- Ricky Diaco
Football player infobox
playername = Ricky Diaco
fullname = Ricky Diaco
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|06|06
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height = height|m=1.83
currentclub = South Melbourne
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position =striker
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years = 2001 2004 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007
clubs =Essendon Royals Springvale White Eagles Frankston Pines Melbourne Victory Bulleen Zebras South Melbourne FC
caps(goals) = ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 13 (1) ? (?) 22 (10)
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pcupdate = 11 June 2007
ntupdate =Ricky Diaco (born
June 6 ,1982 ) is anAustralia nfootball (soccer) player who played as astriker for theMelbourne Victory in the inaugural season of theA-League .An important turning point for Diaco's career was winning the VPL (
Victorian Premier League ) Gold Medal award for best player in the league in 2004 whilst atFrankston Pines (tying with Doug Mladenović ofAltona Magic ).Prior to this Diaco had stints with
Essendon Royals andSpringvale White Eagles . For the 2005 VPL season Diaco made yet another move, joiningBulleen Zebras . However his tenure at the Veneto Club was short lived when his rapid improvement was rewarded with a contract at newly formed A-League team Melbourne Victory. Diaco has also represented Australia inFutsal .Diaco was released by
Melbourne Victory at the end of the 05/06 season and played the remainder of the 2006 VPL season with theBulleen Zebras . During the 2007 pre-season he signed a 2-year contract forSouth Melbourne FC .
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