Carlos Andrés Diogo Enseñat (born 18 July 1983) is a Uruguayan former

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. A player of great physical strength, he operated as a defender or

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on the right side of the pitch. He amassed

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totals of 120 games and six goals over five seasons, representing in the competition

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

and

Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...

. He also played professionally, other than in his own country, in Argentina and Belgium. Diogo appeared for

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in two

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tournaments.

Club career

Diogo was born in

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

. He started his career with

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and

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

, moving to

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Club Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Núñez, Buenos Aires, Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Founded in 1901, the club is named after the English name for the city ...

in January 2005. In July 2005, Diogo signed with Spanish giants

as compatriot Pablo García, but found first team opportunities scarce. On 23 August 2006, the club decided to send him to fellow

side

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

on a

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-long loan; the move was made permanent in April 2007, but Madrid agreed to take just €4,5 million instead of the initial 6 million with the condition the player did not join

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in the future. On 6 January 2007, Diogo was involved in a fight with

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Euro ...

Luís Fabiano Luís Fabiano Clemente (born 8 November 1980), commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker most notably for Sevilla, São Paulo, and the Brazil national team. He is a prolific goals ...

after apparently stepping on the Brazilian's hand and insulting him, which led to the latter putting the former in a strangle-hold in the closing stages of the game. This incident was punished with a five-match ban to both players. Due to a serious knee injury, Diogo missed the entire 2008–09 campaign, with the

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ese now in the

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. He underwent a second operation in April 2009, being sidelined for a further eight months. On 12 December 2009, with Zaragoza back in the top level, Diogo returned to action with a goal, but in a 1–2 league home loss against

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. The player still contributed with a further 14 appearances, as the team managed to avoid relegation. Diogo returned to full fitness in

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, starting in all the league games he took part in (2,950 minutes of play) as Zaragoza again narrowly escaped relegation. He left the club in July, after failing to negotiate a new deal. Diogo signed a contract with

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in mid-January 2012, but requested to leave the

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n side after only 15 days, which was conceded. In late September he returned to active football, signing with Zaragoza neighbours

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in t ...

. In June 2013, Diogo agreed to a one-year deal at

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, He was released in January of the following year, returning to Zaragoza in the summer.

International career

An Uruguay international since 28 March 2003, playing nine minutes in a 2–2

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with

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in Tokyo, Diogo represented the nation at the

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and

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tournaments.

Personal life

Diogo was the son of footballer

Víctor Diogo Víctor Hugo Diogo Silva (born April 9, 1958 in Treinta y Tres) is a retired football defender from Uruguay. He played in 33 games for the Uruguay national football team, scoring one goal. Diogo played club football for Peñarol in Uruguay. H ...

, who also played for Peñarol and with some Brazilian clubs.En el nombre del padre, del hijo y... del fútbol (In the name of the father, the son and... football)
La Red 21, 10 October 2001

References

External links

Argentine League statistics
* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diogo, Carlos 1983 births Living people Uruguayan people of Brazilian descent Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Peñarol players Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético River Plate footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Real Madrid CF players Real Zaragoza players SD Huesca footballers Belgian Pro League players K.A.A. Gent players Uruguay men's international footballers 2004 Copa América players 2007 Copa América players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium