Víctor Hugo Diogo Silva (born April 9, 1958 in
Treinta y Tres
Treinta y Tres () is the capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay.
Location
The city is located on Route 8, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural area, a zone of ' ...
) is a retired
football defender from
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
. He played in 33 games for the
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in international football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The Uruguayan team i ...
, scoring one goal.
Diogo played club football for
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 ...
in Uruguay. He made his international debut on September 20, 1979 in a
Copa América match against Paraguay (0-0) in
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...
. Diogo was a member of the team that competed at the
1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
Between 1986 and 1989 he played for
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
of Brazil.
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Profile
1958 births
Living people
People from Treinta y Tres
Uruguayan footballers
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Association football defenders
Uruguay under-20 international footballers
Uruguay international footballers
1979 Copa América players
1983 Copa América players
1986 FIFA World Cup players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Peñarol players
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
Expatriate footballers in Brazil
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Uruguayan people of Brazilian descent
Copa América-winning players
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