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Diego Rafael Perrone Vienes (born 17 November 1979 in
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) is a retired
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an
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who played as a striker. He is the goalscorer leader of
Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity o ...
in all its history with 72 goals.


Career

Perrone began his career playing with his home team
Danubio F.C. Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity ...
, making his debut in 1996. He has gone through many clubs around the world including
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and León in
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,
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in
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
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in
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,
Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, afte ...
in
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, and finally
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in
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. He is recognized (especially by the
Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity o ...
supporters) for scoring the goal via "taco" on the Final of the
2004 Uruguayan Primera División Statistics of Primera División Uruguaya for the 2004 season. Overview It was contested by 18 teams, and Danubio won the championship. League standings Champions Apertura Clausura Championship Playoff Nacional and Danubio qualified to the ...
were Danubio was consecrated champion after winning
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1-0 that afternoon at the
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.


Goalscoring record

On 4 December 2011, thanks to the last of the three goals scored against Bella Vista, Perrone reached Ruben "Polillita" da Silva as top scorer in the history of the
Danubio Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity o ...
. The next game, played on February 18, 2012 (first round of Clausura) he scored in the 1-1 draw with Wanderers, adding its 72 goal in the club, and establishing himself as the leading scorer of
Danubio F.C. Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club based in Jardines del Hipódromo, Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Primera División. Founded in 1932, the club's home stadium is Jardines del Hipódromo, which has a capacity ...
in all its history.Montevideo Wanderers vs. Danubio 1 - 1
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Honours

;Danubio *
Uruguayan Primera División The Liga Profesional de Primera División (American Spanish , en, First Division Professional League, local: , ''First Division''), named "Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola" for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional Association football, ...
:
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
;Nacional *Liguilla: 2008


References


External links

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Profile at tenfieldigital
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perrone, Diego Uruguayan footballers Uruguay international footballers Danubio F.C. players Atlas F.C. footballers FC Lugano players Catania S.S.D. players Levadiakos F.C. players Club Nacional de Football players Club Olimpia footballers Central Español players Uruguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Serie B players Swiss Challenge League players Paraguayan Primera División players Uruguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Association football forwards Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan people of Italian descent 1979 births Living people