Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno (born November 2, 1980 in Canelones) is a Uruguayan international footballer currently playing central defense for Turkish club Fenerbahçe. He is better known as Tota. He has previously played for Plaza Colonia, Nacional, and São Paulo, where he was very popular with the fans. is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Canelones is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay. ... First international Uruguay 2 - 3 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 16 May 1901) Biggest win Uruguay 9 - 0 Bolivia (Lima, Peru; 9 November 1927) Biggest defeat Uruguay 0 - 6 Argentina (Montevideo, Uruguay; 20 July 1902) World Cup Appearances 10 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1930 and 1950 Copa América Appearances... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Fenerbahçe is the name of a district in Kadikoy region of Istanbul, Turkey. ... Club Atlético Plaza are a football club from Colonia in Uruguay. ... Club Nacional de Football is a traditional Uruguayan sports club, best known for its football team, based in Montevideo and founded in May 14, 1899. ... São Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called São Paulo FC or just São Paulo, is a traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded on January 25, 1930, and re-founded on December 16, 1935. ...

His familyname, Lugano, is probably of Swiss origin. In fact in Switzerland, in the Canton of Ticino there is a city with the same name. There was a massive emigration from that Canton to Uruguay in the last centuries. The same case is for the other Uruguayan soccerplayer with the familyname Canobbio.

In 2005, playing for São Paulo, he led his team to titles in the Campeonato Paulista, the Copa Libertadores, and FIFA Club World Championship. That same year, Lugano was awarded a prize as South America's best defender. In 2006, he carried his squad to runner-up in the Copa Libertadores. The Campeonato Paulista is the most prestigious football tournament within the state of São Paulo. ... Copa Libertadores Logo The Copa Libertadores de América (also known as Copa Toyota Libertadores) (Portuguese: Taça Libertadores da América, English: Liberators of America Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition contested between the leading clubs from all 6 continental confederations. ...

In August 2006, after 2 months of rumors, he signed a four-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahçe^[2] and he become a fan favorite with the club. He won the Turkish Super League that year, the club's centenary year. Lugano missed a crucial penalty kick in the 2007 Copa America semifinal against Brazil which eliminated Uruguay. Fenerbahçe is the name of a district in Kadikoy region of Istanbul, Turkey. ... The Turkcell Super League (formerly National League, First Football League and First Super League respectively, Turkish: Turkcell Süper Lig) is the top-flight league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. ... The Copa América 2007 is a football tournament, set to be held in Venezuela between June 26 and July 15, 2007. ...

With his great contribution, Fenerbahçe knock off Sevilla from Champions League 2nd round and for the first time at club history they will play at quater finals against English side Chelsea. Rumour has it a lot of big name clubs looking for to transfer Diego Lugano at this summer. His agent Juan Figer indicated that negotiations start between Fenerbahçe and Juventus for Diego Lugano and talented playmaker Alexandro De Souza Fenerbahçe is the name of a district in Kadikoy region of Istanbul, Turkey. ... Fenerbahçe is the name of a district in Kadikoy region of Istanbul, Turkey. ...

Trivia

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• He is currently married and has two sons, Nicolas and new-born Taigo (who was also born on Diego's birthday).
• He played for Uruguay in Copa América 2007, in which Uruguay finished 4th behind Mexico.
• He is also the national team's captain.
• He also has Italian citizenship.^[3]

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Honours

• 1999 Uruguayan Liguilla Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 1999 Uruguayan Torneo Apertura Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 2000 Uruguayan Torneo Apertura Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 2001 Uruguayan Torneo Clasura Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 1999-00 Primera División Uruguaya Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 2000-01 Primera División Uruguaya Champions with Nacional Montevideo
• 2005 São Paulo State Championship Champions with São Paulo
• 2005 Copa Libertadores de América Winners with São Paulo
• 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Winners with São Paulo
• 2006 Brazilian Championship Champions with São Paulo
• 2007 Turkish Super League Champions with Fenerbahçe
• 2007 Turkish Super Cup Winners with Fenerbahçe

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References

External links

• Player Profile
• Information and Notes about Diego Lugano
• Football Database provides Diego Lugano's profile and stats