Diego Lugano

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Diego Lugano
Personal information
Full name	Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno
Date of birth	November 2, 1980 (1980-11-02) (age 27)
Place of birth	Canelones, Uruguay
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Fenerbahçe SK
Number	2
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2006 2006-	Nacional Montevideo Plaza Colonia São Paulo Fenerbahçe SK	008 (0) 035 (4) 176 (11) 057 (4) [1]
National team2
2004-	Uruguay	023 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of -. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 February 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno (born November 2, 1980 in Canelones) is a Uruguayan international footballer currently playing central defense for Turkish club Fenerbahçe. He is better known as Tota. He has previously played for Plaza Colonia, Nacional, and São Paulo, where he was very popular with the fans.

His family name, Lugano, is probably of Swiss origin. In fact in Switzerland, in the Canton of Ticino there is a city with the same name. There was a massive emigration from that Canton to Uruguay in the last centuries. The same case is for the other Uruguayan soccer player with the family name Canobbio.

In 2005, playing for São Paulo, he led his team to titles in the Campeonato Paulista, the Copa Libertadores, and FIFA Club World Championship. That same year, Lugano was awarded a prize as South America's best defender. In 2006, he carried his squad to runner-up in the Copa Libertadores.

In August 2006, after 2 months of rumors, he signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe^[2] and he become a fan favorite with the club. He won the Turkish Super League that year, the club's centenary year. Lugano missed a crucial penalty kick in the 2007 Copa America semifinal against Brazil which eliminated Uruguay.

With his great contribution, Fenerbahçe knock off Sevilla from Champions League 2nd round and for the first time at club history they will play at quarter finals against English side Chelsea.

Contents 1 Trivia 2 Honours 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Trivia

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• He is currently married and has two sons, Nicolas and new-born Taigo (who was also born on Diego's birthday).
• He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007, in which Uruguay finished 4th behind Mexico.
• He is also the national team's captain.
• He also has Italian citizenship.^[3]
• He is included in the Pro Evolution Soccer video games, under the false name Luponi

[edit] Honours

• 1999 Uruguayan Liguilla Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 1999 Uruguayan Torneo Apertura Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 2000 Uruguayan Torneo Apertura Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 2001 Uruguayan Torneo Clasura Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 1999-00 Primera División Uruguaya Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 2000-01 Primera División Uruguaya Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 2005 São Paulo State Championship Champions with São Paulo
• 2005 Copa Libertadores de América Winners with São Paulo
• 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Winners with São Paulo
• 2006 Brazilian Championship Champions with São Paulo
• 2007 Turkish Super League Champions with Fenerbahçe
• 2007 Turkish Super Cup Winners with Fenerbahçe

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Player Profile
• Information and Notes about Diego Lugano
• Football Database provides Diego Lugano's profile and stats

v • d • e Fenerbahçe S.K. – current squad 1 Volkan D. • 2 Lugano • 3 Roberto Carlos • 4 Appiah • 5 Yasin • 6 Wederson • 7 Kemal • 8 Kâzım Kâzım • 9 Kežman • 15 M. Aurélio • 17 C. Arat • 18 A. Bilgin • 19 Önder • 20 Alex • 21 Selçuk • 22 Serdar • 23 Semih • 24 Deniz • 25 U. Boral • 32 Gürhan • 33 Maldonado • 36 Edu Dracena • 38 I. Parlak • 77 Gökhan • 88 Volkan B. • 89 Mert • 99 Deivid • -- Emre B. • Manager: Zico

Persondata
NAME	Diego Lugano
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Uruguayan footballer.
DATE OF BIRTH	November 2, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH	Canelones, Uruguay
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH