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Diego Soñora

b. 1969

Argentine footballer

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About Diego Soñora

Born 1969. Diego Soñora is an Argentine association football player.

Diego Luis Soñora (born 17 July 1969 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He is the father of Alan Soñora and Joel Soñora.

Career Soñora, nicknamed "Chiche", spent a large part of his career with Argentine giants Boca Juniors where he won 5 titles between 1988 and 1995. Soñora played a total of 266 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 5 goals.

In 1996 Soñora moved to Major League Soccer's Dallas Burn for the league's inaugural season, 1996. He would play two seasons for Dallas, before a switch to the MetroStars in 1998. A season later, he was sent to D.C. United and helped them to the 1999 MLS Cup. Soñora left MLS after that season, and played in Chile for Deportes Concepción before a short return to the US and Tampa Bay Mutiny in 2001. He then joined Cerro Porteño of Paraguay before returning to Argentina to play for lower league side Defensores de Belgrano, before retiring as a player.

In MLS, Soñora was an All-Star in his first three seasons in the league, and scored a total of seven goals and 21 assists.

Personal life Soñora has two footballing sons in Alan and Joel. 1997, 1998

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Who is Diego Soñora?

Argentine footballer

When was Diego Soñora born?

Diego Soñora was born on 17 July 1969 in Buenos Aires.

What is Diego Soñora's occupation?

Diego Soñora is an association football player.

What nationality is Diego Soñora?

Diego Soñora is Argentine.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Diego Soñora

· Wikidata: Q1774979

· DBpedia: Diego Soñora

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