Diego Latorre

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Diego Latorre
Personal information
Full name Diego Fernando Latorre
Date of birth August 4, 1969 (1969-08-04) (age 38)
Place of birth    Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position striker
Club information
Current club retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1987 - 1992
1992 - 1993
1993 - 1995
1996
1996 - 1998
1998 - 1999
1999 - 2000
2000
2000 - 2001
2001 - 2003
2003
2003 - 2005
2005 - 2006		 Boca Juniors
Fiorentina
CD Tenerife
UD Salamanca
Boca Juniors
Racing Club
Cruz Azul
Chacarita Juniors
Rosario Central
Club Celaya
Dorados de Sinaloa
Comunicaciones
Alacranes Durango		 119 (33)
2 (0)
69 (15)
15 (1)
67 0(23)
29 (10)
18 (6)
14 (2)
9 (1)
68 (27)
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-
13 (0)   
National team
1991 Argentina 6 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Diego Fernando Latorre (born August 4, 1969 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football (soccer) striker.

Latorre was one of the first Argentine players to be labelled as the "New Maradona". He made his professional debut for Boca Juniors on October 18, 1987 against Platense scoring his first goal at the same match. He won the 1991 Argentine league with Boca Juniors. His good performance took him to play with the Argentina national football team scoring his first goal in a Friendly match against Brazil.

In 1992, he joined Fiorentina with Gabriel Batistuta after the pair helped Argentina to win the Copa America in 1991. While Batistuta eventually became one of Fiorentina's all-time greats, Latorre only made 2 appearance with the club and quickly left for CD Tenerife in La Liga. He made 67 appearances 15 goals with the Spanish club. He moved to UD Salamanca in 1995, but only spent a single season there. He returned to Boca Juniors in 1996. He also played for Racing Club de Avellaneda and Rosario Central after returning from Europe. He later played in Mexico and Guatemala before retiring in 2005.

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