Diego Pozo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Raúl Pozo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnasia Mendoza (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2005 | Godoy Cruz | 150 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Huracán | 23 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Talleres | 36 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Instituto | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Colón | 167 | (0) |
| 2013 | Huracán | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Rangers | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | Sportivo Belgrano | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 422 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Argentina | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Gimnasia de Mendoza | ||
| 2023–2024 | Racing de Córdoba | ||
| 2024 | Patronato | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Diego Raúl Pozo (born 16 February 1978) is an Argentine former football goalkeeper and football manager.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Pozo began his playing career with Godoy Cruz in his hometown of Mendoza in 1995. He also played for Huracán, Talleres and Instituto before joining Colón in 2008.
Abroad, Pozo had a stint with Chilean club Rangers de Talca.[1]
International
[edit]On 20 May 2009 Pozo made his debut with Argentina in a 3–1 friendly match victory against Panama. The Argentine team was made up of players based in the Argentine Primera División. He also played the friendlies against Ghana and Haiti, as well as the unofficial friendly against Catalonia. Pozo had a poor performance at the aforementioned unofficial friendly.[2] Subsequently, he was called up for Argentina's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad as the third goalkeeper.
Coaching career
[edit]Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Pozo was appointed manager of Gimnasia Mendoza.[3] In June 2023, Pozo was hired for managerial position in Racing de Córdoba, where he is currently working.
References
[edit]- ^ Retamal, Rodrigo (27 January 2014). "Conoce a Diego Pozo: el mundialista argentino que pone la jerarquía en Rangers". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Diego Pozo FIFA World Cup profile. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ Comenzó en Gimnasia la era Diego Pozo, diariouno.com.ar, 24 June 2019
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI
- (in Spanish) Colón profile Archived 2 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Diego Pozo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Diego Pozo coach profile at Soccerway
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Mendoza Province
- Footballers from Mendoza, Argentina
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- Talleres de Córdoba footballers
- Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Sportivo Belgrano footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Rangers de Talca footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Argentine football managers
- Racing de Córdoba managers
- Club Atlético Patronato managers
- Primera B Nacional managers
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