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Diego Forlán

Uruguayan association football player and manager (born 1979)

  • Fame67.8
  • Momentum39.1
  • Footballers rank#190
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Born 1979 · age 47
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    83 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Age
    47
    Born 1979
  • Awards
    4
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Diego Forlán Corazo is a Uruguayan football manager and a former player, who played as a forward, and last served as head coach for Uruguayan Segunda División club Club Atlético Atenas. Widely regarded as one of the best forwards of his generation, Forlán was praised for his versatility, intelligence, technique, and shooting abilities. As of 2026, Forlán is a professional tennis player, having made his ATP debut at the 2024 Uruguay Open.

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Teams

Low confidence
  • Club Atlético Peñarol
    2015
  • Cerezo Osaka
    2014–2015
  • S.C. Internacional
    2012–2014
  • Inter Milan
    2011–2012
  • Atlético Madrid
    2007–2011
  • Villarreal CF
    2004–2007
  • Manchester United F.C.
    2002–2004
  • Uruguay men's national football team
    2002–2014
  • Uruguay national under-20 football team
    1999–1999
  • Club Atlético Independiente
    1997–2002
  • Extremadura UD
19972015
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Season stats

Low confidence
2014–20154217
2012–20143410
2011–2012182
2007–201113474
2004–200710654
2002–20046310
2002–201411236
1997–20028037
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Awards

Low confidence
  • Order of Isabella the Catholic‎
  • World Cup Golden Ball
  • European Golden Shoe
  • Pichichi Trophy
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Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Rising
67.8
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum39.1
Historical29.6
Now attention70.3
Source confidence80.0
Completeness80.0
Global rank
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Country rank
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Category rank
#190
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