Diego López Rodríguez

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Diego López
Personal information
Full name	Diego López Rodríguez
Date of birth	November 3, 1981 (1981-11-03) (age 26)
Place of birth	Paradela, Lugo, Spain
Height	196 cm
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Villarreal
Number	13
Youth clubs
1999–2000 2000–2003	Lugo Real Madrid C
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2005 2005–2007 2007-present	Castilla Real Madrid Villarreal	33 (0) 2 (0) 14 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 9, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Diego López Rodríguez (born November 3, 1981 in Paradela, Galicia) is a player with the Spanish football club Villarreal, who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a graduate of Real Madrid's youth system and was the second-choice keeper at the club for the 2005-07 seasons behind Spanish international Iker Casillas.

In July 2007 he joined Villarreal for a fee of 4 million pounds.

After a string of fine performances in Spanish Cup matches, as well as big matches vs. Real Madrid and Valencia in La Liga, he has been awarded first-team action. By March 2008, Diego had established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for Villarreal.

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