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Diego Godín
b. 1986
Uruguayan association football player (born 1986)
- Born
- 16 Feb 1986 · Rosario
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 16 Feb 1986BornBorn in Rosario
- 2003 – 2006TeamC.A. Cerro
- 2004 – 2005TeamUruguay national under-20 football team
- 2005 – 2022TeamUruguay men's national football team
- 2006 – 2007TeamClub Nacional de Football
- 2007 – 2010TeamVillarreal CF
- 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2010 – 2019TeamAtlético Madrid
- 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
- 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
- 2019 – 2020TeamInter Milan
- 2020 – 2022TeamCagliari Calcio
- 2022 – 2023TeamClub Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
- 2022TeamClube Atlético Mineiro
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1986 – today).
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Diego Roberto Godín Leal (born 16 February 1986) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, he started out at Cerro and three years later was transferred to Primera División side Nacional. He then spent the majority of his career in Spain, representing Villarreal and Atlético Madrid and winning eight titles with the latter club, including the La Liga championship in the 2013–14 season. He also played in Italy with Inter Milan and Cagliari, in Brazil with Atlético Mineiro and in Argentina with Vélez Sarsfield, retiring in 2023.
A Uruguay international from 2005 to 2022, Godín is the country's all-time most-capped player. He represented the national side at four World Cups and six Copa América tournaments, winning the 2011 edition of the latter competition.
Text from the Wikipedia article Diego Godín, CC BY-SA 4.0
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