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Diego Klimowicz 
Personal information Full name Diego Fernando Klimowicz Date of birth 6 July 1974 Place of birth Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Centre forward Club information Current club Instituto Youth career Instituto Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1993–1996 Instituto 57 (12) 1997–1997 Rayo Vallecano 34 (11) 1997–1999 Valladolid 41 (4) 1999–2001 Lanús 51 (23) 2001–2007 VfL Wolfsburg 149 (57) 2007–2008 Borussia Dortmund 28 (6) 2009–2010 VfL Bochum 26 (8) 2011– Instituto 7 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:33, 26 August 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Diego Fernando Klimowicz (born 6 July 1974) is an Argentine football forward who plays for Instituto.
Career
Klimowicz started his career at Instituto in the Argentine Primera B Nacional (second division) in 1993.[1] In 1996, he was sold to Rayo Vallecano of the Spanish La Liga but at the end of that first season with the club, they were relegated to the Segunda División (second division).[2] In his second season, Rayo finished 8th, failing to regain their place in the first division, but halfway through, in January 1998 he was sold to Real Valladolid of La Liga, and after only one and a half seasons with the club he returned to Argentina to play for Lanús.[3] In December 2001, he was transferred to VfL Wolfsburg.[4] In May 2007, he joined Borussia Dortmund on a 2 year contract.[5] In the winter transfer window 2008-09, he transferred to VfL Bochum. On 2 March 2010, he announced his retirement from professional football due to a hip injury.[6]
However, on December 24, 2010, Klimowicz decided to come back from retirement and re-joined his first team, Instituto, in the Argentine second division. He signed a one-year contract.[7]
Club performance League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Argentina League Cup Total 1993–94 Instituto Nacional B 1994–95 1995–96 Spain League Copa del Rey Total 1996–97 Rayo Vallecano Primera División 34 11 1997–98 Segunda División 1997–98 Real Valladolid Primera División 20 3 1998–99 21 1 Argentina League Cup Total 1999–00 Lanús Primera División 2000–01 2001–02 Germany League DFB-Pokal Total 2001–02 VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga 17 10 1 0 18 10 2002–03 25 7 2 2 27 9 2003–04 33 15 2 1 35 16 2004–05 27 7 1 0 28 7 2005–06 26 12 1 1 27 13 2006–07 21 6 3 4 24 10 2007–08 Borussia Dortmund 28 6 6 4 34 10 2008–09 10 0 1 1 11 1 2008–09 VfL Bochum 11 4 0 0 11 4 2009–10 15 4 2 1 17 5 Total Argentina Spain Germany 213 71 19 14 232 85 Career total Personal life
Diego is the older brother of Javier Klimowicz, who plays for the Ecuadorian national team.
References
- ^ kicker online: Klimowicz: Tourist oder Debütant
- ^ "Mercato: Diego Klimowicz, Marcell Jansen"
- ^ Diego Klimowicz - Bundesliga - Die offizielle Webseite
- ^ VfL Wolfsburg: Tor 9 - Diego Klimowicz - Saison 2001/2002
- ^ 1. FC Köln: Interview mit Diego Klimowicz
- ^ Klimowicz: Scout in Argentinien
- ^ "Granadero para la Gloria" (in Spanish). Olé. 2010-12-24. http://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-ascenso/b-nacional/Granadero-Gloria_0_395960486.html. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
Categories:- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- Primera División Argentina players
- Instituto footballers
- La Liga footballers
- Rayo Vallecano footballers
- Real Valladolid footballers
- Lanús footballers
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- VfL Bochum players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- People from Quilmes
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Argentine people of Polish descent
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