Diego Pérez (footballer)
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Pérez with Uruguay in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Uruguay A' (manager) Uruguay U18 (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Defensor Sporting | 138 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Peñarol | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Monaco | 146 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Bologna | 108 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 405 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2014 | Uruguay | 89 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Uruguay U20 (interim) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Uruguay A' | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Uruguay U18 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈpeɾes]; born 18 May 1980), nicknamed "Ruso" (Spanish for "Russian"), is a Uruguayan football manager and former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He has played 89 matches for the Uruguay national football team, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2011 editions of the Copa América. He is currently the manager of Uruguay A' and Uruguay under-18 national teams.