Diego (soccer player)

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Diego
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Diego (2007)
Personnel
Surname Diego Ribas da Cunha
birthday February 28, 1985
place of birth Ribeirão Preto ,  Brazil
size 173 cm
position Attacking midfield
Juniors
Years station
1992-1993 Comercial FC Ribeirão Preto
1994-1996 Paulistinha São Carlos
1997-2001 FC Santos
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2002-2004 FC Santos 64 (21)
2004-2006 FC Porto 48 0(4)
2006-2009 Werder Bremen 84 (38)
2009-2010 Juventus Turin 33 0(5)
2010-2014 VfL Wolfsburg 77 (19)
2011–2012 →  Atlético Madrid  (loan) 30 0(3)
2014 Atlético Madrid 13 0(1)
2014-2016 Fenerbahçe Istanbul 53 0(5)
2016– Flamengo Rio de Janeiro 115 (32)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2004-2006 Brazil U23 15 0(6)
2003-2017 Brazil 34 0(4)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2019

Diego , with full name Diego Ribas da Cunha (born February 28, 1985 in Ribeirão Preto ), is a Brazilian - Italian football player who is under contract with Flamengo Rio de Janeiro .

Club career

In Brasil

Diego began playing football at the age of six at Comercial FC Ribeírao Preto and then played for three years with Paulistinha São Carlos . At the age of eleven he was brought into the youth department of FC Santos . Then he was active for the professional team of Santos and won the Brazilian championship in 2000 and 2003 .

FC Porto

In the summer of 2004 Diego moved to the Portuguese first division club FC Porto for a transfer fee of around eight million euros , where he was supposed to replace Deco, who had migrated to FC Barcelona . But here it was only used irregularly.

Werder Bremen

Diego during training from Werder Bremen
Bremen, handprint in the Lloyd-Passage

In the summer of 2006, Diego moved to Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga for around six million euros and signed a contract that ran until June 30, 2010. He replaced Miroslav Klose , who moved from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to Bremen in 2004 for five million euros , as the most expensive transfer in the club's history. At Werder, he followed Johan Micoud , who had moved to Girondins Bordeaux , in the playmaker position . In his first season at Werder, he scored 15 goals in 50 competitive games and prepared a further 16 goals. He has also received several awards for his achievements (see below ). In September 2007, Diego extended his contract, which was valid until 2010, for a further year until June 30, 2011.

Juventus Turin

Diego at Juventus Turin

For the 2009/10 season moved Diego to Italian giants Juventus in the Serie A . The Brazilian was given a contract that ran until June 30, 2014. The transfer fee was 24.5 million euros and could rise to up to 27 million depending on success. In his second competitive game for Juventus at AS Roma , he scored two goals for a 3-1 win. In the course of the season Diego came under criticism after an overall mixed season. Therefore, he played no role in coach Luigi Delneri's plans for the 2010/11 season and should be sold.

VfL Wolfsburg

In August 2010 Diego returned to the Bundesliga for VfL Wolfsburg . The Brazilian signed with the Wolfsburg, who paid a transfer fee of 15.5 million euros, a contract until 2014. Diego completed on 28 August (2nd Round) in 3: 4 home defeat against 1. FSV Mainz 05 his first Game for Lower Saxony and scored the goal for 3-0.

On the last day of the 2010/11 season, Diego left the team hotel of Wolfsburg, who was one point away from the relegation zone at that time, after learning at the team meeting that he would not be on the starting line-up. Diego was warned by VfL Wolfsburg and had to pay a fine. Media reported that the fine amounted to 500,000 euros. On June 24, 2011, VfL Wolfsburg announced that they would part ways with Diego. He was allowed to participate in team training, but was not considered by coach Magath for the VfL games.

Atlètico Madrid

On August 31, 2011, Diego moved to Atlético Madrid on loan for the 2011/12 season . He scored his first competitive goal on September 15, 2011 in a 2-0 win over Celtic Glasgow in the UEFA Europa League . On May 9, 2012, Diego and his team won the final in Bucharest . In the win over Athletic Bilbao he scored the 3-0.

Return to Wolfsburg

After his loan contract expired, Diego returned to Wolfsburg for the 2012/13 season . After no new employer had been found for the playmaker, coach Felix Magath decided to start the season with Diego. Diego also apologized in an open letter for his misconduct in May 2011 and thanked VfL for his second chance.

Return to Atlètico

On January 31, 2014, Diego returned to Atlético Madrid in the Primera División half a year before his contract ended in Wolfsburg . He signed a contract until the end of the 2013-14 season .

Fenerbahçe Istanbul

On May 27, 2014, Diego left Madrid and joined the Turkish champions Fenerbahçe Istanbul . In mid-July 2014, he signed a three-year contract with the Istanbul team.

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro

In the summer of 2016, Diego's contract with Fenerbahçe was terminated. He then turned his back on European club football and went to Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro . There he scored two goals in the first two league games. With the club he won on November 23, 2019 2019 the Copa Libertadores . One day later, the preliminary decision in favor of Flamengo was made in the Brazilian championship 2019 and Diego was able to celebrate this title as well.

National team

Diego with the national team

Diego played for the first time on April 30, 2003 against Mexico in the Brazilian national team . In July 2003 he took part in the Gold Cup , in which he scored his first international goal in his third international match on July 15, 2003 against Honduras. In July 2004 he took part with the team in the Copa America and stood in the final against Argentina on July 25, 2004.

In the following two and a half years, Diego was no longer used in the Seleção and thus missed the 2006 World Cup, among other things . On November 15, 2006 he came under national coach Dunga in the game against Switzerland (2: 1) for the first time to an international match when he was substituted in the 89th minute.

On June 1, 2007, he marked the inauguration in the first A international match of the new Wembley Stadium against England the 1-1 equalizer in stoppage time.

At the end of June 2007, Diego took part in the Copa América with Brazil ; he was substituted in the first game at half time and in the third game and the semifinals in the 73rd minute. In the final against Argentina, which Brazil won 3-0, he was substituted on in the final minute.

He played his last international match for the senior national team on September 10, 2008 in a 0-0 World Cup qualifier against Bolivia . For the 2010 World Cup and other tournaments he has not been considered since then.

Olympia 2008

For the 2008 Summer Olympics , Diego was nominated on July 8, 2008 by national coach Carlos Dunga . Although Werder Bremen had forbidden Diego to fly to Beijing , he - like other national players from Bundesliga clubs - defied the ban. He was used in all six games of the tournament. In the preliminary round he scored against China and in the match for bronze, which Brazil secured 3-0 against Belgium , the opening goal .

Private

On May 28, 2010 he married his longtime partner. Their son was born on February 1, 2011.

In addition to his Brazilian passport, he also has Italian citizenship .

successes

society

FC Santos (2002-2004)

FC Porto (2004-2006)

Werder Bremen (2006-2009)

Atlético Madrid (2011–2012 and 2014)

Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2014-2016)

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro (since 2016)

National team

Awards

Footballer / Goal of the Month

  • After three Bundesliga games in the 2006/07 season, Diego was voted Footballer of the Month for August.
  • His goal to make it 1-0 in the Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich on October 21, 2006 was selected as Goal of the Month for October. At the same time he won the election for October Footballer of the Month.
  • In December 2006 he was named Footballer of the Month for the third time. His goals and assists against Hertha BSC and Eintracht Frankfurt were decisive .
  • A short time later, Diego received the award as the best player of the 2006/07 season from the Association of Contract Footballers (VDV). 270 professionals from the first division voted, with Diego with 49.6% clearly ahead of his second teammate Miroslav Klose (32.7%).
  • His goal for the 3-1 final against Alemannia Aachen (matchday 30, April 20, 2007) attracted a lot of attention when he was able to get the ball into the goal with a shot from 63.8 meters away. This hit was voted Goal of the Month for April and Goal of the Year 2007.
  • In September and December 2007, Diego was voted Footballer of the Month again and is now the new record holder with five awards. Of 275 Bundesliga professionals surveyed, Diego was voted 44.9%, well ahead of Franck Ribéry (21.5%) and Rafael van der Vaart (16.8%) as the 2007/08 player in the first half of the season.
  • In the election for Footballer of the Year 2007, German journalists voted Diego with 175 votes behind Mario Gómez from VfB Stuttgart (196 votes) in second place.

Web links

Commons : Diego  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography on .diego10.com.br ( Memento from January 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Performance data Diego, transfermarkt.de. transfermarkt.de, accessed on August 29, 2010 .
  3. ↑ n-tv NEWS: Diego extended until 2011. Accessed July 21, 2020 .
  4. ^ Ufficiale, Diego è della Juventus. juventus.com, May 26, 2009, archived from the original on May 28, 2009 ; Retrieved May 26, 2009 (Italian).
  5. ↑ Italy celebrates Juve's ex-Bremer “Maradiego”. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . August 31, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009 .
  6. ↑ Juventus wants to get rid of Diego. In: Rheinische Post . May 12, 2010; Archived from the original on May 15, 2010 ; Retrieved December 24, 2010 .
  7. ↑ Juventus plans without Diego. goal.com, June 7, 2010, accessed June 25, 2010 .
  8. ↑ Contract until 2014: Diego change perfect. vfl-wolfsburg.de, August 27, 2010, archived from the original on August 30, 2010 ; Retrieved August 27, 2010 .
  9. ↑ 27 August 2010 - Accordo con il VFL Wolfsburg per la cessione definitiva del calciatore Da Cunha Diego. juventus.com, archived from the original on November 27, 2010 ; Retrieved August 29, 2010 (Italian).
  10. ↑ Warning and fine for Diego. vfl-wolfsburg.de, May 15, 2011, archived from the original on May 19, 2011 ; Retrieved May 15, 2011 .
  11. ^ Frank Schacht: 500,000 euros fine for Diego from Wolfsburg. In: Die Welt , June 22, 2011.
  12. ↑ VfL Wolfsburg and Diego go their separate ways ( Memento from June 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) June 24, 2011
  13. ↑ Four departures / Diego to Atletico Madrid ( Memento from September 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on August 31)
  14. ↑ kicker.de: Match report Atlético Madrid - Celtic Glasgow (accessed on September 16, 2011)
  15. ^ Benjamin Knaack: Falcao shoots Madrid to the title. In: Spiegel Online , May 9, 2012.
  16. ↑ Looking ahead , vfl-wolfsburg.de of August 3, 2012
  17. ^ Open letter , vfl-wolfsburg.de of August 3, 2012
  18. ↑ see the Diego jugará en el Atlético hasta final de temporada. ( Memento of February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: clubatleticodemadrid.com , January 31, 2014.
  19. ↑ goal.com: "We have agreed a deal with Diego - Fenerbahce" (June 7, 2014, accessed July 6, 2014)
  20. ↑ trtspor.com.tr: "Ve Diego Ribas imzayı attı" (accessed on July 15, 2014)
  21. ↑ Em 3 jogos, Diego vira o 'dono da bola' no Flamengo - ESPN.com.br. espn.uol.com.br, accessed September 5, 2016 .
  22. ↑ Statistics Switzerland-Brazil Friendlies - November 15, 2006. football.ch, November 15, 2006, accessed on May 17, 2009 .
  23. ↑ Diego spoils England's Wembley debut. focus.de, June 1, 2007, accessed on May 17, 2009 .
  24. ↑ rsssfbrasil.com: Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008-2009
  25. ↑ Patrick Krull, Kai Niels Bogena: Diego leaves Bremen against Werder's will. In: The world . July 22, 2008, accessed May 5, 2009 .
  26. ↑ Sarah Connor's ex got married. In: Gala , June 14, 2010.
  27. ↑ Nasce filho do jogador brasileiro Diego (port.) February 2, 2011, accessed on December 15, 2012
  28. ↑ October 2006 - Diego - Goalscorer of the Month. ARD, July 12, 2013, accessed on July 21, 2020 .
  29. ↑ April 2007 - Diego - Goalscorer of the Month. ARD, July 12, 2013, accessed on July 21, 2020 .
  30. ↑ November 2007 - Diego - Goalscorer of the Month. ARD, July 12, 2013, accessed on July 21, 2020 .
  31. ↑ Diego hits from his own half kicker.de
  32. ↑ Bundesliga professionals choose Diego as their first round player. werder.de, January 7, 2008, accessed on May 26, 2009 .
personal data
SURNAME Diego
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ribas da Cunha, Diego (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Ribeirão Preto , Brazil