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Monday, July 25, 2011

Diego Milito 1999–2003: Early years in Argentina

Diego Alberto Milito born 12 June 1979 is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a striker for the Italian Serie A team Internazionale. He also plays for the Argentine national team. A prolific and consistent center-forward, Milito has statistically averaged just over a goal every two appearances, over the course of his 10 year professional career. He was pivotal in Inter's 2009/10 treble winning season and his two goals in the Champions League final at last gave him international recognition as one of the world's most effective strikers.
He has been nicknamed Il Principe del Bernal (Italian for "The Prince of Bernal") or El Príncipe del Bernal (in Spanish) because of his physical resemblance with former Uruguayan footballer Enzo Francescoli, who was nicknamed that way (without "Bernal").
Contents
* 1 Club career
o 1.1 Racing Club
+ 1.1.1 1999–2003: Early years in Argentina
o 1.2 Genoa
+ 1.2.1 2004–2005: First years in European football
o 1.3 Real Zaragoza
+ 1.3.1 2005–2008: Making his mark in Spain
o 1.4 Genoa
+ 1.4.1 2008–2009: A return to Serie A
o 1.5 Internazionale
+ 1.5.1 2009–2010: A treble-winning debut season
+ 1.5.2 2010–2011: After the treble
* 2 International career
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Career statistics
o 4.1 Club
o 4.2 National team
o 4.3 International goals
* 5 Honours
o 5.1 Club
o 5.2 Individual
* 6 References
* 7 External links
Club career
Racing Club
1999–2003: Early years in Argentina
Diego Milito started playing at Argentine first division team Racing Club in 1999, where he won the 2001 Apertura tournament. 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.
Genoa
2004–2005: First years in European football
At the beginning of 2004, Milito moved to Italian second division Genoa. After two very successful seasons, where he scored 33 goals in 59 matches in Italy, Genoa were relegated down to Serie C1 as a punishment for an alleged match-fixing case in the final match of the 2004–05 season. Due to this, Milito was forced to leave Genoa and ultimately joined his brother Gabriel at Spanish club Real Zaragoza