Diego Perez Biography
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado (born May 18, 1980, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for AS Monaco in Ligue 1 after signing in 2004 from Peñarol. He played for Uruguay at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Full name: Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado
Date of birth: May 18, 1980
Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 1.78 m
Playing position: Defensive midfielder
Club career: Defensor Sporting / Peñarol / Monaco
- Diego Perez
At the age of 19, Pérez joined one of the clubs of his hometown, Defensor Sporting, soon becoming a first-team regular. He joined a larger club from Montevideo, CA Peñarol, in 2003 but only played 13 games with them before being shipped off to play for Didier Deschamps’ AS Monaco. During his time at Monaco he has had to battle for his place in the defensive midfield spot against Lucas Bernardi, Akis Zikos and Gerard López and was especially favored by the manager Francesco Guidolin during the Italian’s reign in the 2005–06 season.