Diego Raúl Pozo (born 16 February 1978) is an Argentine former football goalkeeper and football manager, currently in charge of Racing de Córdoba.
| 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 Mendoza | ||
| 2023– | Racing de Córdoba | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editPozo 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.
International
editOn 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.[1] Subsequently, he was called up for Argentina's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad as the third goalkeeper.
Coaching career
editAhead of the 2019–20 season, Pozo was appointed manager of Gimnasia Mendoza.[2] In June 2023, Pozo was hired for managerial position in Racing de Córdoba, where he is currently working.
References
edit- ^ 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
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