Diego Klimowicz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Fernando Klimowicz[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 July 1974||
Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina[1] | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1996 | Instituto | 57 | (12) |
1996–1997 | Rayo Vallecano | 46 | (12) |
1997–1999 | Valladolid | 41 | (4) |
1999–2001 | Lanús | 77 | (41) |
2001–2007 | VfL Wolfsburg | 149 | (57) |
2007–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | 38 | (6) |
2009–2010 | VfL Bochum | 26 | (8) |
2011 | Instituto | 10 | (1) |
Total | 444 | (141) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Diego Fernando Klimowicz (born 6 July 1974) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
He started and finished his 18-year professional career with Instituto, but competed mostly in Spain and Germany, notably amassing Bundesliga totals of 213 games and 71 goals in the latter country.
Club career
[edit]Born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Klimowicz started his career at Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba in the Primera B Nacional.[2] He was sold to Rayo Vallecano of La Liga in 1996, scoring 11 goals in his first season but being relegated to Segunda División;[3][4] the latter club was later banned from buying or selling foreign players, for failing to pay the accorded sum of 240 million pesetas.[5]
Klimowicz returned to the Spanish top division in December 1997, when he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Real Valladolid.[6] After netting just seven times across all competitions during his spell at the Estadio José Zorrilla, however,[7] he returned to his country in 1999 and joined Club Atlético Lanús.[8]
Klimowicz was transferred to VfL Wolfsburg in December 2001,[9] going on to remain in Germany – and its Bundesliga – for the better part of the following decade. He netted a career-best 15 goals in the 2003–04 campaign, helping his team finish in tenth place.[10]
In May 2007, Klimowicz moved to fellow league side Borussia Dortmund on a two-year deal.[11] On 25 August, his brace was crucial to the hosts' 3–0 home defeat of Energie Cottbus.[12] He added four goals in their runner-up run in the DFB-Pokal, being booked as a second-half substitute in the decisive match, lost 2–1 to Bayern Munich after extra time.[13]
In the 2008–09 winter transfer window, Klimowicz signed with VfL Bochum.[14] On 2 March 2010, the 35-year-old announced his retirement from professional football due to a hip injury;[15]
Klimowicz decided to come back from retirement on 24 December 2010, and re-joined his first team Instituto on a one-year contract.[16]
International career
[edit]In 2001, there were talks of Klimowicz playing either for the Poland or the Ukraine national teams,[17] but at the end nothing became materialised.
Personal life
[edit]Klimowicz's younger brother, Javier, was also a footballer, as well as his other sibling Nicolás;[18] a goalkeeper, Javier won caps for Ecuador.[19] Klimowicz's grandfather was born in Poland before World War II, in a territory that later became part of Ukraine.[17] His son Mateo was also involved in the sport.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Instituto | 1993–94 | Primera B Nacional | — | |||||||
1994–95 | — | |||||||||
1995–96 | — | |||||||||
Total | ||||||||||
Rayo Vallecano | 1996–97 | La Liga | 34 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 18 |
1997–98 | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
Total | 46 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 19 | ||
Valladolid | 1997–98 | La Liga | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
1998–99 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
Total | 41 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
Lanús | 1999–00 | Argentine Primera División | 33 | 16 | — | 33 | 16 | |||
2000–01 | 30 | 17 | — | 30 | 17 | |||||
2001–02 | 14 | 8 | — | 14 | 8 | |||||
Total | 77 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 41 | ||||
VfL Wolfsburg | 2001–02 | Bundesliga | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
2002–03 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | ||
2003–04 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 21 | ||
2004–05 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
2005–06 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 14 | ||
2006–07 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | ||
Total | 149 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 174 | 67 | ||
Borussia Dortmund | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10 |
2008–09 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 38 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | ||
VfL Bochum | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
2009–10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
Total | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | ||
Instituto | 2010–11 | Primera B Nacional | 10 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Career total | 387 | 129 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 437 | 155 |
Honours
[edit]Borussia Dortmund
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Diego Klimowicz at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Jankowski, Bernd (6 December 2001). "Klimowicz: Tourist oder Debütant" [Klimowicz: Tourist or first-timer] (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Serres, César (25 May 2007). "Mercato: Diego Klimowicz, Marcell Jansen" [Market: Diego Klimowicz, Marcell Jansen] (in Spanish). Footgol. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Diego Klimowicz pone fin a su carrera deportiva" [Diego Klimowicz ends his sporting career] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "La FIFA castiga al Rayo" [FIFA punishes Rayo]. El País (in Spanish). 1 December 1999. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Klimowicz, fichado por el Valladolid" [Klimowicz, signed by Valladolid]. El País (in Spanish). 11 December 1997. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Forjas, Francisco (6 April 1998). "La resurrección de Canabal y Klimowicz" [The resurrection of Canabal and Klimowicz]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Gegen 80.000 ist es besonders schwer" [It's rather difficult against 80.000] (in German). Bundesliga. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Diego Klimowicz – Saison 2001/2002" [Diego Klimowicz – 2001/2002 season] (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Kubusch, Lars. "Germany 2003/04". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Interview mit Diego Klimowicz" [Interview with Diego Klimowicz] (in German). 1. FC Köln. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Dortmund atmet dank Klimowicz tief durch" [Dortmund take a breather thanks to Klimowicz]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 25 August 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Luca Toni führt Bayern zum ersten Titel" [Luca Toni leads Bayern to first title]. Rheinische Post (in German). 19 April 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Klimowicz wechselt von Dortmund nach Bochum" [Klimowicz goes from Dortmund to Bochum] (in German). T-Online. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Klimowicz: Scout in Argentinien" [Klimowicz: Scout in Argentina] (in German). VfL Bochum. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Granadero para la Gloria" [Grenadier for la Gloria]. Olé (in Spanish). 24 December 2010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Klimowicz woli Polskę od Ukrainy?" [Is Klimowicz from Poland and Ukraine?] (in Polish). Sport. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ a b Villalobo, Marcos J. (21 December 2017). "Código Klimowicz" [Klimowicz code]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Hermano de Klimowicz es traspasado al Bochum alemán" [Klimowicz's brother is transferred to Germany's Bochum]. El Universo (in Spanish). 4 January 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "D. Klimowicz". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Diego Klimowicz". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Diego Klimowicz at BDFutbol
- Diego Klimowicz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Quilmes
- Argentine people of Polish descent
- Argentine people of Ukrainian descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba footballers
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Real Valladolid players
- Bundesliga players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- VfL Bochum players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany