Diego Scotti

Diego Scotti

Personal information
Full name	Diego Martín Scotti Ponce De León
Date of birth	14 January 1977 (1977-01-14) (age 34)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Unión Española
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2000	Nacional	28	(5)
2001–2002	Gimnasia La Plata	43	(1)
2002	Tianjin Teda	9	(0)
2003	Nacional	16	(0)
2004–2005	Gimnasia La Plata	29	(1)
2005–2006	Olimpia	30	(0)
2006	Montevideo Wanderers	15	(0)
2007	Audax Italiano	54	(3)
2008–2009	Newell's Old Boys	14	(0)
2009	Racing de Montevideo	15	(0)
2010	Córdoba	19	(0)
2010	Miramar Misiones	15	(4)
2011–	Unión Española	19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2011, 1:37 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Diego Martín Scotti Ponce de León (born 14 January 1977 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Chilean side Unión Española.

Scotti has had an extensive career in South America and China he has played for: Nacional, Montevideo Wanderers and Racing de Montevideo in Uruguay, Tianjin Teda F.C. in China, Olimpia in Paraguay, Audax Italiano in Chile.

He has also played in Argentina for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata and Newell's Old Boys. His older brother Andrés Scotti also plays in Chile for Colo-Colo.

Club career

Scotti began his career at Nacional de Montevideo in 1998, winning the league title two years later. In January 2001, he was transferred to Gimnasia La Plata of Argentina. Scotti completed his move to Tianjin Teda for play in the Chinese Super League. After of his pass for China, he returned to Nacional in December 2003, once returning, now to Gimnasia. In 2005, he was transferred to Olimpia, remaining him until 2006, for shortly after signed for Montevideo Wanderers.

Audax and Newell's

In January 2007, Scotti joined Audax Italiano, singing a one-year contract. His Audax debut came on 28 January against Cobresal, playing the 90 minutes in a 2–1 victory. Scotti's first goals in the team was scored on a twice against Santiago Wanderers. He and his teammates achieved a very good football level under the coach Raul Toro, finishing thirds in positions table. In the next semester, he had many protagonism in the team, playing all matches, scoring goals and exhibing good skills.

His Audax performances, made that he was signed by Newell's Old Boys in January 2008, returning of this form to Argentina, after of play for Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata. However, he only played 14 games and in 2009, he was released of the club. Shortly after, Scotti signed for Racing de Montevideo. In 2010, he joined Córdoba of the Spanish Second Divition for shortly after once return to his country for play in Miramar Misiones.

Unión Española

On 31 January 2010, Scotti's transfer to Unión Española of the Primera División was announced; he signed a one-year contract with the Chilean club for play the Copa Libertadores and the national league. He made his Unión debut as a 71st-minute substitution for Leandro Delgado, in the 1–0 win over Bolívar for the playoffs round of the Libertadores. He had a highlighted participation in the 2–1 loss against Colo-Colo for the national tournament, being one of Unión's best players in the game.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Diego Scotti lamenta la derrota de Unión Española: "Hicimos el gasto"". La Tercera.cl. 2011-03-07. http://latercera.com/noticia/deportes/2011/03/656-349536-9-diego-scotti-lamenta-la-derrota-de-union-espanola-hicimos-el-gasto.shtml. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 

External links

• (Spanish) Official site
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
• (Spanish) BDFA profile
• ESPN Soccernet Profile
• (Spanish) Scotti joins Córdoba C.F.

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Name	Scotti, Diego
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Date of birth	14 January 1977
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
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