Diego Augusto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Teixeira and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Diego Augusto
Personal information
Full name Diego Augusto Teixeira Alves
Date of birth (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Tupynambás
Youth career
Portuguesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Portuguesa 32 (1)
2015 Ituano 0 (0)
2016 Ypiranga-RS 1 (0)
2016 Anapolina 4 (0)
2017 Rio Claro 8 (1)
2017 Mogi Mirim 5 (1)
2018 Sertãozinho 10 (0)
2019 Rio Claro 9 (1)
2020– Tupynambás 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Diego Augusto Teixeira Alves (born 17 May 1991), known as Diego Augusto or simply Diego, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Tupynambás as a central defender.

Career

Born in São Paulo, Diego graduated from Portuguesa's youth categories, and made his first team debut on 26 November 2011, playing the last 13 minutes of a 2–0 away win over Icasa for the Série B championship.[1] He made his Série A debut on 8 July of the following year, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Atlético Mineiro.[2]

Diego left Lusa in December 2014, and signed for Ituano on 5 January 2015.[3]

Honours

Portuguesa

References

  1. ^ Portuguesa vence e confirma a queda do Icasa (Portuguesa wins and confirms Icasa's relegation); Diario Lance!, 26 November 2011 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Dida falha, Victor estreia bem, e Atlético-MG segue na liderança (Dida fails, Victor debuts well, and Atlético-MG continues to lead); Globo Esporte, 8 July 2012 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Paulistão: Ituano contrata Diego Augusto, rebaixado com a Portuguesa para a Série B (Paulistão: Ituano signs Diego Augusto, relegated with Portuguesa for Série B); Futebol Interior, 5 January 2015 (in Portuguese)