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Diego Forlán
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Uruguayan association football player and manager (born 1979)
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Diego Forlán is a Uruguayan former soccer player who played as a forward. His professional career began in 1997. He is also referred to by the pseudonym "Cachavacha". Forlán stands 179 centimeters tall and weighs 78 kilograms. During his career, he scored a total of 209 goals.
According to MusicBrainz records, he is listed with a country of CH and an area of Switzerland. He has 5,482,013 social media followers. His official website is diegoforlan.com.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Diego
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Montevideo
- Father
- Pablo Forlán
- Sibling
- Alejandra Forlán
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Position held
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Spanish
- Award
- Pichichi Trophy
- Participant in
- 2002 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- tennis
- Member of team
- Extremadura UD
- Position played
- forward
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Uruguay
- Mass
- 78
- Official website
- www.diegoforlan.com
- Image
- U10 Diego Forlán 7524.jpg
- Height
- 179
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- Commons category
- Diego Forlán
- name in native language
- Diego Forlán
- date of birth
- 1979-05-19
- pseudonym
- Cachavacha
- relative
- Juan Carlos Corazzo
- birth name
- Diego Forlán Corazo
- start of work period
- 1997-10-25
- coach of sports team
- Club Atlético Peñarol
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 209
- social media followers
- 5071188
- P10632
- Diego Forlán
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Diego Forlán Corazo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdje.ɣo foɾˈlan]; born 19 May 1979) is a Uruguayan football manager and a former player, who played as a forward, and last served as head coach for Uruguayan Segunda División club Club Atlético Atenas. Widely regarded as one of the best forwards of his generation, Forlán was praised for his versatility, intelligence, technique, and shooting abilities. As of 2026, Forlán is a professional tennis player, having made his ATP debut at the 2024 Uruguay Open.
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