Diego Forlan Profile

Diego Forlan. Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born on May 19, 1979) is a winning football player who currently plays for Spanish La Liga team, Atlético de Madrid. He was born in Montevideo. His father Pablo Forlán, also played for Uruguay in 1974 in West Germany and Juan Carlos Corazzo bermana grandfather played for the Argentine soccer club Independiente CA. He has two citizens, Uruguay and Spain. Profile Diego Forlan : Full name: Diego Martín Forlán Corazo Date of birth: May 19, 1979 Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay Nationality: Uruguayan 2nd nationality: Spanish EU passport: Yes Height: 172 cms Weight: 75 kgs Club: Atlético Madrid Position: Striker [C] Squad Number: 7 Contract expires: 30.06.2013 Previous clubs: Independiente > (€11m) Manchester United > Villarreal > (€21m) Atletico Madrid International debut: March 2002, v Saudi Arabia International Caps: 56 International Goals: 21 World Cups: Korea/Japan 2002, South Africa 2010 (4th) Appreciation UEFA Europa League (2010) English FA Premier League (2003) English FA Cup (2004) Spanish La Liga Primera Top Scorer (2005, 2009) FIFA World Cup Best Player (2010) Biograpy 1979 - Born May 19 in Montevideo, Uruguay. 1999 - April: Member of the Uruguayan team that reached the FIFA World Youth Championship semifinals in Nigeria. 2006-April: Member of the Villarreal team that reached the UEFA Champions League semifinals, losing against Arsenal on dramatic style. July: Extends contract with Villarreal until 2010. 2007 - June 30: Agreed to move to Club Atletico de Madrid on a four-year deal reported to be in the region of €21m. July: Represented Uruguay in the Copa America of Venezuela. He scored three goals in 6 matches as they finished in 4th place. July 28: Scored his first goal for Atletico Madrid eleven minutes into his debut in the Intertoto Cup Third round match against Gloria Bistrita. 2008 - April 6: Scored once in Atletico de Madrid's 6-3 defeat of Almeria, to take his personal tally in La Liga to 68 and become the highest-ever Uruguayan goalscorer in the history of the Spanish league. June 17: Scored a hat-trick to help Uruguay rout a shambolic Peru 6-0 in their World Cup qualifier. 2009 - May 23: Scored a 14-minute hat-trick for Atletico Madrid on their La Liga 4-1 defeat of Athletic Bilbao. May 30: Scored his 32nd Liga goal of the season during Club Atletico de Madrid's 3-0 win over UD Almeria to claim the ESM Golden Shoe as Europe's top goalscorer as well as Spain's Pichichi award for the second time. He equalled Prudencio Sanchez's 1940/41 club record of scoring in eight successive league games and became the first player to score 30 goals or more in a Liga season since former FC Barcelona striker Ronaldo hit 34 in 1997.