Diego Alberto Milito is a player from Argentina currently playing for Racing. Diego has a younger brother, Gabriel, who previously played for Argentina.
Career
Milito Diego was born on June 12, 1979. The player’s birthplace is Bernal town in Argentina. The football player received his name in honor of Maradona. Diego, like his brother, began his first steps in football with a modest team, Viejo Bueno. After that, the brothers began to play in different teams of the Argentinean championship.
Racing
Milito Diego chose Racing, for which the football player’s mother and father were rooting. He began to play for him back in 1999. Very soon, the “prince” was able to take a place at the base of the club and was not going to give it to anyone. The first successes in the club happened in 2001 - “Racing” with the help of Milito was able (for the first time in thirty-five years) to win the Aperture. Brother Gabriel at that time played for another club Avellaneda - “Independiente”, for which the brothers grandfather was rooting. The relations between these teams were not very friendly. Once, the teammates had to take the brothers away during the match. Around the same time, misfortune occurred in the Milito family. Unknown kidnapped the father of the family. In order to save his life, they demanded five hundred thousand dollars. The ransom amount was brought down to one hundred thousand, and his father returned home eighteen days later. Due to the stress experienced, Milito Diego began to think about pursuing a career in Europe.
Genoa
Milito made the transition to the Italian “Genoa” at a fairly mature age (twenty-five years). At the time of transfer (2004), “Genoa” did not show confident football in the league, playing in Serie B. With the arrival of Milito Diego, the team received reinforcement at the tip of the attack. Diego scored goals in almost every game and showed his best qualities on the field. In the 2004/05 season, “Genoa” made great efforts and, not without the help of the Argentine, was ready to enter the first league of the Italian championship. In the last round of the championship, the president of the team decided to buy a victory, although “Genoa” was able to beat his opponent on his own. The scandal that erupted entailed dire consequences for the team - a flight to C1.
Zaragoza
Milito Diego is a footballer who, by the time Genoa departed, had earned some popularity with many clubs. And Diego himself didn’t really want to waste time playing in the lower divisions. Therefore, he soon moved to the Spanish Zaragoza. The contract had the option of buying out a player for five million euros. At that time, the younger brother Diego was already playing in the team. In Spain, the football player did not cease to upset the goalkeepers with his game and formed as a striker, able to hit the goal himself or give it to a partner. Together with all this, the player had a very good technique. Diego Milito, whose photo is often confused with Rocky Balboa, played amazing matches and scored a lot (you can note poker at the gates of Real Madrid). Nevertheless, the top teams did not pay much attention to the attacker.
And again, "Genoa"
No matter how hard Diego tried, “Zaragoza” flew into the second division, and the player began to pick up a new team. In the last minutes of the transfer window, Milito made an unexpected transition to Genoa. At that time, the team was able to rise to Serie A. From the very first matches, Milito began to show an excellent game. In matches there were no equal football players. Having scored twenty-four goals in the season, the player finished second in the list of scorers. In addition, he was awarded the title of best player in the Italian championship.
Inter
Finally, Diego Milito received in 2009 an offer from Inter. The purchase cost the team 25 million euros. The football player’s salary in the new club was three and a half million euros, for comparison, the departed Zlatan Ibrahimovic received twelve. In the first fourteen matches, Diego managed to score nine goals. Milito scored goals in the most important moments. During the time spent in Inter, the player was able to distinguish himself about 60 times.
Homecoming
In the summer of 2014, the player decided to return to “Argentina”. As a free agent, Milito went to Racing. By December, the footballer helped the team win the champion title. Until now, Milito continues to enter the field and demonstrate an excellent game.
Diego Milito has a wife - Sofia, as well as children. The footballer was always an exemplary family man, avoided partying and club parties, and rarely gave interviews. Talks little with reporters and the press.