| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diogo Maria de Sousa Franco de Matos | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder, Sweeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sporting CP | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Académica | 15 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Alverca | 103 | (4) |
| 2001–2004 | Sporting CP | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Alverca (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Diogo Maria de Sousa Franco de Matos (born 15 November 1975) is a retired Portuguese footballer.
A youth product of Sporting Clube de Portugal, Diogo spent most of his career with Alverca. In 2001 Diogo returned to Sporting but loaned to Las Palmas[1] and Alverca[2] in the second and the third season.
He finished as the third with team in 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.