Diego Klimowicz
| Diego Klimowicz | ||
 Diego Klimowicz in the Borussia Dortmund jersey in 2007
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Diego Fernando Klimowicz | |
| birthday | July 6, 1974 | |
| place of birth | Buenos Aires , Argentina | |
| size | 191 cm | |
| position | Storm | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1993-1996 | Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | 57 (12) |
| 1996-1997 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 (11) |
| 1997-1999 | Real Valladolid | 41 (4) |
| 1999-2001 | Club Atlético Lanús | 51 (23) |
| 2001-2007 | VfL Wolfsburg | 149 (57) |
| 2003 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 1 (1) |
| 2007-2008 | Borussia Dortmund | 38 (6) |
| 2009-2010 | VfL Bochum | 26 (7) |
| 2010-2011 | Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | 8 (1) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Diego Fernando Klimowicz [ klimɔviʧ ] (born July 6, 1974 in Buenos Aires ) is a former Argentine soccer player with a Spanish passport , who was most recently under contract with Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba . His father is from Italy ; other ancestors are of Polish descent.
Career
Beginnings in Argentina and first transfer to Europe
First football club the striker was Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba . He entered there at the age of ten and played in the youth team from 1984 to 1993. He joined Real Valladolid through Rayo Vallecano in January 1998 . In 1999 he switched to Club Atlético Lanús .
Bundesliga
In December 2001 he moved to the Bundesliga for VfL Wolfsburg for 6 million German marks . At the Lower Saxony, he was not only a crowd favorite right away, but also the club's record scorer with 57 goals in 149 Bundesliga games. This mark was only exceeded on the 2nd match day of the 2010/11 season by Edin Džeko with his 1-0 goal against 1. FSV Mainz 05 . For the 2007/08 season he moved to Borussia Dortmund , where he signed a two-year contract. With Borussia Dortmund, Klimowicz made it to the DFB Cup final in Berlin on April 19, 2008 , in which the team lost 2-1 to Bayern Munich . In the 2007/2008 season, Klimowicz was the best joker in the Bundesliga with five “joker goals”. On January 4, 2009, Klimowicz moved to VfL Bochum , where he signed a contract until June 30, 2010. He played his last game on April 16, 2010 against 1. FC Köln, before ending his career at the end of the 2009/10 season due to hip problems . After his career ended, he returned to Argentina. He ruled out a comeback with the Boca Juniors despite his hips healed.
On December 24, 2010, he announced his resignation and signed for a year with his youth club Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba , where he played from February 2011. Five months later, Klimowicz ended his active career for good.
Others
Diego Klimowicz first studied business administration in his home country , but then decided against graduating and thus for football. He is married and has three children. His son Mateo Klimowicz is also a footballer and was signed by VfB Stuttgart for the 2019/20 season. Javier Klimowicz is Diego Klimowicz's three years older brother, who was also a professional footballer and, among other things, played as a goalkeeper at CS Emelec in Ecuador.
Web links
- Diego Klimowicz in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ kicker online: Klimowicz: Tourist or Debutant , December 6, 2001
- ↑ vfl-bochum.de: VfL Bochum obliges Diego Klimowicz ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , January 4, 2009
- ↑ Was that it for Klimowicz? - Bundesliga - kicker online
- ↑ General | Un sueño hecho realidad (accessed on December 27, 2010)
- ↑ Diego Klimowicz on Transfermarkt.de
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Klimowicz, Diego |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Klimowicz, Diego Fernando |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires , Argentina |