Diego Ribas da Cunha

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Personal information
Full name Diego Ribas da Cunha
Date of birth February 28, 1985 (age 22)
Place of birth    Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nickname Diego, Dieguinho, Bebezão
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club SV Werder Bremen
Number 10
Youth clubs
1997-2002 Santos FC
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002-2004
2004-2006
2006-		 Santos FC
FC Porto
Werder Bremen		 64 (21)
49 (4)
25 (10)   
National team2
2003- Brazil 16 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18 March 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 28 March 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Diego Ribas da Cunha (born February 28, 1985), also known as Diego, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He has played 20 games for Brazil.

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[edit] Profile

Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, he was signed by the São Paulo team Santos FC at age 12. Diego developed in the Santos youth system, making his first team debut at the age of 16 in the Rio-São Paulo Championship in 2002 and in the same year he won the domestic Campeonato Brasileiro championship. Diego was called up for the Brazil national squad for the Copa América 2004 tournament, and he was instrumental in securing the tournament victory for Brazil when he scored in the penalty shootout against Argentina in the final.

He was transferred to Portuguese club FC Porto in July 2004. Diego never found a stable position in the FC Porto team under coach Co Adriaanse.[1] And because of that, Diego was left out of the Brazil squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament. He moved to Werder Bremen in May 2006, signing a contract until 2010.[2]

In Bremen, he made an impressive start, scoring 8 goals and 10 assists and being named player of the month 3 times [3] in his first half season in the Bundesliga. This also granted him a return to the Brazilian national team for their friendly match against Switzerland in November, 2006. He was also voted to be best Bundesliga player in the first half of the season.

[edit] Honours

  • 2000 Salerna Mundialito with Brazil
  • 2001 South American Championship U-17 with Brazil
  • 2002 Toulon Tournament with Brazil
  • 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro with Santos FC
  • 2004 Copa América with Brazil
  • 2004 Portuguese Supercup with FC Porto
  • 2004 Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup) with FC Porto
  • 2006 SuperLiga with FC Porto
  • 2006 Premiere Ligapokal with Werder Bremen

[edit] Statistics

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Domestic League Domestic Cup Continental Competition Total
App Goals App Goals App  Goals App Goals
Werder Bremen 06-07 23 9 0 0 10 1 33 10
Total 23 9 0 0 10 1 33 10
FC Porto 05-06 19 1 4 1
04-05 30 3 6 1
Total 49 4 10 2
Santos FC 2003 33 9
2002 22 8
Total 55 17
Career Totals 127 30 20 3

[edit] References

  1. ^ Aaron Marcus, FC Porto: Diego To Werder Bremen, Goal.com, May 20, 2006
  2. ^ (German) Brasilianer Diego wechselt zu Werder Bremen, Werder.de, May 20, 2006
  3. ^ (German)[1] fussballer-des-monats.de, January 19, 2006

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SV Werder Bremen - Current Squad

1 Reinke | 3 Pasanen | 4 Naldo | 5 Wome | 6 Baumann | 7 Vranješ | 8 Fritz | 9 Rosenberg | 10 Diego | 11 Klose | 14 Hunt | 15 Owomoyela | 16 Andreasen | 17 Klasnić | 18 Wiese | 19 Polenz | 20 D. Jensen | 22 Frings | 23 Almeida | 24 Borowski | 26 Mohr | 27 Schulz | 29 Mertesacker | 30 K. Jensen | 32 Schachten | 33 Vander | 34 Harnik | 37 Rockenbach | 38 Bischoff
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