Diego López (footballer, born August 1974)
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For other people named Diego López, see Diego López (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Breijo.
Luis Diego López Breijo (Latin American Spanish: [lwisˈðjeɣo ˈlopes];[lower-alpha 1] born 22 August 1974) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who manages Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC.
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Full name | Luis Diego López Breijo | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1974-08-22) 22 August 1974 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Barcelona SC (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | River Plate Montevideo | 37 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Racing Santander | 62 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2010 | Cagliari | 314 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 413 | (12) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1994–2005 | Uruguay | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Cagliari (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Cagliari | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Bologna | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Palermo | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Cagliari | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | Brescia | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | Brescia | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
2023– | Barcelona SC | ||||||||||||||||
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His career was intimately connected with Cagliari in Italy, for which he appeared in over 300 competitive games in 12 years, playing as a defender.[1] Internationally, he represented Uruguay in two Copa América tournaments.
López served as Cagliari's manager in two spells, as well as three other Serie A clubs. In 2018, he won the Uruguayan Primera División for Peñarol.