Diego Pereira Corrêa

Diego Pereira Corrêa, or simply Diego (born 18 September 1983 in Macaé), is a Brazilian football left-back who last played for América (Rio Grande do Norte). In March 2019, Diego tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine and was provisionally suspended by the Brazilian Anti-Doping Authority (ABCD).[1][2][3]

Diego
Personal information
Full name Diego Pereira Corrêa
Date of birth (1983-09-18) 18 September 1983
Place of birth Macaé, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1996 Macaé
1996–2003 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 → Olaria (loan)
2004–2007 Vasco da Gama 100 (4)
2007 → Goiás (loan) 19 (2)
2008 Vasco da Gama
2008 Figueirense 3 (0)
2010 Macaé
2010 Bahia 10 (1)
2011 Mirassol 5 (0)
2011–2014 São Caetano 98 (3)
2014–2016 Macaé 51 (3)
2016–2018 CRB 82 (0)
2018 Mirassol
2019 América RN 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours
Macaé

References
  1. "Atletas com suspensão provisória" [Athletes with provisional suspensions] (PDF). Autoridade Brasileira de Controle de Dopagem. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. "Ex-Vasco, lateral Diego é pego em doping por uso de cocaína" [Former Vasco back Diego is caught using cocaine]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. "Diego Correa". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 June 2020.


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