Diego Ribas da Cunha

Diego Ribas da Cunha , more known under the name of Diego is a Football Brazilian or born the February 28th 1985 with Ribeirão Preto (). He plays station of offensive medium with the Werder Bremen and the team of Brazil. He gained two Copa America and a Intercontinental Coupe.

Career

As of the 12 years age, Diego signs with the Santos FC. It is in this club that Diego is pointed out, after having gained at 16 years the Tournoi Rio-São Paulo . The even year, it gains the championship of Brazil.

The following year, Diego misses joining Tottenham, but its transfer is cancelled in the last minutes of the mercato by the president of Santos.

It is then called to finally dispute with the national team the Copa America of 2004, where it is distinguished from its good performances, concluded by a shooting with the victorious goal vis-a-vis the Argentine.

Diego joined the club Portuguese FC Oporto in July 2004, but it does not find its place there and is not often established by Co Adriaanse. It is in particular for that Diego does not appear in the called Brazilian group disputed the World cup 2006.

In Werder of Bremen

In May 2006, Diego signs a contract the binder with the Werder Bremen until in 2010. It arrives at Bremen in July, and takes part, for its first match, with the finale of the Coupe of the League vis-a-vis the Bayern of Munich (the August 5th, gained 2-0)

Diego begins the season 2006/2007 perfectly, by registering the first goal of its team in Bundesliga during displacement in Hanover (4-2 for the Werder). The following match is same level, and shows a victory of Bremen 2-1 vis-a-vis the Bayer Leverkusen

Thanks to its superb performances, Diego is appointed better player of August. It nauseates its adversaries by its technique, and becomes essential in the play brêmois, just like its fellow-member Torsten Frings. With them two, they form the best medium ground in Germany, and make it possible the club to go up on the first walk of the classification.

It is then appointed better player of October, then December, and finally better player of the first part of season .

Extremely of " its titers" obtained with the German club, Diego is again called by the team of Brazil in November, which disputes a friendly match vis-a-vis in Switzerland.

After the winter truce, Diego " éteint" somewhat, just like its team in League of the Champions. But it finds its play at the time of the 1/4 finale return of UEFA Cup, which opposes it to AZ Alkmaar. At the time of this match, Diego delivers two decisive master keys (with Tim Borowski and Miroslav Klose), and registers a goal at the end of the part.

The April 15th, Diego finds the way of the nets in championship, with a goal on blow-franc vis-a-vis the Borussia Dortmund, which changes the score to 2-0. Five days later, and vis-a-vis Aachen, it marks an exceptional goal of the 62 meters, and makes it possible its team to pass the bar of the 60 points.

In April, the Real Madrid wishes to discuss with the player, but Klaus Allofs, the manager of the Werder, refuses any negotiation. Diego announces its wish thereafter to remain with the club: " I am very happy here with Bremen, and in this moment I live the most beautiful moments of my carrière".

In spite of the 3rd place obtained by its team, Diego is crowned by the German journalists better player of the season with a little more than 50%, preceding Theofánis Ghékas and Mario Gomez. One speaks about him with the Bayern Munich to fill by the vacuum of the medium ground left by Michael Ballack. Finally, it decides to prolong its contract with Bremen until in 2011.

Clubs

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2004 - 2006: ()
2006 -…: (Germany)

In national team

Diego counts 20 selections with the team of Brazil, the first in April 2003 whereas it was only 18 years old.

Prize list

Better player of season 2006-2007 of Victorious Bundesliga
of the Copa America in 2004 and 2007 with the team of Brazil.
Champion of Brazil in 2002, 2004 with Victorious Santos FC
of the Intercontinental Cut in 2004 with FC Victorious Oporto
of the Supercoupe of Portugal in 2004 with FC Oporto

Victorious of the Tournament of Toulon (- 20ans) in 2002 with and the team of Brazil
Champion of America of the South of less than 17 years, in 2001 with and the team of Brazil

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