Diego Raúl Pozo (born 16 February 1978) is an

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former

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and football manager, currently in charge of Gimnasia Mendoza.

Playing career

Club

Pozo began his playing career with Godoy Cruz in his hometown of Mendoza in 1995. He also played for Huracán, Talleres and Instituto before joining Colón in 2008.

International

On 20 May 2009 Pozo made his debut with

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in a 3–1 friendly match victory against

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. The Argentine team was made up of players based in the

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. He also played the friendlies against

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and

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, as well as the unofficial friendly against

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. Pozo had a poor performance at the aforementioned unofficial friendly. Subsequently, he was called up for Argentina's

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squad as the third goalkeeper.

Coaching career

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Pozo was appointed manager of Gimnasia Mendoza.Comenzó en Gimnasia la era Diego Pozo
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References

External links

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Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI *
Colón profile
* 1978 births Living people People from Mendoza Province Sportspeople from Mendoza, Argentina Argentine footballers Argentina international footballers Association football goalkeepers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Instituto footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Chile 2010 FIFA World Cup players {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub