40 Facts About Diego Milito

Diego Alberto Milito was born on 12 June 1979 and is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Diego Milito returned to Racing Club in 2014, where he retired in 2016.

At international level, Diego Milito earned 25 caps for Argentina, scoring 4 goals, and represented his country in two Copa America tournaments, winning a runners-up medal in 2007, and at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Diego Milito started playing at Argentine first division team Racing Club in 1999, where he won the 2001 Apertura tournament.

Diego Milito's great scoring ability and talent within the area made him a complete striker, which made his future outside the club inevitable with a transfer to Europe.

Diego Milito finished the season as Zaragoza's top scorer with 16 goals in the first division.

Diego Milito scored 23 goals, two fewer than league top goalscorer Ruud van Nistelrooy and three behind European Golden Boot winner Francesco Totti.

Diego Milito became the club captain at Zaragoza, taking over this role from brother Gabriel, who departed for FC Barcelona in 2007.

Diego Milito's goals helped Zaragoza to a sixth-place finish in the league.

Diego Milito finished the season with 24 goals in 31 league appearances, placing him second behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the Capocannonieri scoring title.

On 20 May 2009, La Gazzetta dello Sport confirmed that Diego Milito was transferred to Inter Milan alongside teammate Thiago Motta.

The consistency which Diego Milito had shown at his previous clubs was sustained throughout his debut season at Inter, and after the first few matches, he had established himself as a key contributor to the squad.

Diego Milito himself declared this goal to be the "best of his career," having been decisive in delivering a league title to his team.

Diego Milito finished the season with 30 goals in all competitions, 22 of which came in the league, 2 in Coppa Italia and 6 in the Champions League.

On 9 August 2010, Diego Milito signed a new four-year contract with the Nerazzurri.

Diego Milito played his first match of the league on 30 August 2010 in week one against Bologna, where Inter started the season with a goalless draw.

Diego Milito dedicated the goal to his teammate Walter Samuel, who three days ago ended his season after suffered a severe knee injury.

In December, Diego Milito scored a goal against Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup; Inter went on to win the tournament.

Diego Milito registered just eight goals in 34 appearances in an injury-plagued season as Inter finished the league in second place.

Two days later, Diego Milito announced that the surgery to repair the injury was a success, but that the player would not return to the pitch for at least six months, ruling him out of contention for the remainder of the season.

Diego Milito returned to action for Inter, against Sassuolo on 22 September 2013, having been on the bench in the previous match against Juventus.

In 2014, it was confirmed Diego Milito would come back to his first club, Racing Club, where he started his professional career.

Diego Milito assisted Gabriel Hauche in the 41st minute of the match.

Diego Milito participated on the play where Ricardo Centurion scored the crucial goal against Godoy Cruz.

That was Racing's first title after 13 years; Diego Milito had been on the side that won the title in 2001, and thus contributed to the club's only titles since 1966.

Diego Milito said that winning the league with Racing was a dream come true.

Diego Milito made his Argentina debut on 31 January 2003 against Honduras, where he scored his first goal.

Diego Milito scored his second and third goals on 16 July 2003 against Uruguay, but appeared only intermittently during the following years and was omitted from the 2006 World Cup squad.

On 1 June 2011, Diego Milito was included in new Albiceleste manager Sergio Batista's 23-man squad ahead of the 2011 Copa America, along with his brother Gabriel and Inter teammates Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso.

Diego Milito did not feature in any matches during the competition with Argentina, who was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Uruguay after penalties.

At the age of 37, Diego Milito scored two goals during the match, and was given a standing ovation from the Racing fans, who regard Diego Milito as one of the club's most iconic players.

Diego Milito is one of the most impressive strikers in world of football today.

Diego Milito doesn't possess the same physical attributes as some of his fellow strikers, but he doesn't need them - he scores goals with ease and has always featured in top teams.

Diego Milito is a pure Number 9 and lethal in the penalty area.

The 30-year-old Diego Milito is hardly a fancy striker, not a Messi taking your breath away with a trick or a Tevez galvanising the stadium with elemental force, but his economy has been just as devastating.

Diego Milito left his post after the end of 2020 due to differences of ideas with the club's leadership.

Diego Milito has considerable Italian roots; his paternal family emigrated to Argentina from Terranova da Sibari, Calabria.

Diego Milito is married to Sofia and they have three children.

Diego Milito is the older brother of former football player Gabriel, who he played against in Champions League games during Gabriel's years playing for FC Barcelona, most notably in semi-finals of 2010, when both Diego and Gabriel were among their respective team's starting line-up.

On 21 May 2016, the day of his retirement from professional football, Diego Milito celebrated the birth of his third daughter, Morena.