Diego Martín Forlán born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguayan national team, as a striker. He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe, and also received the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
2010 FIFA World Cup
On 16 June 2010, during Uruguay’s second group game in the 2010 FIFA World Cup against South Africa, Forlán opened the scoring with a long range effort. Later on in the game Forlán scored from the penalty spot for his second and also had a hand in Uruguay’s third, ending in a 3-0 win over the host nation.On 2 July 2010, Forlán scored a free kick against Ghana to equalise during the quarter-finals. The game ended 1-1 and Uruguay advanced through to the semi-finals after defeating Ghana 4-2 in the penalty shootout.On 6 July 2010, Forlán scored another long range goal, this time with his left foot to equalise against the Netherlands in the semi-final. Despite a half-time score at 1-1, Uruguay eventually lost 3-2 as the Dutch advanced to the final.Forlán became the first player since Lothar Matthäus in 1990 to score three goals outside the penalty area in one tournament.On 10 July 2010, Forlán scored for the final time in the tournament as he netted a well executed volley from the edge of the area to give Uruguay the lead. Forlán would then hit the crossbar with the final kick of the game from a free-kick as they lost to Germany 3-2 in the third place play-off.On 11 July 2010, shortly after the conclusion of the final, Forlán was named as the recipient of the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player.
Honours
Club
Manchester United
* Premier League (1): 2002–03
* FA Cup (1): 2003–04
* FA Community Shield (1): 2003
Villarreal
* UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2004
Atlético Madrid
* UEFA Europa League (1): 2009–10
Individual
* European Golden Shoe (2): 2004–05*, 2008–09
* Pichichi Trophy (2): 2004–05, 2008–09
* FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (1): 2010
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