Diego Buonanotte

Argentine-Chilean footballer (born 1988)

Diego Buonanotte
Buonanotte with Universidad Católica in 2019
Personal information
Full name Diego Mario Buonanotte Rende
Date of birth (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Teodelina, Argentina
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team
 O'Higgins
Number 18
Youth career
2001–2006 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 River Plate 105 (25)
2011–2013 Málaga 49 (6)
2013–2015 Granada 39 (1)
2014 → Pachuca (loan) 13 (2)
2015 → Quilmes (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2016 AEK Athens 27 (9)
2016–2022 Universidad Católica 137 (26)
2022 Sporting Cristal 16 (4)
2023 Unión La Calera 30 (3)
2024– O'Higgins 0 (0)
International career
2008 Argentina U23 1 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024

Diego Mario Buonanotte Rende (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈmaɾjo βwonaˈnote ˈrende]; born 19 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Chilean club O'Higgins as an attacking midfielder and winger.[2]

He began his career with River Plate, where he won the Apertura in 2008, and later played in Spain with Málaga and Granada.

Buonanotte was part of the Argentine squad that won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics.

Club career

River Plate

Born in Teodelina, Santa Fe, Buonanotte made his professional debut as a 17-year-old on 9 April 2006, in the 3–1 win against Instituto. On 7 October 2007, only one week after his first game, he scored his first goal at senior level. Buonanotte was picked by coach Daniel Passarella to start in the derby against Boca Juniors. River Plate won 2–0, with Buonanotte playing a key role in the victory. He was named by World Soccer magazine as one of the '50 most exciting teenagers in the world game'.[3] Buonanotte was part of the 2008 Apertura winning team.

Málaga

On 21 January 2011 Buonanotte signed a five-year contract with Málaga CF, but he was loaned to River Plate until July 2011. The reason he left Malaga was not about his appearances with his team but the 1.6 million dollars that River Plate gave for a loan for him.[4][5] He scored his first goal for Málaga on 21 December 2011 in a 2–2 home draw against Getafe CF in the Copa del Rey (winning 3–2 on aggregate.) On 21 November 2012, he scored his careers first Champions League goal, in a 2−2 away draw against Zenit. Also he scored goals against Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Granada

On 31 January 2013, Buonanotte signed a 4+1⁄2-year contract with Granada.[6] After moving to Granada, Buonanotte told Goal.com, he left Malaga in order to get playing time.[7] He was previously linked with a move to Italian side Palermo but opted for Granada.[8]

On 28 August 2014, after being left out of the first-team during the pre-season, Buonanotte was loaned to C.F. Pachuca in a one-year deal.[9]

After playing in their pre-season in Mexico, Buonanotte signed on a six-month loan for Quilmes AC on 30 January 2015.[10]

AEK Athens

In August 2015, Buonanotte signed a two-year contract with AEK Athens.[11]

On the third matchday of the 2015–16 season he scored twice in a 3–1 home win against PAS Giannina.[12] On 22 November 2015, he scored his fifth league goal helping AEK Athens win against Panthrakikos.[13] On 2 December 2015, he scored two goals in his first appearance in the Greek Cup in a 6–0 home win against Panelefsiniakos. On 17 December, he again scored a brace in a 5–0 away win against AEL in the cup.[14] He finished the year with 11 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions.

Universidad Católica

On 19 July 2016, Buonanotte signed for Universidad Católica.[15] There, he won the 2016 Apertura, scoring 8 goals in 13 matches. Also winning the 2016 Clausura, and most recently 2018-2019 Chilean Primera Division.[16][17]

Sporting Cristal

In 5 July 2022, Buonanotte joined Peruvian side Sporting Cristal until December 2023.[18]

Return to Chile

In 2023, he returned to Chile by signing with Unión La Calera.[19] The next season, he switched to O'Higgins.[20]

International career

Buonanotte was selected by Sergio Batista to be one of the 18 players to represent Argentina in the 2008 Olympics. He only played in the third group-stage game against Serbia, scoring from a long-range free-kick. He won the gold medal with his national team at that tournament.

Personal life

Car crash

In December 2009, Buonanotte survived a fatal car crash as the sole survivor after he lost control of his car on an Argentine freeway. He was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries while three friends who were travelling with him in the car died at the scene of the crash. The footballer was driving his father's Peugeot 307 back from a night out when he veered off the 65th highway and collided with a tree. The accident occurred about 15 km outside Clementina, Santa Fe. Another car carrying more friends of Buonanotte also arrived on the scene of the accident afterwards eager to find out what had happened. The footballer is said to have been conscious when he was pulled from the wreckage but had sustained serious injuries.

Eduardo Allegrini, director of the hospital, where Buonanotte was taken after the crash, said "(Buonanotte) has fractured his right humerus, right clavicle and has bruised his right lung". Allegrini clarified that the River player's condition was stable but he remained in intensive care under observation. Guillermo Fernández, a firefighter who helped pull Buonanotte from the crash site said: "Diego told us he lost control of the car".[21][22]

Back to the pitch

It was initially thought that Buonanotte's convalescence would require up to seven months for complete recovery,[23] but he was able to return to the pitch on 17 April 2010, when he replaced Diego Barrado in the second half of a match against Godoy Cruz. River won 2–1 at home.[24][25] On 30 April, he scored for the first time since his accident, clinching a 2–1 victory against Vélez Sársfield at the Monumental.[26] Later that year, A local prosecutor Carlos Colimedaglia, believes that Buonanotte should be charged with three counts of manslaughter.[27] Buonanotte, himself, says he managed to cope with the accident but revealed the opposition fans shout slurs directed at him, like "murderer".[28]

Chilean naturalization

In December 2021, he acquired the Chilean nationality by residence along with his colleague Matías Zaldivia,[29] keeping the Argentine nationality.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 June 2022[31]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2006-07 A. Primera División 1 0 — — — 1 0
2007-08 A. Primera División 25 11 — 8 0 — 33 11
2008-09 A. Primera División 31 3 — 8 1 — 39 4
2009-10 A. Primera División 23 9 — — — 23 9
2010-11 A. Primera División 26 2 — — — 26 2
Total 106 25 — 17 1 0 0 122 26
Málaga 2011-12 La Liga 15 0 4 1 — — 19 1
2012-13 La Liga 8 1 5 2 3[a] 1 — 15 4
Total 23 1 9 3 3 1 0 0 35 5
Granada 2012-13 La Liga 15 1 — — — 15 1
2013-14 La Liga 24 0 1 0 — — 25 0
Total 39 1 1 0 — 0 0 40 1
Pachuca (loan) 2014 Liga MX 13 0 — 1[b] 1 — 14 1
Quilmes (loan) 2015 A. Primera División 12 1 1 0 — — 13 1
AEK Atenas 2015-16 Super League Greece 27 6 8 5 — — 35 11
Universidad Católica 2016-17 C. Primera División 27 11 5 1 8[c] 1 1[d] 0 41 13
2017 C. Primera División 10 4 4 2 — 1[d] 0 15 6
2018 C. Primera División 26 7 1 0 — — 27 7
2019 C. Primera División 21 2 5 1 4[e] 0 1[d] 1 31 4
2020 C. Primera División 24 0 — 7[f] 1 — 31 1
2021 C. Primera División 19 2 4 1 3[g] 0 1[d] 0 27 3
2022 C. Primera División 11 0 1 0 4[g] 0 1[d] 0 17 0
Total 138 26 20 5 26 2 5 1 189 34
Career total 358 60 39 13 47 5 5 1 449 79
  1. ^ 3 appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ 1 appearances in the Liga Campeones
  3. ^ 6 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de Chile
  5. ^ 2 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 2 in the Copa Sudamericana
  6. ^ 3 appearances in the Copa Libertadores, 4 in the Copa Sudamericana
  7. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

Club

River Plate

AEK

Universidad Católica

International

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Buonanotte, Diego Mario Buonanotte Rende - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Buonanotte se hizo cargo del descenso de River, aunque esa tarde estaba en el bautismo de su hija". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Top 50 Most Exciting Teen Footballers (2007)". Soccerlens. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Malaga Prepare Offer For River Plate's Diego Buonanotte - Report". Goal.com. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Malaga seal Buonanotte deal". Sky Sports. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Málaga Club de Fútbol and Granada Club de Fútbol agree transfer of Diego Buonanotte". Málagacf. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. ^ "I left Malaga because I want to play regularly, admits Buonanotte". Goal.com. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Malaga midfielder Diego Buonanotte hopes to join Palermo". Sky Sports. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Buonanotte cedido al Pachuca" [Buonanotte loaned to Pachuca] (in Spanish). Granada's official website. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Diego Buonanotte firmó con Quilmes: "Será difícil enfrentar a River, pero defenderé a muerte esta camiseta"" [Diego Buonanotte signed with Quilmes: "It will be difficult to play against River, but I will defend this shirt to the death] (in Spanish). La Nación. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  11. ^ Buonanotte set to finalise AEK move
  12. ^ Με ηγέτη τον Μπουονανότε, 3-1 η ΑΕΚ τον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα. Retrieved 13 September 2015
  13. ^ Buonanotte believes victory will help AEK calm. Retrieved 22 November 2015
  14. ^ «Πεντάρα» με... ζωγραφιές Μπουονανότε! Archived 8 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 December 2015
  15. ^ "Universidad Católica oficializó acuerdo con Diego Buonanotte".
  16. ^ "Buonanotte: el extranjero más laureado de la historia de la Católica". Onefootball Español (in European Spanish). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  17. ^ Pozo, Camila Rayen Huecho; Today, Chile (1 December 2019). "Universidad Católica Champion of Chile As Season Stops Short". Chile Today. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  18. ^ @ClubSCristal (5 July 2022). "Comunicación oficial del Club Sporting Cristal" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Caldera, Claudio (11 January 2023). "Diego Buonanotte aterrizó en Chile para transformarse en el nuevo fichaje de Unión La Calera". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  20. ^ Madariaga, Carlos (22 January 2024). "Diego Buonanotte es oficializado como nuevo jugador de O'Higgins". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  21. ^ Clarín newspaper, 26 December 2009 Archived 29 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  22. ^ "Diego Buonanotte Suffers Car Accident". Goal.com. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  23. ^ Buonanotte to miss 7 months after deadly car crash
  24. ^ River midfielder returns four months after fatal crash
  25. ^ Volvió una Noche... (in Spanish)
  26. ^ River ganó con un gol de Buonanotte Archived 4 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  27. ^ "River Plate's Diego Buonanotte Answers Charges For Triple Manslaughter". Goal.com. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  28. ^ "River Plate's Diego Buonanotte: I Am Now Used To Murderer Chants". Goal.com. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  29. ^ "¡Ya son chilenos! Diego Buonanotte y Matías Zaldivia recibieron su carta de nacionalidad". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  30. ^ "Doble Nacionalidad". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  31. ^ "D. Buonanotte". Retrieved 2 March 2022.

External links

  • Diego Buonanotte at Soccerway
  • Diego Buonanotte at BDFA (in Spanish)
  • Diego Buonanotte at WorldFootball.net
  • Diego Buonanotte – FIFA competition record (archived)
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