Diego Klimowicz

Diego Klimowicz

Personal information
Full name	Diego Fernando Klimowicz
Date of birth	6 July 1974
Place of birth	Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1996	Instituto	57	(12)
1996–1997	Rayo Vallecano	46	(12)
1998–1999	Valladolid	41	(4)
1999–2001	Lanús	77	(41)
2001–2007	VfL Wolfsburg	149	(57)
2007–2008	Borussia Dortmund	38	(6)
2009–2010	VfL Bochum	26	(8)
2011	Instituto	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:33, 26 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Diego Fernando Klimowicz (born 6 July 1974) is a retired Argentine footballer who last played for Instituto.

Career

Klimowicz started his career at Instituto in the Argentine Primera B Nacional (second division) in 1993.^[1] In 1996, he was sold to Rayo Vallecano of the Spanish La Liga but at the end of that first season with the club, they were relegated to the Segunda División (second division).^[2] In his second season, Rayo finished eighth, failing to regain their place in the first division, but halfway through, in January 1998 he was sold to Real Valladolid of La Liga, and after only one and a half seasons with the club he returned to Argentina to play for Lanús.^[3] In December 2001, he was transferred to VfL Wolfsburg.^[4] In May 2007, he joined Borussia Dortmund on a two.year contract.^[5][6] In the winter transfer window 2008–09, he transferred to VfL Bochum. On 2 March 2010, he announced his retirement from professional football due to a hip injury.^[7]

However, on 24 December 2010, Klimowicz decided to come back from retirement and re-joined his first team, Instituto, in the Argentine second division. He signed a one-year contract.^[8]

International career

In 2001 there were talks of him playing either for the Ukraine national football team or the Poland national football team, but at the end nothing became materialized.

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Argentina			League		Cup		Total
1993–94	Instituto	Nacional B			—
1994–95					—
1995–96					—
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Total
1996–97	Rayo Vallecano	Primera División	34	11
1997–98		Segunda División	12	1
1997–98	Real Valladolid	Primera División	20	3
1998–99			21	1
Argentina			League		Cup		Total
1999–00	Lanús	Primera División	33	16	—		33	16
2000–01			30	17	—		30	17
2001–02			14	8	—		14	8
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Total
2001–02	VfL Wolfsburg	Bundesliga	17	10	1	0	18	10
2002–03			25	7	2	2	27	9
2003–04			33	15	2	1	35	16
2004–05			27	7	1	0	28	7
2005–06			26	12	1	1	27	13
2006–07			21	6	3	4	24	10
2007–08	Borussia Dortmund		28	6	6	4	34	10
2008–09			10	0	1	1	11	1
2008–09	VfL Bochum		11	4	0	0	11	4
2009–10			15	4	2	1	17	5
Argentina			League		Cup		Total
2010–11	Instituto	Nacional B	8	1	—		8	1
Total	Argentina				0	0
	Spain
	Germany		213	71	19	14	232	85
Career total

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal Runner-up: 2007–08

Personal life

Diego is the older brother of Javier Klimowicz, who plays for the Ecuadorian national team. His grandfather was born in Poland before Second World War in territory, which belongs to Ukraine now.^[9]

References

1. "Klimowicz: Tourist oder Debütant" (in German). kicker.de. 6 December 2001. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
2. "Mercato: Diego Klimowicz, Marcell Jansen" (in Spanish). footgol. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
3. ""Gegen 80.000 ist es besonders schwer"" (in German). bundesliga.de. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
4. "Diego Klimowicz – Saison 2001/2002" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
5. [http://www.fc-koeln.de/index.php?id=723&tx_ttnews[cat]=3&tx_ttnews[pS]=1257030000&tx_ttnews[pL]=2591999&tx_ttnews[arc]=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=4428&tx_ttnews[backPid]=722&cHash=3a33f9d502 1. FC Köln: Interview mit Diego Klimowicz]
6. [http://www.fc-koeln.de/index.php?id=723&tx_ttnews[cat]=3&tx_ttnews[pS]=1257030000&tx_ttnews[pL]=2591999&tx_ttnews[arc]=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=4428&tx_ttnews[backPid]=722&cHash=3a33f9d502 "Interview mit Diego Klimowicz"] (in German). 1. FC Köln. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
7. "Klimowicz: Scout in Argentinien" (in German). vfl-bochum.de. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
8. "Granadero para la Gloria". Olé (in Spanish). 24 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
9. "Klimowicz woli Polskę od Ukrainy?" (in Polish). sport.pl. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2012.