Diego Cerega

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Diego Cerega
Personal information
Born (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 48)
San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sport
Sport 5-a-side football
Disability Glaucoma
Medal record
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team

Diego Cerega (born 24 September 1976) is an Argentinian retired blind footballer. He has competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics. [1]

In 2020, Cerega became the world's first blind football coach and technical director for Fundación Paradeportes GoGol, a blind football team that is part of Cañuelas FC. [2] [3]

References

  1. "Diego Cerega - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 12 July 2025.
  2. "Diego Cerega will be the first blind coach in the world (in Spanish)". Tucuman. 10 July 2020.
  3. "The story of Diego Cerega (in Spanish)". La Nacion. 10 January 2020.