Diego Folgar Toimil (born 6 January 1983), commonly known as Dieguito, is a Spanish former professional

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. Dieguito also occasionally plays as winger. Dieguito spent his time mostly at the lower-tier divisions in Spain before continuing his career in

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Club career

Career in Spain

Dieguito started his professional career at 18 years old with

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. He made his professional debut on 4 November 2011 against

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, being substituted 2 minutes before the end of match. He concluded the season with 4 appearances, but the club was relegated after the season. Dieguito continued his football career at the fourth-tier

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

and fifth-tier

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in Spain after spending a season in Segunda División B. He spent a total of 10 seasons in these division, and played for 9 clubs during the period.

Southern

Dieguito joined newly promoted

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club

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. He made his debut for the club on 1 September 2012 against

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. He scored in the 1st minute but the club lost 1–3 eventually. In the 2013–14 season, he was assigned squad number 10, after teammate Lam Ho Kwan changed to 2. Dieguito wore number 9 in the previous season.

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