Diego Benaglio

Diego Benaglio (born September 8, 1983) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

Club career

Benaglio started his career with his Grasshoppers Zürich and played there for several seasons before moving to Germany to join VfB Stuttgart. After a brief period there, he joined C.D. Nacional where he eventually became first choice as Henrique Hilário left for Chelsea F.C. On January 22, 2008 he moved to VfL Wolfsburg. He made his debut on January 29, helping his team advance to the quarterfinals of the DFB Cup.

International career

Benaglio is a member of the Swiss national team and was called up to the squad for the 2006 World Cup. During this competition he was third choice goalkeeper behind Pascal Zuberbühler and Fabio Coltorti. With consistently good performances in 2008, he was promoted to first choice goalkeeper for Euro 2008 in his home country.

External links

• Career stats at fussballdaten.de