Diego Forlán Best Uruguayan Footballer Plays

Diego Forlán Best Uruguayan Footballer Plays

Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid of La Liga. He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe.

He was born into a family of footballers. His father Pablo had played for the Uruguay national football team during the 1966 FIFA World Cup held in England and the 1974 FIFA World Cup held in West Germany and his grandfather (through his mother), Juan Carlos Corazo, played for Independiente in Argentina.

Forlán debuted for the Uruguayan national team in 2002. He scored in the 2002 FIFA World Cup against Senegal with a volley. He also scored against Brazil in the 35th minute of the 2007 Copa América semi-final. However, he missed his shot during the subsequent penalty shootout, which Brazil ultimately won 5–4. Since the 2007 Copa America, Forlán has become a regular for Uruguay and often has a place in the starting XI. On 17 June 2008, he scored a hat trick in a World Cup qualifying game against Peru.

Personal information
Full name Diego Martín Forlán Corazo
Date of birth 19 May 1979 (1979-05-19) (age 31)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Atlético Madrid
Number 7
Youth career
Peñarol
Danubio
Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2002 Independiente 80 (37)
2002–2004 Manchester United 63 (10)
2004–2007 Villarreal 106 (54)
2007– Atlético Madrid 102 (66)

Adrea Dossena Best Players Football

Adrea Dossena Best Players Football

Andrea Dossena (born 11 September 1981 in Lodi) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for Liverpool. Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad. He made his Serie A debut on 18 November 2001, city derby against Chievo. Italian Serie A team Treviso signed Dossena in co-ownership deal in 2005, which promoted due to Caso Genoa.

Andrea Dossena Personal information Date of birth 11 September 1981 (1981-09-11) (age 28) Place of birth Lodi, Italy Height 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)[1] Playing position Left Back Club information Current club Napoli Number 3 Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls)† 2001–2005 Verona 099 0(3) 2005–2006 Treviso 021 0(0) 2006–2008 Udinese 063 0(2) 2008–2010 Liverpool 018 0(1) National team‡ 2000–2001 Italy U-20 4 (0) 2007– Italy 10 (0)