Diego Godin is a footballer who has made significant strides in speaking at the club level under the direction of Diego Simeone, who has been a mentor for Atlético Madrid for a long time. To date, the famous defender remains one of the leaders of the Spanish team and has the rank of captain of his national team.
Diego Godin: biography
The future footballer was born in the Uruguayan city of Rosario on February 16, 1986. He began to play sports from an early age. At the age of 17, Godin made his debut in the Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting, which at that time played in the sixth division of the country. Here the football player spent 2 seasons.
The successes of the young defender did not go unnoticed. Soon, Diego Godin received an offer from the management of the Cerro Club, which consistently played in the Uruguayan Major League. At the heart of the team, Diego played 3 seasons. During this time, the defender spent 63 matches on the field, 6 times signing goals scored in the opponents' goal.
In the summer offseason of 2006, Godin signed a contract with another Nacional club in Uruguay. In one of the most titled teams in the country, the defender played only a year. During this time, together with partners in the new team, Diego won the prestigious tournament called Ligiglia. The title gave the club the right to participate in the Libertadores Cup. However, the defender did not succeed in speaking at the tournament, since by the time it started the footballer had already been bought out by the Spanish club Villarreal.
Performances for Atletico Madrid
In 2010, having played 3 seasons at a consistently high level for Villarreal, Diego Godin moved to a more promising Spanish club - Madrid Atletico. The defender’s debut as the basis of the capital’s team took place in the same season in a duel for the UEFA Super Cup against the Italian Inter. The team from Madrid won the decisive confrontation. Thus, Diego Godin won the first truly significant trophy in his professional career.
In 2011, a talented defender won the Europa League with the new club. This was followed by another victory in the match for the UEFA Super Cup. In the same year, “Atletico” also submitted to the Spanish Cup.
The next season of 2013/2014 became no less successful in the Madrid team for Godin. The club not only managed to take first place in the standings of the Spanish football championship, but also reached the final of the Champions League.
After the triumph of Atlético at the national and international level, Diego Godin received an offer from the team's management regarding the extension of the contract. Soon, the football player entered into a new agreement with the club, calculated until 2018. Today, the defender continues to demonstrate a successful game as part of the Spanish grand.
Career Team
Diego Godin was first invited to the Uruguayan youth national team in 2005. At that time, the player turned 20 years old. In the same year, Diego was in the adult team, for which he made his debut in a duel against Mexico.
The most successful in the national team for Godin was the year 2010, when the national team of Uruguay reached the semifinal stage of the competition at the World Cup, which took place in the Republic of South Africa.
The defender excelled in successful performances at the next intercontinental championship. At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Godin helped the Uruguayan national team reach the 1/8 finals by scoring a goal against Italy. At the end of the tournament, Diego was recognized as the best player of his national team in the championship.
Finally
Diego Godin has long secured the status of a true leader of defense. The player also has the fame of a player who effectively connects to the attacking actions of the team, has good stamina. Godin plays his head perfectly. Therefore, it is extremely useful during the drawing of free kicks and corner kicks. All this makes him one of the most gifted defenders in the world.