Diego (footballer, born 1979)

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Diego
Personal information
Full name Diego Costa Silva
Date of birth (1979-05-11) 11 May 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Itaqui, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–1996 Grêmio
1997–1999 Juventude
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002 Juventude 62 (0)
2003–2005 Atlético-PR 118 (0)
2006–2008 Fluminense 13 (0)
2009 Santo André
2009–2010 Leixões 23 (0)
2010–2012 Vitória Setúbal 58 (0)
2012–2014 Gabala 25 (0)
2015 Juventude 2 (0)
2015–2017 Vitória Setúbal 0 (0)
Total301(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Costa Silva (born 11 May 1979), known simply as Diego, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Born in Itaqui, Rio Grande do Sul, Diego represented in his country Esporte Clube Juventude, Clube Atlético Paranaense, Fluminense FC and Esporte Clube Santo André. He competed in the Série A with all the clubs, for example being an undisputed starter for the second as it finished second in the 2004 season (45 games).

In 2009, Diego moved to Portugal, where he played for Leixões S.C. and Vitória FC, both in the Primeira Liga. At the end of his second campaign with the Setúbal-based team, he was chosen as best player in the squad. [1]

In June 2012, 33-year-old Diego signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FC, on a two-year contract. [2] In his first season at his new club he split starting duties with Anar Nazirov, appearing in a total of 18 official matches – two in the domestic cup – and making his debut on 4 August against Simurq PFC. [3]

Personal life

Diego's son, Diego Callai, is also a professional football goalkeeper. [4]

Club statistics

As of 3 November 2013 [5]
Club statistics
SeasonClubLeagueLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
PortugalLeague Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
2009–10 Leixões Primeira Liga 2300030-260
2010–11 Setúbal 3003000-330
2011–12 2800020-300
AzerbaijanLeague Azerbaijan Cup League Cup Europe Total
2012–13 [6] Gabala Azerbaijan Premier League 16020--180
2013–14 9000--90
TotalPortugal810305000890
Azerbaijan250200000270
Total10605050001160

Honours

Club

Juventude

Atlético Paranaense

Fluminense

Individual

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References

  1. "Diego e Bruno Amaro distinguidos em Setúbal" [Diego e Bruno Amaro distinguished in Setúbal]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. "Diego Costa joins Gabala". Gabala FC. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. "Simurq vs. Qabala 1–1". Soccerway. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  4. "Pai comenta cedência de Diego Callai ao Feirense: «Vai evoluir e crescer ainda mais»". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. "Diego Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  6. "Kim oynadı, kim vurdu – 2012/13" [Who played, who scored – 2012/13](PDF) (in Azerbaijani). PFL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.