Diego Alberto Milito (born 12 June 1979) is an Argentine former footballer best known for his time with Internazionale Milano, who last played as a striker for Racing Club and also formerly played for the Argentine national team. A prolific and consistent centre-forward, Milito has averaged just over a goal every two appearances over the course of his professional career.
Milito began his club career in Argentina with Racing Club in 1999, and later moved to Italian side Genoa in 2003. In 2005, he was acquired by Spanish club Real Zaragoza, where he remained for three seasons, before returning to Genoa in 2008. His prolific goalscoring exploits during his second spell with Genoa earned him a move to defending Serie A champions Inter, where he was pivotal in the club's 2009–10 treble-winning season scoring 32 goals in all competitions including two goals in the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final. He returned to Racing Club in 2014, where he retired in 2016. At international level, Milito has earned 25 caps for Argentina, scoring 4 goals, and represented his country in two Copa América tournaments, winning a runners-up medal in 2007, and at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
He has been nicknamed El Príncipe ("The Prince" in Spanish) because of his physical resemblance with former Uruguayan footballer Enzo Francescoli, who had the same nickname.
Serie A Hat-Trick 2012-05-06 | Serie A Hat-Trick 2012-04-01 | Serie A 4 Goals 2012-02-01 | Serie A Footballer of the Year 2010-12-31 |
Serie A Hat-Trick 2009-05-03 | Serie A Hat-Trick 2008-11-09 |
1998-2004 |
2004-2006 |
2006-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2014 |
2014-2016 |