Diego (footballer, born 1979)
Brazilian footballer
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Diego Costa Silva (born 11 May 1979), known simply as Diego, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Costa Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Itaqui, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1996 | Grêmio | ||
| 1997–1999 | Juventude | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| Total | 301 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | Leixões | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Setúbal | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Azerbaijan | League | Azerbaijan Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2012–13[6] | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | Portugal | 81 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | |||
Honours
Club
Juventude
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1998
- Copa do Brasil: 1999
Atlético Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2005
Fluminense
- Copa do Brasil: 2007
- Copa Libertadores: Runner-up 2008
Individual
- Bola de Prata: 2002
