Diego Cagna

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Diego Sebastián Cagna (born April 19, 1970 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine professional football midfielder, he currently works as the manager of Argentine 2nd division side Club Atlético Tigre.

His first professional first division match was in December 1988, with Argentinos Juniors. He transferred to Independiente at the beginning of 1992, where he played for 4 years.

Cagna played then with Boca Juniors from the Apertura 1996 until the end of 1999 when, at 29 years of age and after winning the Clausura 1999, he moved to Spanish Villarreal CF. He played 3 seasons with the Yellow Submarine, and after playing the Apertura 2002 with Mexican Atlético Celaya, he returned to Boca Juniors in 2003.

With the Argentine national football team he won the Confederations Cup 1992, and participated of the Copa América 1999.

Diego Cagna, who was long time captain of the team with Independiente, Boca Juniors and Villareal, was a reserve player, behind Boca Juniors' promising youngsters, he retired in 2005.

In December 2006, he became Tigre's coach, for hs first coaching job.