Diego Perrone

Diego Perrone
Personal information
Full name	Diego Rafael Perrone Vienes
Date of birth	17 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2003	Danubio
2003	Atlas
2003–2004	León
2004	Danubio
2004–2005	Lugano
2005	Catania
2006	Levadiakos
2006	Nacional
2007	Olimpia Asunción
2007–2008	Nacional
2009	Danubio
2009	Central Español
2010–2012	Danubio
International career‡
2003	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 19, 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2003

Diego Rafael Perrone Vienes (born 17 November 1979 in Montevideo) is a retired Uruguayan footballer who played as a striker. He is the goalscorer leader of Danubio in all its history with 72 goals.^[1]

Career

Perrone began his career playing with his home team Danubio F.C., making his debut in 1996. He has gone through many clubs around the world including Atlas and León in Mexico, Lugano in Switzerland, Catania in Italy, Levadiakos in Greece, and finally Olimpia Asunción in Paraguay.

He is recognized (especially by the Danubio supporters) for scoring the goal via "taco" on the Final of the 2004 Uruguayan Primera División were Danubio was consecrated champion after winning Nacional 1-0 that afternoon at the Jardines Del Hipódromo.

Goalscoring record

On 4 December 2011, thanks to the last of the three goals scored against Bella Vista, Perrone reached Ruben "Polillita" da Silva as top scorer in the history of the Danubio.^[2] The next game, played on February 18, 2012 (first round of Clausura) he scored in the 1-1 draw with Wanderers, adding its 72 goal in the club, and establishing himself as the leading scorer of Danubio F.C. in all its history.^[3]

Honours

Danubio

Uruguayan Primera División: 2004

Nacional

Liguilla: 2008

References

External links

Diego Perrone at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile at tenfieldigital
Diego Perrone at Soccerway

[1] 72 gritos a la historia de Danubio^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Danubio vs. Bella Vista 4 - 1

[3] Montevideo Wanderers vs. Danubio 1 - 1

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