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. This very advanced position and its limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals than other players; accordingly, they are often among the best-known and most expensive players in their teams. This is one of modern football's most demanding positions; it requires intelligence and speed, both of execution and of thought, to perform the role well.