Diego Placente

Diego Placente
Placente with Bordeaux in 2009
Personal information
Full name Diego Rodolfo Placente
Date of birth (1977-04-24) 24 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Argentina U17 (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Argentinos Juniors 36 (0)
1997–2001 River Plate 110 (5)
2001–2005 Bayer Leverkusen 123 (3)
2005–2007 Celta Vigo 59 (0)
2008 San Lorenzo 14 (0)
2008–2010 Bordeaux 9 (0)
2010–2011 San Lorenzo 16 (0)
2011–2012 Nacional 11 (0)
2012–2013[1] Argentinos Juniors 16 (1)
Total 394 (9)
International career
1997 Argentina U20 7 (1)
2000–2005 Argentina 22 (0)
Managerial career
2021–present Argentina U17
Medal record
Representing  Argentina (as manager)
South American U-17 Championship
Third place 2023 Ecuador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 U17 national team.

  1. ^ "Placente es un cagón". Olé. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.