Diego Ribas was born in 1985, February 28, in Brazil (Sao Paulo). He is an attacking midfielder and, starting in 2014, defends the colors of the Fenerbahçe club.
Carier start
Diego Ribas has been involved in football since early childhood. At 12, he had already signed his first contract. Club "Santos" took the Brazilian into its ranks. The midfielder played for the youth line-up until 2001, inclusive. And at the age of 16 he made his debut in the main team. Interestingly, in the same season, his club won the Brazilian championship.
In 2004, Diego Ribas moved to Porto. A club from Portugal bought it. The first season was very successful for the player - he was often released on the field. But next year he began to appear in games less and less, which did not suit him. As a result, Diego left Portugal. In total, for two years he won 49 matches and scored 4 goals.
The years that Diego Ribas spent as part of the Werder Bremen were very successful. He played for the German club from 2006 to 2009. He played 84 matches and scored 38 (!) Goals. The football player was bought back for 6 million euros, and he justified such expenses. In the first season, he demonstrated his full potential, due to which he was recognized as the most valuable player in the club. His successes were not disregarded and the head coach of the national team - at the end of that season, Diego was called up to its composition. By the way, then he was awarded the prize as the best player of the Bundesliga season.
Juventus
After the “Bremen” Diego Ribas played for a year at the Turin club. As part of Juventus, he spent 33 matches and scored 5 goals. The leadership of the Turin club bought the Brazilian football player for 24.5 million euros.
In his debut match, which took place against FC Chievo, Diego was noted for an assist. In the match, which took place after a while, issued a “double” at the gate of “Roma”. Even in the games held as part of the Italian Cup, he scored “Inter” and “Napoli”. That season was extremely successful, because according to its results Diego was even included in the list of candidates for the Golden Ball.
But despite the fact that the contract was concluded before 2014, the Brazilian footballer left Juventus through the next transfer window. For its sale to “Wolfsburg”, the Turin leadership gained 15.5 million euros. Diego himself assured that he did not want to leave, they just pointed him to the door. Ribas has ceased to fit into the plans of the Italian club.
Latest clubs
Diego Ribas is a football player who has changed enough clubs. In 2010, he made his debut for the “Wolfsburg”. In the first match he scored a goal, however, the game still ended with the loss of “wolves” (the score was 3: 4). The season was very productive for him - he performed assists, scored goals in significant matches. But he had disagreements with Felix Magat, who was then the club’s head coach. The mentor decided not to include him in the main team for the game in the last round. Diego Ribas was unsatisfied with this and left the team. For this he was fined half a million euros. And at the end of the season it became known that Madrid “Atletico” takes the Brazilian for rent.
There he spent 30 matches and scored 3 goals, plus 8 assists. At the end of the season, the conflict with Felix Magath was settled, so Ribas returned to Germany. In “Volsburg” he spent one season. In 2014 - again played for “Atletico”. And at the end of this season, the Brazilian bought FC Fenerbahçe. To date, Ribas has 49 games and 5 goals. In the Turkish club, he shows good results.
National team
Finally, a few words about the career of the Brazilian in his team. Diego's debut took place during the America's Cup 2004. Then the Brazilian team won the tournament. And Diego played an important role, since he scored a goal in the decisive penalty shoot-out. The rival of Brazil, by the way, was Argentina.
True, when he moved to the “Port”, he could not get a permanent place at the base. Therefore, in the 2006 World Cup it was not there. But in 2008, Ribas, together with his team, took third place in the football tournament of the Beijing Olympic Games.