{{short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 1983)}} {{family name hatnote|Diogo|Enseñat|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Carlos Diogo | image = | fullname = Carlos Andrés Diogo Enseñat | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|7|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay | height = 1.85 m | position = Wingback | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1999–2001 | youthclubs1 = River Plate (UY) | years1 = 2001–2004 | clubs1 = River Plate (UY) | caps1 = 74 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2004 | clubs2 = Peñarol | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2005 | clubs3 = River Plate | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2005–2007 | clubs4 = Real Madrid | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2006–2007 | clubs5 = → Zaragoza (loan) | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2007–2011 | clubs6 = Zaragoza | caps6 = 77 | goals6 = 2 | years8 = 2012–2013 | clubs8 = Huesca | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2013–2014 | clubs9 = Gent | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 2 | years10 = 2014 | clubs10 = Zaragoza | caps10 = 9 | goals10 = 0 | totalcaps = 270 | totalgoals = 15 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2007 | nationalteam1 = Uruguay | nationalcaps1 = 22 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }} '''Carlos Andrés Diogo Enseñat''' (born 18 July 1983) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a right-sided wing-back or midfielder. An ex-international for Uruguay, he is best known for his unsuccessful tenure at Real Madrid.
Diogo amassed La Liga totals of 120 games and six goals over five seasons. Aside from Spain and his native Uruguay, he also played in Argentina and Belgium.
==Club career== Diogo was born in Montevideo. He started his career with River Plate Montevideo and Peñarol, moving to Argentina's Club Atlético River Plate in January 2005.
In July 2005, Diogo signed with Spanish giants Real Madrid as compatriot Pablo García,<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=313446.html Uruguayan pair make Madrid move]; UEFA, 1 July 2005</ref> but found first team opportunities scarce. On 23 August 2006, the club decided to send him to fellow La Liga side Real Zaragoza on a season-long loan;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121024071424/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=448165.html Diogo makes Zaragoza move]; UEFA, 23 August 2006</ref> the move was made permanent in April 2007, but Madrid agreed to take just €4.5 million instead of the initial 6 million with the condition the player did not join FC Barcelona in the future.<ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2007/04/12/mas_futbol/1176359233_850215.html El Zaragoza ya ha pagado los 4,5 millones por Diogo (Zaragoza have already paid 4,5 million for Diogo)]; Diario AS, 12 April 2007 {{in lang|es}}</ref>
On 6 January 2007, Diogo was involved in a fight with Sevilla FC's Luís Fabiano after apparently stepping on the Brazilian's hand and insulting him, which led to the latter putting the former in a strangle-hold in the closing stages of the game.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Figkmz3Rs Fight with Luís Fabiano video]; at YouTube</ref> This incident was punished with a five-match ban to both players.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121024071443/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=495704.html Players punished for pitch battle]; UEFA, 10 January 2007</ref>
Due to a serious knee injury, Diogo missed the entire 2008–09 campaign, with the Aragonese now in the second division. He underwent a second operation in April 2009, being sidelined for a further eight months.<ref>[https://www.marca.com/2009/04/17/futbol/equipos/zaragoza/1239999093.html Carlos Diogo, operado de la rodilla derecha, estará de baja unos ocho meses (Carlos Diogo, after right knee surgery, will miss about eight months)]; Marca, 17 April 2009 {{in lang|es}}</ref>
On 12 December 2009, with Zaragoza back in the top level, Diogo returned to action with a goal, but in a 1–2 league home loss against Athletic Bilbao.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275705?cc=5739 Muniain inspires Bilbao win] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102034036/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/275705?cc=5739 |date=2 November 2012 }}; ESPN Soccernet, 12 December 2009</ref> The player still contributed with a further 14 appearances, as the team managed to avoid relegation.
Diogo returned to full fitness in 2010–11, starting in all the league games he took part in (2,950 minutes of play) as Zaragoza again narrowly escaped relegation. He left the club in July, after failing to negotiate a new deal.<ref>[https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/deportes/real-zaragoza-reconoce-carlos-diogo-jorge-lopez-seguiran-equipo_687360.html El Real Zaragoza reconoce que ni Carlos Diogo ni Jorge López seguirán en el equipo (Real Zaragoza acknowledge neither Carlos Diogo or Jorge López will continue in team)]; El Periódico de Aragón, 15 July 2011 {{in lang|es}}</ref>
Diogo signed a contract with PFC CSKA Sofia in mid-January 2012, but requested to leave the Bulgarian side after only 15 days, which was conceded.<ref>[http://www.mercafutbol.com/noticias/carlos-diogo-bulgaria-brasil-en-dos-semanas-114151 Carlos Diogo, de Bulgaria a Brasil en dos semanas (Carlos Diogo, from Bulgaria to Brazil in two weeks)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717173649/http://www.mercafutbol.com/noticias/carlos-diogo-bulgaria-brasil-en-dos-semanas-114151 |date=17 July 2012 }}; Merca Fútbol, 7 February 2012 {{in lang|es}}</ref> In late September he returned to active football, signing with Zaragoza neighbours SD Huesca.<ref>[http://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/segunda/sdhuesca/187722-diogo-se-convierte-en-nuevo-jugador-de-la-sd-huesca.html Diogo se convierte en nuevo jugador de la SD Huesca (Diogo becomes new SD Huesca player)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003142/http://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/segunda/sdhuesca/187722-diogo-se-convierte-en-nuevo-jugador-de-la-sd-huesca.html|date=4 March 2016}}; Vavel, 27 September 2012 {{in lang|es}}</ref>
In June 2013, Diogo agreed to a one-year deal at Belgian Pro League's K.A.A. Gent,<ref>[http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/nieuws/26-06-2013/carlos-diogo-tekent-contract-bij-kaa-gent/ Carlos Diogo tekent contract bij KAA Gent (Carlos Diogo signs contract with KAA Gent)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202181238/http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/nieuws/26-06-2013/carlos-diogo-tekent-contract-bij-kaa-gent/|date=2 February 2014}}; KAA Gent, 26 June 2013 {{in lang|nl}}</ref> He was released in January of the following year,<ref>[http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/nieuws/31-01-2014/carlos-diogo-verlaat-kaa-gent/ Carlos Diogo verlaat KAA Gent (Carlos Diogo leaves KAA Gent)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202181242/http://www.kaagent.be/buffalo/nieuws/31-01-2014/carlos-diogo-verlaat-kaa-gent/|date=2 February 2014}}; KAA Gent, 31 January 2014 {{in lang|nl}}</ref> returning to Zaragoza in the summer.<ref>[https://www.vavel.com/lat/uruguay/379431.html Leandro Cabrera y Carlos Diogo, al Zaragoza (Leandro Cabrera and Carlos Diogo, to Zaragoza)]; Vavel, 13 August 2014 (in Spanish)</ref>
==International career== An Uruguay international since 28 March 2003, playing nine minutes in a 2–2 friendly match with Japan in Tokyo, Diogo represented the nation at the 2004<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2004safull.html Copa América 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022185106/http://rsssf.com/tables/2004safull.html |date=22 October 2008 }}; at RSSSF</ref> and 2007 Copa América tournaments.
==Personal life== Diogo is the son of footballer Víctor Diogo, who also played for Peñarol and with some Brazilian clubs.<ref>[http://www.lr21.com.uy/deportes/58723-en-el-nombre-del-padre-del-hijo-y-del-futbol En el nombre del padre, del hijo y... del fútbol (In the name of the father, the son and... football)]; La Red 21, 10 October 2001 {{in lang|es}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202911/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=13150&SEOFutbolista=Diogo+Carlos+Andres Argentine League statistics]}} {{in lang|es}} {{dead link|date=October 2017}} * {{BDFutbol|382}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?2%2C1543%2C2%2F1543%2F%2C1%2C1635|title=National team data|language=es|access-date=3 May 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205170942/http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?2%2C1543%2C2%2F1543%2F%2C1%2C1635|archive-date=5 December 2008}} * {{NFT player|id=7062}} * {{FIFA player|202788}} * {{Soccerway|carlos-diogo/3807}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Diogo, Carlos}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Uruguayan people of Brazilian descent Category:Footballers from Montevideo Category:Uruguayan men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Uruguayan Primera División players Category:Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players Category:Peñarol players Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Club Atlético River Plate footballers Category:La Liga players Category:Segunda División players Category:Real Madrid CF players Category:Real Zaragoza players Category:SD Huesca footballers Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:KAA Gent players Category:Uruguay men's international footballers Category:2004 Copa América players Category:2007 Copa América players Category:Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium