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Diego Lugano
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| Diego Lugano | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno | |
| Date of birth | November 2, 1980 (age 26) | |
| Place of birth | Canelones, Uruguay | |
| Height | 188 cm | |
| Nickname | Tota | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Fenerbahçe SK | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-2006 2006-present |
Nacional Montevideo Plaza Colonia São Paulo Fenerbahçe SK |
8 (0) 35 (4) 176 (11) 23 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| --present | Uruguay | 11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno (born November 2, 1980 in Canelones) is a Uruguayan international footballer, who is nicknamed Tota. A tough-tackling central defender with powerful aerial ability, he currently plays for Fenerbahçe, having previously played for Plaza Colonia, Club Nacional de Football and São Paulo Futebol Clube where he was very popular with the fans.
In 2005, playing for São Paulo, he led his team to win Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores de América and FIFA Club World Championship. In 2005, Lugano was awarded South America's Best Defender. In 2006, he carried his squad to runner-up in the Copa Libertadores de América.
In the 2005 winter transfer window, after heavy rumours, it was almost a certain Lugano would leave for a European squad. Livorno, Millwall, Bolton, Reading, Newcastle United and Espanyol were among the bidding suitors. Surprisingly Diego chose to stay with São Paulo for another season.
In August 2006, after 2 months of rumours, he signed a four-year contract with Turkish side Fenerbahçe SK.
He's currently married and has two sons, Nicolas and new born Taigo (who was also born on Diego's birthday).
| Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü - Current Squad |
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1 Volkan | 4 Appiah | 5 Ümit | 7 Mehmet | 9 Kežman | 10 Tuncay | 11 Tümer | 15 Aurélio | 16 Kerim | 17 Can | 19 Önder | 20 Alex | 21 Selçuk | 22 Serdar | 23 Semih | 24 Deniz | 25 Uğur | 27 Kemal | 29 Olcan | 30 Serkan | 34 Rüştü | 35 Lugano | 36 Edu | 46 Senyil | 47 Umut | 48 Osman | 49 Alper | 99 Deivid | Manager Zico |
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