Diego Ribas da Cunha
Diego in 2010 with Juventus
Diego Ribas da Cunha, called Diego ( born February 28, 1985 in Ribeirão Preto ), is a Brazilian- Italian footballer who stands since January 2014 with Atlético Madrid under contract.
- 2.1 The 2008 Olympics
- 4.1 club
- 4.2 national team
- 4.3 Personal Awards
- 4.4 footballer / Goal of the Month
Club career
In Brazil
Diego began at age six when Comercial FC Ribeirao Preto playing football and then played three years at Paulistinha Sao Carlos. At age eleven, he was brought to the youth department of FC Santos. Subsequently, he was active for the first team of Santos and won in 2000 and 2003, the Brazilian championship.
FC Porto
In summer 2004, Diego moved for a transfer fee of around eight million euros for the Portuguese first division club FC Porto, where he should replace its lost to FC Barcelona Deco. But here he came infrequently used.
Werder Bremen
In summer 2006, Diego moved for about six million euros to Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga, where he signed a fixed-term contract until 30 June 2010. Before that time, Miroslav Klose, who joined in 2004 for five million Euro from 1 FC Kaiserslautern to Bremen, as from up to then the most expensive transfer of the club's history. Werder he followed Johan Micoud, who had moved to Bordeaux, on the playmaker position. In his first season at Werder he scored 15 goals in 50 official matches, and prepared an additional 16 gates before. In addition, he received several awards for its activities ( see below). In September 2007, Diego 's valid until 2010 agreement was extended for a further year until 30 June 2011.
Juventus
For the season 2009/10 moved to Diego Italian giants Juventus in the Serie A. The Brazilian received a temporary to 30 June 2014 contract. The transfer fee was € 24.5 million and could rise based on performance up to 27 million. In his second competitive match for Juventus AS Roma he scored two goals for the 3-1 win. As the season progresses Diego came after a total of streaky season in the criticism. That's why he played with coach Luigi Delneris plans for the season 2010/11 no longer relevant and should be sold.
VfL Wolfsburg
During the summer break in 2010 Diego returned to the Bundesliga back to VfL Wolfsburg. The Brazilian signed for Wolfsburg's who paid a transfer fee of 15.5 million Euros, a contract until 2014. Diego completed on 28 August (2nd Round ) in the 3:4 home defeat against 1 FSV Mainz 05 his first game for the Lower and scored the goal for intermediate 3-0.
On the final day of the 2010/11 season Diego left the team hotel at this time only one point from the relegation zone remote Wolfsburg, after he learned there in the team meeting that he would not be in the starting lineup. Diego received a warning from VfL Wolfsburg and therefore had to pay a fine. Media reported that the amount of fines have amounted to 500,000 euros. On 24 June 2011, VfL Wolfsburg announced that they would be separated from Diego. Although he was allowed to participate in team training, but was not considered by coach Magath for the Games of VfL.
One-year loan to Madrid
31 August 2011 Diego joined on loan for the season 2011/12 to Atlético Madrid. His first competitive goal he scored on 15 September 2011 in the 2-0 victory against Celtic FC in the UEFA Europa League. 9 May 2012 Diego won with his team the final in Bucharest. In the victory over Athletic Bilbao he scored the 3-0.
Return to Wolfsburg
After his loan contract expiry Diego returned to the 2012/13 season to Wolfsburg back. After no new employer had been found for the playmaker to coach Felix Magath decided to go with Diego in the season. Diego also apologized in an open letter for his misconduct in May 2011 and expressed his gratitude for his second chance at VfL.
Return to Madrid
On January 31, 2014 Diego returned half a year before his contract end in Wolfsburg in the Primera División for Atlético Madrid back. He signed a contract until the end of Season 2013 / 14th In its first use in the home match against Real Sociedad, he came off the bench and scored his first goal for the 4-0 final score.
National
Diego played for the first time on 30 April 2003 against Mexico in the Brazilian national team. In July 2003 he took part in the Gold Cup, where he scored his first international goal in his third international match on 15 July 2003 against Honduras. In July 2004, he participated with the squad at the Copa America and was in the final against Argentina on 25 July 2004.
In the following two and a half years Diego was no longer used in the Seleção and missed by, among others, the 2006 World Cup. On 15 November 2006 he came under coach Dunga in the game against Switzerland (2-1) for the first time to an international match, when he came on in the 89th minute.
On 1 June 2007, it marked the inauguration (first senior international ) of the new Wembley Stadium against England the 1:1 equalizing goal in injury time.
End of June 2007 took Diego with Brazil at the Copa America in part; he was replaced in the first game at halftime, and substitute in the third game and the semifinals in each of the 73 minutes. In the final against Argentina, which Brazil won 3-0, he came off the bench in the final minute.
His most last international game for the senior team, he played on 10 September 2008 in a 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifier against Bolivia. For the 2010 and 2011 Copa America World Cup, he was not considered.
2008 Olympics
For the 2008 Summer Olympics Diego was nominated on July 8, 2008 by coach Carlos Dunga. Although Werder Bremen Diego it was forbidden to fly to Beijing, he sat down - as well as other national players from Bundesliga clubs - on the Prohibition of time. In the tournament, he scored in the first round against China a hit ( 3-0) and eventually won with his team against Belgium the bronze medal, in which he scored the opening goal (final score 3-0). He came in all six games of the tournament are used.
Private
On 28 May 2010 he married his longtime girlfriend Bruna Letícia Araújo. On 1 February 2011, their son was born.
In addition to his Brazilian passport he also has Italian citizenship.
Achievements / Awards
Association
Santos FC (2002-2004)
- Brazilian champion: 2002, 2004
FC Porto (2004-2006)
- World Cup winner: 2004
- Portuguese champions: 2005/ 06
- Portuguese Cup Winners: 2005/ 06
Werder Bremen (2006-2009)
- DFL - League Cup winners: 2006
- DFB Cup winners: 2008/ 09
- UEFA Cup Runners-up: 2008/ 09
Atlético Madrid (2011-2012)
- Europa League Winners: 2011/12
National
- Winner of the Copa América: 2004, 2007
- Olympic bronze medal: 2008
Personal Awards
- Best fielders in the first Bundesliga 2006/2007, according to Kicker survey
- Second in the poll for Player of the Year 2007 in Germany
- Five times Player of the Month
- Six nominations for Player of the Month
- VDV Player of the Season 2006/ 07
- Best fielders in the first Bundesliga before the winter break of the season 2007/ 08, according to Kicker survey of Bundesliga soccer players
- Goal of the Year 2007 ( against Alemannia Aachen 3-1 in April 2007 from 63.8 meters )
- Three times contactors of the gate of the Month: October 2006, April 2007, November 2007
- Third parties for the election of the player of the season 2008/ 09 with 11.5%
- 2008: hand print on the Mall of Fame
Footballer / Goal of the Month
- Already after just three league games in the season 2006/ 07 Diego was voted player of the month of August.
- His goal to make it 1-0 in the Bundesliga match against Bayern Munich on 21 October 2006 were selected for goal of the month of October. At the same time, he won election to the player of the month of October.
- In December 2006, he was the third time Player of the Month. The decisive factors were his goals and assists against Hertha BSC and Eintracht Frankfurt.
- A short time later, Diego received by the Association of Contract football players ( VDV) the award for best player of the season 2006/07. 270 professionals from the premier league voted on, with Diego with 49.6% clear ( 32.7 %) was lying in second place before his former team-mate Miroslav Klose.
- Great attention was his goal for the 3-1 final score against Alemannia Aachen ( 30th Round, 20 April 2007), when he was able to put the ball in the goal with a shot of 63.8 meters from goal. That goal was voted Goal of the Month April and the Goal of the Year 2007.
- In September and December 2007, Diego was re-elected Player of the Month and is now with five awards new record holder. From 275 surveyed Bundesliga players Diego was voted player of the season so far in 2007/ 08 at 44.9 %, well ahead of Franck Ribéry ( 21.5 %) and Rafael van der Vaart ( 16.8 %).
- When choosing Footballer of the Year in 2007 chose German journalists Diego with 175 votes behind Mario Gomez from VfB Stuttgart (196 votes) ranked second