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Diego Placente

ディエゴ・プラセンテ　/　でぃえご・ぷらせんて

Association football player from Argentina

April 24, 1977 (age 49)　・　Buenos Aires, Argentina

association football player
association football coach

My Take

Diego Placente strikes me as the quiet, cerebral type of defender. At 175 cm he was never the biggest left-back, yet he held a top-level career for years, which tells me he survived on positioning and reading the game rather than raw size. What impresses me most is his second act: managing Argentina's under-20 and under-17 sides. Being trusted to develop a football nation's next generation is no ceremonial post; it demands a deep understanding of the game. The idea that his job is essentially hunting for and shaping the next Messi is wildly romantic. Unglamorous, perhaps, but he holds Argentina's future.

Overview

Diego Rodolfo Placente (born 24 April 1977) is an Argentine manager and former footballer who played as a left-back. He is the current manager of the Argentina U20 national team and Argentina national under-17 football team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Diego Placente
Name (Japanese): ディエゴ・プラセンテ
Reading: でぃえご・ぷらせんて
Born: April 24, 1977 (age 49)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Snake
Origin: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Blood type: Private
Height: 175 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.diegoplacente.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86

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