Full name Diogo Santos Rangel Name Diogo Rangel Place of birth Sao Paulo, Brazil Role Footballer | Playing position Height 1.85 m 2007–2010 Portuguesa Weight 85 kg | |
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Date of birth (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 24) 2004–2007 Clube Pequeninos do Jockey Current teams Osotspa Samut Prakan F.C. (#2 / Defender), Timor-Leste national football team (Defender) | ||
Diogo Santos Rangel (born 19 August 1991) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for São Caetano.
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- Dili United
- Sriwijaya Football Club
- Gresik United
- Daejeon Citizen
- International careers
- Club honors
- References
Despite having no links with East Timor, he had been naturalised and has served to the country's national team for six years. In 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared him ineligible to play for this country, which subsequently has void the passport had given him before.
Dili United
After he defended the Timor Leste U-23 in the arena Southeast Asian Games he joined a local club in Dili, Timor Leste, namely Dili United.
Sriwijaya Football Club
After undergoing selection for two weeks with Sriwijaya, Diogo got a contract offer from the club's management. On 8 November 2012 Diogo agreed to sign a three-year contract with Sriwijaya. He scored his first goal for Sriwijaya against Persisam Putra Samarinda, but his goal could not help his team from losing 2–4.
Gresik United
On May 2013 Diogo loaned to Gresik United from the Sriwijaya for 5-month until the end of season.
Daejeon Citizen
On March 2014 Diogo join Daejeon Citizen.
International careers
Diogo's began his international career as a Timor Leste U-23 that in preparing for the Southeast Asian Games in November 2011. Diogo made his debut as a national team U-23 as warm-up match against Indonesia U-23 on 25 October 2011, which ended in defeat 0–5. After that he played in 5 games and scored 1 goal in the event the Southeast Asian Games. In February 2012 he summons national team U-21 to compete in the arena 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, in the event he scored 1 goal in 4 games. In July 2012 was recalled to the national team U-23 that competed in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification. In this tournament he played 5 times and scored one goal.
On 5 October 2012 he made his debut as a Timor Leste national football team in the match against Cambodia in the event the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification which ended with a 5–1 win. Until now Diogo has played in four games for the national team.
On 19 January 2017, the Asian Football Confederation declared Diogo and eleven other Brazilian footballers ineligible to represent East Timor. Two months later, the East Timorese passport he had received have been declared ‘null and void’ by the Ministry of Justice of East Timor.