Diego Tardelli

Tardelli at Anzhi Makhachkala

Diego Tardelli Martins (born 10 May 1985 in Santa Bárbara d' Oeste), better known as Diego Tardelli, is a Brazilian footballer.

Club career

Career start in Brazil

In his youth, Diego Tardelli played with future stars like Diego and Robinho to Santos. After a brief business with União Barbarense he was obliged from Sao Paulo and ran in 2003 for the first time for the first team on. From the beginning, he could there despite well-known sizes in the team establish and completed in the first three years of his career over 70 league games. Tardelli ran on, among other things on the side of Grafite Júlio Baptista, Luís Fabiano or Kaka, but was able to win with São Paulo but no championship. Success of the team arrive at the state of São Paulo Championship and the Copa Libertadores 2005.

Lending with Sevilla, São Caetano and Eindhoven

In January 2006, the Brazilian striker to the Spanish side Real Betis was awarded, but could not generate any matches there in 13 missions. It was followed by another one-year lending with AD São Caetano, where Tardelli should take on his former coach Émerson Leão. But even arrived back in Brazil he could not convince. It was not until his third hire station, the Dutch success club PSV Eindhoven striker 2006/ 07 returned almost back to old form. Offensively he played for PSV again with renowned players such as Jefferson Farfán or already at the End of career ends located world star Patrick Kluivert together and was able to win the Dutch championship in 2007. In addition, the Brazilians also completed games in the UEFA Champions League 2006/ 07 and failed in Eindhoven in the quarter finals on eventual finalists Liverpool.

Return to Brazil

After his time in Eindhoven Diego Tardelli returned to Sao Paulo. Although he was again able to contribute only one goal in 20 league games, his team won the national championship. 2008, the striker then moved on to league rivals Flamengo and celebrated with the club winning the state championship in Rio de Janeiro and the Taça Guanabara. On August 3, 2008, he broke off with a game against Cruzeiro 's arm and fell several months out injured. For the new season Tardelli changed in January 2009 to Atlético Mineiro, where he was to find his old goalscoring in the first year and top scorer in the Brazilian league was the first for the new club. Just like Adriano Tardelli scored 19 goals. The following season, 2010, he won with his team the state championship of Minas Gerais.

Change to Russia and Qatar

In March 2011, the Brazilian striker was followed by the wake-up call of money and moved to Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia. The club was recently taken over by billionaire Suleiman Kerimov Abusaidowitsch. Beside him, also his countrymen Roberto Carlos, João Carlos da Silva and Jucilei were committed. For Tardelli time in Makhachkala, however, was not successful. The striker was in 13 games achieve a single goal and moved in January 2012 to al - Gharafa Sports Club in the Emirate of Qatar. With the club he won the Emir of Qatar Cup in 2012. Tardellis trainer at al - Gharafa was his countryman and former national player Paulo Silas.

Re- return to Brazil

In February 2013 Diego Tardelli returned to Atlético Mineiro.

National

During his first successful time at Atletico Mineiro Tardelli graduated in the years 2009 and 2010 under coach Dunga total of five games for the Brazilian national football team.

Achievements

  • State Championship of São Paulo in 2005
  • Copa Libertadores 2005
  • Dutch Champion 2007
  • Brazilian Champion 2007
  • State Championship in Rio de Janeiro in 2008
  • Taça Guanabara 2008
  • State of Minas Gerais Championship 2010
  • Qatari Cup Winners 2012

Personal honors

  • Scorer of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol 2009
  • Scorer in the state championship of Minas Gerais in 2009
  • Prêmio Arthur Friedenreich 2009
  • Selected team of Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2009
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