Diego Gómez (footballer, born 1990)
Spanish footballer
Diego José Gómez Heredia (born 12 February 1990) is a Spanish football coach and former player who is currently head coach of the American Samoa national team.
Club career
Born in Salamanca, Castile and León, Diego joined Barcelona's La Masia in 2002, aged 11, after a stint at rivals Real Madrid. He was released in 2009, and made his senior debut with Olesa Montserrat in the Tercera División.
On 10 December 2009 Diego joined Palamós, also in the fourth level. In July 2010 he moved to Gramenet, but spent the vast majority of his spell exclusively the reserves, only appearing on the bench with the main squad on 2 January 2011, in a 1–1 away draw against Dénia.
In the summer of 2011, Diego signed for fourth-tier club Terrassa, being a regular starter for the side. In August 2013 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Hong Kong Premier League side Southern.
Diego made his professional debut on 1 September 2012, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Hong Kong Rangers. He only appeared in one further match before being released in October.
Diego retired in December 2012, aged only 22, mainly due to injuries.
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