Diogo Matos

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Sousa Franco and the second or paternal family name is Matos.

Diogo

Personal information
Full name	Diogo Maria de Sousa Franco de Matos
Date of birth	15 November 1975 (1975-11-15) (age 36)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder, Sweeper
Youth career
	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1996	Académica	15	(0)
1996–2001	Alverca	103	(4)
2001–2004	Sporting CP	4	(0)
2002–2003	→ Las Palmas (loan)	3	(0)
2003–2004	→ Alverca (loan)	20	(0)
National team
1995	Portugal U20	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Diogo Maria de Sousa Franco de Matos (born 15 November 1975) is a retired Portuguese footballer.

Biography

A youth product of Sporting Clube de Portugal, Diogo spent most of his career with Alverca. In 2001 Diogo returned to Sporting but loaned to Las Palmas^[1] and Alverca^[2] in the second and the third season.

He finished as the third with team in 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.

References

1. ^ "Relatório e Contas 2002/03 [Annual Report 2002/03]" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 2 December 2003. http://www.sporting.pt/incscp/pdf/investor_relations/ir_contasanuais_021203.pdf. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
2. ^ "Relatório e Contas 2003/04 [Annual Report 2003/04]" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 28 October 2004. http://www.sporting.pt/incscp/pdf/investor_relations/ir_contasanuais_281004.pdf. Retrieved 24 November 2010. 

External links

• Diogo – FIFA competition record
• Fora de Jogo Profile (Portuguese)

Persondata
Name	Matos, Diogo Maria De Sousa Franco De
Alternative names	Diogo
Short description	Portuguese footballer
Date of birth	15 November 1975
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death