Diego Augusto

Diego Augusto
Personal information
Full name	Diego Augusto Teixeira Alves
Date of birth	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
2011–2014	Portuguesa
2015	Ituano
2016	Ypiranga-RS
2016	Anapolina
2017	Rio Claro
2017	Mogi Mirim
2018	Sertãozinho
2019	Rio Claro
2020–	Tupynambás
	*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

^ Portuguesa vence e confirma a queda do Icasa (Portuguesa wins and confirms Icasa's relegation); Diario Lance!, 26 November 2011 (in Portuguese)
^ 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)
^ 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)

External links

Diego Augusto at Soccerway

[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)

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