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Forlan Diego: career and biography of the most famous Uruguayan football player in history

Forlan Diego is a person who isone of the most prominent players in the history of Uruguay. He is the recognized record holder of his national team for the number of matches played and the best player of the 2010 World Cup. And besides, the first player who played for the Uruguayan team a hundred games. This causes respect for him. But all of the above is not the only thing that Forlan Diego can be proud of. He has a lot of achievements, and they should be told in more detail.

Forlan Diego

Family and childhood

Diego Forlan, whose photo shows usstrong and strong football player, was born in a sports family. His father played for the Uruguayan national team in 1966. It was the World Cup, held in England. He also performed with the team at the World Cup in 1974 in the Federal Republic of Germany. Grandfather Forlan on the maternal line, whose name was Juan Carlos Corazo, was also a famous footballer. He played in the Independiente club. But on the club career, Juan decided not to stop and then began to coach the national team of Uruguay. Uncle Forlan (Ricardo Bochini and Jose Pastoris) were also well-known professional players.

So the future of the boy was already determinedin advance. However, as a child, he played tennis very well and showed a genuine interest in this sport, but then he decided to become a football player, taking an example from his relatives.

 Diego Forlan pictures

Club career

It is worth noting that Forlan Diego has changed a lotclubs in their entire life. If we talk about youth teams, then I must say that he played in three clubs. The first was "Danubio". There he played little - from 1990 to 1991. Then he moved to "Penrol" (from 1991 to 1994). And the last youth club of Diego was the well-known "Independiente" - his grandfather's team.

For the life of professional football player ForlanDiego changed eight clubs. The maximum period for which he lingered in this or that team is four years. After playing in the youth team "Independiente", he began to speak for the adult squad. Until 2002, he defended the honor of this club, played in 80 games and scored 37 goals.

Then he moved to England, at Manchester United.There he went on the field 63 times and issued ten goals. Then from 2004 to 2007 he spent time in Spain, playing for Villarreal. For three years he went on the field 106 times and scored 54 goals. After that, he played for 4 years with Madrid "Atletico". With this team he had 134 matches and scored 74 goals! Not surprisingly, with this indicator, he became one of the most beloved players of the fans of the Spanish club.

Then footballer Diego Forlan moved to Italyto play for Milan "Inter". He played 18 games and issued only two goals. The year the striker spent in Italy and then signed an agreement with the "Internacional" (Brazil), where he played 47 matches and issued 19 goals. But also for more than a year the player did not stay there and went to the Japanese club "Cerezo Osaka". After playing 42 games and scoring 17 goals for the team, in 2015 he signed a contract with FC Penarol, returning to his homeland, in Uruguay.

 Diego Forlan where he plays

National team appearances

You can tell a lot about this football player,as Diego Forlan. Where he is playing now is understandable. And now I would like to talk about his performances for his native team. He started playing in the composition since 2002. Especially well, he began to show himself a couple of years after his debut. At the World Championship-2010 distinguished himself well. He scored goals, realized penalties, created assists. No wonder he was recognized as the best player in the tournament, despite the fact that his national team lost.

In 2011, the Uruguayan helped his team winCup of America, scoring in the gate of the Paraguayan national team two goals. In 2013, Forlan played the 100th match for his team, which made him the first Uruguayan football player to reach such a mark.

football player Diego Forlan

Personal life

It is impossible not to note the attention and privacyfootball player. Diego works for the Alejandra Forlan Foundation, helping people who have been seriously injured by road accidents. The sister of the football player, who is called Alejandra, in 1991 had an accident and from that moment remained paralyzed for life.

Since 2008, the Uruguayan has been in a relationship with SairaNaray (a well-known television presenter and model from Argentina), and they even planned a wedding, having scheduled a date for July 2011. But just before the start of the America's Cup, there was information that the young people broke up.

But in 2013, July 2, Forlan played a wedding with a 23-year-old student of a medical university. With it, he met before this year and a half.

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