Diego Pozo

Diego Raúl Pozo (born 16 February 1978) is an Argentine former football goalkeeper and football manager, currently in charge of Gimnasia Mendoza.

Diego Pozo
Personal information
Full name Diego Raúl Pozo
Date of birth (1978-02-16) 16 February 1978
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Gimnasia Mendoza (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2005 Godoy Cruz 150 (5)
2005–2006 Huracán 23 (0)
2006–2007 Talleres 36 (0)
2007–2008 Instituto 11 (0)
2008–2013 Colón 167 (0)
2013 Huracán 7 (0)
2014 Rangers 16 (0)
2014 Sportivo Belgrano 12 (0)
Total 422 (5)
National team
2009–2010 Argentina 3 (0)
Teams managed
2019– Gimnasia Mendoza
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club

Pozo began his playing career with Godoy Cruz in his hometown of Mendoza in 1995. He also played for Huracán, Talleres and Instituto before joining Colón in 2008.

International

On 20 May 2009 Pozo made his debut with Argentina in a 3–1 friendly match victory against Panama. The Argentine team was made up of players based in the Argentine Primera División. He also played the friendlies against Ghana and Haiti, as well as the unofficial friendly against Catalonia. Pozo had a poor performance at the aforementioned unofficial friendly.[1] Subsequently, he was called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Argentine squad as the third goalkeeper.

Coaching career

Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Pozo was appointed manager of Gimnasia Mendoza.[2]

References
  1. Diego Pozo FIFA World Cup profile. Retrieved 2010-06-13. Archived 11 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Comenzó en Gimnasia la era Diego Pozo, diariouno.com.ar, 24 June 2019
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