Diego Milito

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Diego Milito
Milito in 2015 in a press conference
Personal information
Full name Diego Alberto Milito
Date of birth (1979-06-12) 12 June 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Bernal, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Racing Club 137 (34)
2003–2005
Genoa
 59 (33)
2005–2008 Zaragoza 108 (53)
2008–2009
Genoa
 31 (24)
2009–2014 Inter Milan 128 (62)
2014–2016 Racing Club 52 (18)
Total 516 (224)
International career
2003–2011 Argentina 25 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Alberto Milito (born 12 June 1979) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was nicknamed Il Principe ("The Prince" in Italian) because of his physical resemblance with former Uruguayan footballer Enzo Francescoli, who had the same nickname.[2] A prolific and consistent centre-forward, Milito averaged a goal every two appearances over the course of his professional career.

Milito began his club career in Argentina with

2010 UEFA Champions League Final. He returned to Racing Club in 2014, where he retired in 2016. At international level, Milito earned 25 caps for Argentina, scoring 4 goals, and represented his country in two Copa América tournaments and 2010 FIFA World Cup
.

Club career

Racing Club

Milito started playing at Argentine first division team Racing Club in 1999, where he won the 2001 Apertura tournament.[3] During this time, his younger brother Gabriel played for Racing's main rival, Independiente, as a defender. The two clubs would contest the Avellaneda derby with the two brothers lining up against each other.[4]

The people of Racing were in awe of the player. His 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.

The Italian club Genoa, would be the future destination of the forward.

Genoa

At the beginning of 2004, Milito moved to

Venezia.[3] Due to this, Milito was forced to leave Genoa and would ultimately join his brother Gabriel at Real Zaragoza in the Spanish La Liga.[5]

Real Zaragoza

Milito scored four goals in the first semi-final of the 2006

Real Madrid 6–1.[6][7][8]
He finished the season as Zaragoza's top scorer with 16 goals in the first division.

Milito was one of the top scorers in the 2006–07 La Liga season.[9] He scored 23 goals, two fewer than league top goalscorer Ruud van Nistelrooy and three behind European Golden Boot winner Francesco Totti.

In November 2006, it was reported Zaragoza decided to buy him outright after his two-year loan was set to expire.[10][11]

Milito became the club captain at Zaragoza, taking over this role from brother Gabriel, who departed for Barcelona in 2007.[12] His contract was extended in August 2007 with a buy-out clause of €100 million.[13] His goals helped Zaragoza to a sixth-place finish in the league. As of January 2008, Milito averaged higher than a goal every two games for Zaragoza, a statistic he also achieved with Genoa. In total, he managed 61 goals during his three seasons with Zaragoza.[3]

Return to Genoa

On 1 September 2008, just a few minutes before the transfer window closure time,

Capocannonieri scoring title.[3][20]

Inter Milan

2009–10 season

Milito during a pre-season match in 2009 (Inter)

On 20 May 2009, La Gazzetta dello Sport confirmed that Diego Milito was transferred to Inter Milan alongside teammate Thiago Motta.[21] The transfer fees were €28 million and €10 million respectively[22] but Genoa also received Robert Acquafresca,[23] Leonardo Bonucci,[24] Riccardo Meggiorini,[24] Francesco Bolzoni,[24] Ivan Fatić[25] and cash in exchange.

The striker adapted to his new surroundings quickly and had an excellent start to his Inter career, scoring two goals in a 2–0

Napoli, scoring the second goal after Samuel Eto'o scored in the first minute, a game that they won 3–1.[31]

Milito in Inter (2009)

The consistency which 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. On 30 October, in a 5–3 home victory against

Roma, where he scored one goal in a 2–1 loss.[38][39] On 31 March, in a 1–0 Champions League quarter-finals win against CSKA Moscow, he scored the winning goal.[40] Milito scored a vital goal and assisted twice in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona in the team's first leg semi-final win.[41][42]

2010 UEFA Champions League Final displayed at the San Siro
museum

During the last matches of the 2009–10 season, Milito proved instrumental in Inter's winning of the first

Champions League Final over Bayern Munich. As a result, Inter became European club champions for the first time in 45 years with a 2–0 victory and completed their historic treble championship season.[46]

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.[3]

2010–11 season

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

Lecce to put his team ahead in 76th minute, but, however, Lecce would equalizing three minutes later with Uruguay international Rubén Olivera.[52] He dedicated the goal to his teammate Walter Samuel, who three days ago ended his season after suffered a severe knee injury.[53][54]

In December, Milito scored a goal against

Oscar del Calcio
award for "Best Football Foreign Player" and the "Best Footballer of the Year" for the 2009–10 season. Milito registered just eight goals in 34 appearances in an injury-plagued season as Inter finished the league in second place.

2011–12 season

Milito (#22) before a Champions League match against PFC CSKA Moscow in September 2011

In the first Serie A match of the

Bologna and on 2 November, he registered his 200th goal with the club in a Champions League match won 2–1 against Lille
.

On 27 November, Milito earned his 400th career appearance in the league match at

Sampdoria
and three in five in the Derby della Madonnina.

On 1 February, Milito scored all four Inter goals in a 4–4 draw at the

Lazio,[64] Milito finished the season with 24 goals, four behind leader Zlatan Ibrahimović.[65]

2012–13 season

Milito started the

Sampdoria in a game that ended 3–2 for Inter; it was also his 200th career goal across all competitions.[68] On 4 November, he scored a double in the match against Juventus in Turin, a 3–1 victory, which ended Juventus's 49-match unbeaten run at the Juventus Stadium.[69]

After Inter's 2–1 victory over

Napoli on 9 December, where Milito registered a goal, Milito celebrated his 100th Serie win out of 197 games played between both Genoa and the Nerazzurri.[70] With 28 goals scored, Milito also became the player with the most goals scored in the Serie A during the 2012 calendar year, ahead of Napoli's Edinson Cavani (27) and Udinese's Antonio Di Natale
(23).

Returning from an injury suffered in January on 10 February 2013, Milito marked his return in the home win against

Chievo by scoring a goal and providing an assist on Esteban Cambiasso's strike.[71] Milito's season injuries woes continued, however, as on 14 February, in a UEFA Europa League match against CFR Cluj, he was injured in the seventh minute with a collateral ligament injury, anterior cruciate ligament, and capsule in his left knee.[72]
Two days later, 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.

2013–14 season

Milito returned to action for Inter, against

Lazio, coming on as a late substitute.[75] In total, Milito scored 75 goals in 171 appearances in all competitions during his five seasons with Inter, 62 of which were scored in Serie A.[3]

Return to Racing

In 2014, it was confirmed Milito would come back to his first club,

Argentine Primera División.[78] On 31 August 2014, Milito scored his third goal for Racing in a 2–1 loss against Independiente; he scored the goal in the 14th minute after an assist by Ricardo Centurión. He provided an assist for Gustavo Bou, who scored the first goal in a 2–1 win over Boca Juniors.[79] He scored his fourth goal of the season in a 4–0 win over Estudiantes on 11 October.[80]
Milito continued his fine form, supplying his third assist of the season in a 1–1 draw against Club Olimpo.[81] He assisted Gabriel Hauche in the 41st minute of the match.[82] Milito scored the fifth and sixth of the season on 30 November in a match against Rosario Central, who ended with a 3–0 win away.[83] After this win, Racing got to the top of the league and one match remained for it to be over. He participated on the play where Ricardo Centurión scored the crucial goal against Godoy Cruz. Racing was crowned 2014 Transición champion, meaning that the team qualified in 2015 Copa Libertadores second stage.[84] That was Racing's first title after 13 years;[85][86] Milito had also been on the side that won the title in 2001, and thus contributed to the club's only titles since 1966.[87] Milito said that winning the league with Racing was a dream come true.[88]

On 21 May, Milito scored the opening goal from a penalty in a 2–0 win over Temperley, on the final match of his career, at the age of 36.[89] In total, he ended his club career with 254 goals in 607 appearances in all competitions.[3]

International career

Milito made his

final, where they were defeated 3–0 by Brazil
.

Milito's impressive performances during his time at

Genoa led him to be called more often, especially under the reign of manager Diego Maradona, where Milito would often be deployed as a substitute. After his first season with Inter, Maradona included Milito in the Argentina squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa,[93] where he would feature in two games as Argentina were eliminated 4–0 in the quarter-finals by Germany.[94] On 1 June 2011, Milito was included in new Albiceleste manager Sergio Batista's 23-man squad ahead of the 2011 Copa América,[95] along with his brother Gabriel and Inter teammates Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso. He did not feature in any matches during the competition with Argentina, who was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Uruguay after penalties.[96]

Retirement

After retiring from professional football, Milito's last club, Racing Club, organised a tribute match in his honour on 12 November 2016, featuring many of his former team-mates, as well as friends and family members. At the age of 37, Milito scored two goals during the match, and was given a standing ovation from the Racing fans, who regard Milito as one of the club's most iconic players.[87]

Style of play

A quick, dynamic, and technically gifted forward, with good vision, composure, and an eye for goal,[97] Milito was known for his offensive movements and ability in the air, and was capable of finishing well with his head as well as both feet, despite being naturally right-footed.[98][99][100] He was also an accurate penalty taker.[101]

Regarding his elegant yet efficient playing style, and his consistent, prolific goalscoring,[102] Goal.com said of Milito in 2010: "His profession is football and his speciality is goals. He is one of the most impressive strikers in world of football today. He 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. Milito is a pure Number 9 and lethal in the penalty area."[103] After the treble success in the 2009–10 season, many pundits took note of the fact that Milito had always been an effective and efficient striker, yet remained one of the most underrated players in world football because of his low-key manner and the fact that he had plied his trade for smaller, less competitive teams prior to joining Inter.[4] Scoring goals on the biggest stages for a marquee team finally earned the striker the recognition merited by his skill and goalscoring record. Of the player and his two Champions League winning goals, The Guardian wrote:

"Vision, timing, flawless technique and sangfroid – these two goals had everything a great striker needs, plus a sense of lyricism in the fluency of his movement. The 30-year-old 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..."[97]

Despite his ability, Milito often struggled with injuries throughout his career.[104]

Sports manager

After retiring as a professional football player, Diego took over as the sports manager of the club Racing. Under his management, great players were brought in and a good sports project was consolidated in which he won two titles: Superliga 2018/19 and Trofeo de Campeones 2019.

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

Personal life

Milito has considerable Italian roots; his paternal family emigrated to Argentina from Terranova da Sibari, Calabria.[105] On his mother's side, he also has Spanish roots. Milito is married to Sofía and they have three children.[106][107][108] He is the older brother of former football player Gabriel, who he played against in Champions League games during Gabriel's years playing for Barcelona, most notably in semi-finals of 2010, when both Diego and Gabriel were among their respective team's starting line-up.[109] On 21 May 2016, the day of his retirement from professional football, Milito celebrated the birth of his third daughter, Morena.[89] His son Leandro is currently a member of the Racing Club youth system.[87]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[110][111][112]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Club 1999–2000 Argentine Primera División 11 1 – – – 11 1
2000–01 Argentine Primera División 35 2 – – – 35 2
2001–02 Argentine Primera División 38 9 – – – 38 9
2002–03 Argentine Primera División 35 14 – 11[b] 3 – 46 17
2003–04 Argentine Primera División 18 8 – – – 18 8
Total 137 34 0 0 11 3 – 148 37
Genoa
 2003–04 Serie B 20 12 0 0 — — 20 12
2004–05 Serie B 39 21 3 1 — — 42 22
Total 59 33 3 1 — — 62 34
Real Zaragoza 2005–06 La Liga 36 15 8 6 — — 44 21
2006–07 La Liga 37 23 3 0 — — 40 23
2007–08 La Liga 35 15 4 2 2[c] 0 — 41 17
Total 108 53 15 8 2 0 — 125 61
Genoa
2008–09
 Serie A 31 24 1 2 — — 32 26
Inter Milan 2009–10 Serie A 35 22 5 2 11[d] 6 1[e] 0 52 30
2010–11 Serie A 23 5 3 1 4[d] 1 4[f] 1 34 8
2011–12 Serie A 33 24 1 0 7[d] 2 — 41 26
2012–13 Serie A 20 9 0 0 6[g] 0 — 26 9
2013–14 Serie A 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2
Total 128 62 10 3 28 9 5 1 171 75
Racing Club 2014 Argentine Primera División 17 6 1 0 — — 18 6
2015 Argentine Primera División 20 8 4 0 9[h] 4 2[i] 0 35 12
2016 Argentine Primera División 13 4 0 0 6[h] 0 — 19 4
Total 50 18 5 0 15 4 2 0 72 22
Career total 513 230 34 14 56 16 7 1 610 255
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Eight appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores, three appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  3. UEFA Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  6. ^ Includes appearance in Supercoppa Italiana, appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  9. ^ Appearances in Liguilla Pre Libertadores

International

[113]

Argentina
Year Apps Goals
2003 5 3
2004 2 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 6 1
2008 2 0
2009 5 0
2010 4 0
2011 1 0
Total 25 4

[114][113]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 January 2003 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Honduras 1–0 3–1 Friendly
2. 16 July 2003
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
, Argentina		  Uruguay 1–0 2–2
3. 2–0
4. 2 July 2007 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Colombia 4–2 4–2 2007 Copa América

Honours

Club

Racing Club[115]
Real Zaragoza
Inter Milan[115]

Individual

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