Diego Placente

Born in Buenos Aires, Placente started playing professionally in 1996 with Argentinos Juniors, before moving to Argentine giant River Plate in 1997. He transferred to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2001, where he played until 2005 when his contract expired. Subsequently, he turned down an offer from English club Everton FC to join Celta de Vigo. While at Leverkusen he played in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final. In 2008, he returned to Argentina to play for San Lorenzo de Almagro. In the 2008 summer transfer window, he transferred to the French side of Bordeaux, and penned a two-year contract. After finishing that contract, he returned to San Lorenzo on a free transfer. == International career ==

Placente played his first match with the Argentina national team in 2001, and was capped 22 times. == Career statistics ==

;Argentinos Juniors • Primera B Nacional: 1996–97 ;River Plate • Argentina Primera Division: 1997 Apertura, 1999 Apertura, 2000 Clausura • Supercopa Libertadores: 1997 ;Bayer Leverkusen • DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2001–02 • UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02 ;Bordeaux • Ligue 1: 2008–09 • Trophée des Champions: 2008, 2009 • Coupe de la Ligue: 2009 ;Nacional • Uruguayan Primera División: 2012 ;Argentina U20 • South American Youth Championship: 1997 • FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1997 ;Argentina • Copa América runner-up: 2004 • FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2005 == References ==