Forlan Diego is a man who is one of the most outstanding football players in Uruguayan history. He is the recognized champion of his national team in the number of matches played and the best player in the 2010 World Cup. And besides, the first footballer to play a hundred games for the Uruguayan team. It arouses respect for him. But all of the above is not the only thing Forlan Diego can be proud of. He has a lot of achievements, and they should be discussed in more detail.
Family and childhood
Diego Forlan, whose photo shows us a strong and strong football player, was born in a sports family. His father played for the Uruguayan national team in 1966. It was a World Championship held in England. He also performed with the team at the 1974 World Cup in the Federal Republic of Germany. Forlan's maternal grandfather, whose name was Juan Carlos Corasso, was also a famous football player. He played at the Independente Club. But Juan decided not to stop at the club career and subsequently began to coach the national team of Uruguay. Uncle Forlana (Ricardo Bochini and Jose Pastoris) were also famous professional footballers.
So the future of the boy was already determined in advance. True, as a child, he played tennis well and showed genuine interest in this sport, but then he decided to become a football player, taking an example from his family.
Club career
It is worth noting that Forlan Diego has changed many clubs in his entire life. If we talk about youth teams, it must be said that he played in three clubs. The first was the Danubio. There he played a little - from 1990 to 1991. Then he moved to Penrol (from 1991 to 1994). And the last youth club Diego was the notorious “Independiente" - his grandfather's team.
During the life of a professional football player, Forlan Diego has changed eight clubs. The maximum period for which he was delayed in a particular team is four years. After playing in the youth squad of Independiente, he began to play for the adult squad. Until 2002, he defended the honor of this club, played in 80 matches and scored 37 goals.
Then he moved to England, to Manchester United. There he entered the field 63 times and scored ten goals. Then from 2004 to 2007 he spent time in Spain, playing for “Villarreal”. For three years he entered the field 106 times and scored 54 goals. After that - he played for 4 years as part of Madrid “Atletico”. With this team, he spent 134 matches and scored 74 goals! It is not surprising that with this indicator, he became one of the most beloved players of fans of the Spanish club.
Then the footballer Diego Forlan moved to Italy to play for Inter Milan. He played 18 matches and scored only two goals. The striker spent a year in Italy and then entered into an agreement with Internacional (Brazil), where he spent 47 matches and scored 19 goals. But also for more than a year the footballer did not stay there and went to the Japanese club “Sereso Osaka”. After playing 42 matches and scoring 17 goals for the team, in 2015 he signed a contract with FC Peñarol, returning to his homeland, in Uruguay.
Team appearances
You can tell a lot about such a football player as Diego Forlan. Where he plays now is understandable. And now I would like to tell about his performances for his native team. He began to play in the composition since 2002. He began to show himself especially well a couple of years after his debut. At the World Cup 2010 he scored well. He scored balls, realized a penalty, created assists. No wonder he was recognized as the best player of the tournament, despite the fact that his national team lost.
In 2011, a Uruguayan helped his team win the America's Cup by scoring two goals against the Paraguayan national team. In 2013, Forlan played the 100th match for his team, making him the first Uruguayan footballer to reach that mark.
Personal life
It should be noted attention and the personal life of a football player. Diego works at the Alejandra Forlan Foundation, helping people who have been seriously injured due to traffic accidents. The sister of the footballer, whose name is Alejandra, had an accident in 1991 and from that moment remained paralyzed for life.
Since 2008, the Uruguayan has been in a relationship with Saira Nara (a famous TV presenter and model from Argentina), and they even planned the wedding, setting a date for July 2011. But just before the start of the America's Cup, information appeared that young people had broken up.
But in 2013, July 2, Forlan married a 23-year-old medical student. He had met with her before this year and a half.