Diego Souza (footballer, born 1984)

Diego Souza
Personal information
Full name	Diego de Souza Gama Silva
Date of birth	22 March 1984
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Operário-MS (head coach)
Youth career
1997–1998	Corinthians
1999–2001	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2007	Palmeiras
2002	→ Joinville (loan)
2005	→ Vissel Kobe (loan)
2006	→ Kashiwa Reysol (loan)
2007	→ Tokyo Verdy (loan)
2008	Tokyo Verdy
2009–2011	Kyoto Sanga
2011	Vegalta Sendai
2012	Portuguesa
2012–2013	Lobos BUAP
2013	América de Natal
2014–2016	Montedio Yamagata
2017	Volta Redonda
2017–2019	Taboão da Serra
2018	→ Vitória da Conquista (loan)
International career
2003	Brazil U20
Managerial career
2019–2020	Taboão da Serra U20
2024	Nacional-SP (assistant)
2024	Nacional-SP
2024	Tupã
2025	Taquaritinga
2025–2026	Bataguassu
2026–	Operário-MS
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego de Souza Gama Silva (born 22 March 1984), known as Diego Souza, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.^[2]^[3] He is the current head coach of Operário-MS.

Career statistics

As of 23 February 2016^[4]^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		AFC		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vissel Kobe	2005	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Kashiwa Reysol	2006	43	21	0	0	–		–		–		43	21
Tokyo Verdy	2007	47	13	0	0	–		–		–		47	13
Tokyo Verdy	2008	29	11	1	0	4	0	–		–		34	11
Kyoto Sanga	2009	33	9	2	1	6	0	–		–		41	10
	2010	33	6	2	1	6	3	–		–		41	10
	2011	8	0	0	0	–		–		–		8	0
Vegalta Sendai	2011	5	0	2	0	0	0	–		–		7	0
Montedio Yamagata	2014	40	14	4	0	–		–		–		44	14
	2015	34	10	3	3	2	0	–		–		39	13
	2016	40	8	3	3	–		–		–		43	11
Career total		312	92	17	8	18	3	0	0	0	0	347	103

↑ Includes Emperor's Cup.
↑ Includes J. League Cup.

Honours

Palmeiras

Brazilian Série B: 2003

References

↑ Diego Souza at WorldFootball.net
↑ "Stats Centre: Diego de Souza Gama Silva Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
↑ "ディエゴ：モンテディオ山形：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 168 out of 289)
↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2014 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2014, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411109 (p. 195 out of 290)

External links

Diego Souza at Soccerway
Diego Souza at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

[6] Includes Emperor's Cup.

[7] Includes J. League Cup.

[1] Diego Souza at WorldFootball.net

[2] "Stats Centre: Diego de Souza Gama Silva Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2009-09-03.

[jleague-3] "ディエゴ：モンテディオ山形：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-05.

[4] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 168 out of 289)

[5] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2014 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2014, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411109 (p. 195 out of 290)

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