Diego Placente

Diego Placente
Placente with Bordeaux in 2009
Personal information
Full name Diego Rodolfo Placente
Date of birth (1977-04-24) 24 April 1977
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Argentina U20 (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Argentinos Juniors 36 (0)
1997–2001 River Plate 110 (5)
2001–2005 Bayer Leverkusen 123 (3)
2005–2007 Celta Vigo 59 (0)
2008 San Lorenzo 14 (0)
2008–2010 Bordeaux 9 (0)
2010–2011 San Lorenzo 16 (0)
2011–2012 Nacional 11 (0)
2012–2013 Argentinos Juniors 16 (1)
Total 394 (9)
International career
1997 Argentina U20 7 (1)
2000–2005 Argentina 22 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2015 Argentinos Juniors (assistant)
2017–2024 Argentina U15 (assistant)
2023–2024 Argentina U17
2025– Argentina U20
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina (as player)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner1997 Malaysia
South American U-20 Championship
Winner1997 Chile
Representing  Argentina (as manager)
South American U-17 Championship
2023 Ecuador
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up2025 Venezuela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Rodolfo Placente (born 24 April 1977) is an Argentine manager and former footballer who played as a left-back. He is the current manager of the Argentina U20 national team.