Diego Lugano

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Diego Lugano
Personal information
Full name Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno
Date of birth November 2, 1980 (1980-11-02) (age 27)
Place of birth    Canelones, Uruguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Fenerbahçe SK
Number 2
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999-2001
2001-2002
2002-2006
2006-		 Nacional Montevideo
Plaza Colonia
São Paulo
Fenerbahçe SK		 008 (0)
035 (4)
176 (11)
057 (4) [1]   
National team2
2004- Uruguay 023 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of -.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 23 February 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno (born November 2, 1980 in Canelones) is a Uruguayan international footballer currently playing central defense for Turkish club Fenerbahçe. He is better known as Tota. He has previously played for Plaza Colonia, Nacional, and São Paulo, where he was very popular with the fans.

His family name, Lugano, is probably of Swiss origin. In fact in Switzerland, in the Canton of Ticino there is a city with the same name. There was a massive emigration from that Canton to Uruguay in the last centuries. The same case is for the other Uruguayan soccer player with the family name Canobbio.

In 2005, playing for São Paulo, he led his team to titles in the Campeonato Paulista, the Copa Libertadores, and FIFA Club World Championship. That same year, Lugano was awarded a prize as South America's best defender. In 2006, he carried his squad to runner-up in the Copa Libertadores.

In August 2006, after 2 months of rumors, he signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe[2] and he become a fan favorite with the club. He won the Turkish Super League that year, the club's centenary year. Lugano missed a crucial penalty kick in the 2007 Copa America semifinal against Brazil which eliminated Uruguay.

With his great contribution, Fenerbahçe knock off Sevilla from Champions League 2nd round and for the first time at club history they will play at quarter finals against English side Chelsea.

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[edit] Trivia

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  • He is currently married and has two sons, Nicolas and new-born Taigo (who was also born on Diego's birthday).
  • He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007, in which Uruguay finished 4th behind Mexico.
  • He is also the national team's captain.
  • He also has Italian citizenship.[3]
  • He is included in the Pro Evolution Soccer video games, under the false name Luponi

[edit] Honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ Profile at TFF.org.tr
  2. ^ Profile at fenerbahce.org
  3. ^ Profile at transfermarkt.de

[edit] External links

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Fenerbahçe S.K. – current squad

1 Volkan D. • 2 Lugano • 3 Roberto Carlos • 4 Appiah • 5 Yasin • 6 Wederson • 7 Kemal • 8 Kâzım Kâzım • 9 Kežman • 15 M. Aurélio • 17 C. Arat • 18 A. Bilgin • 19 Önder • 20 Alex • 21 Selçuk • 22 Serdar • 23 Semih • 24 Deniz • 25 U. Boral • 32 Gürhan • 33 Maldonado • 36 Edu Dracena • 38 I. Parlak • 77 Gökhan • 88 Volkan B. • 89 Mert • 99 Deivid • -- Emre B. •

Manager: Zico


Persondata
NAME Diego Lugano
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno
SHORT DESCRIPTION Uruguayan footballer.
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Canelones, Uruguay
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH