Template:Spanish name Diego Mariño Villar (born 9 May 1990 in Vigo, Galicia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF in Segunda División, as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Mariño Villar | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santa Mariña | |||
| 1998–2000 | Rápido Bouzas | ||
| 2000–2003 | Sárdoma | ||
| 2003–2004 | Areosa | ||
| 2004–2008 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Villarreal C | 48 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Villarreal B | 73 | (0) |
| 2012– | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2012 | |||
Club career
Mariño played for Villarreal CF since the age of 14, having already represented four teams as a youth. He made his professional debuts in 2010–11, helping the reserves barely avoid relegation from the second division while appearing in 38 games.[1]
In the following season Mariño was again first-choice, but as the main squad suffered relegation in La Liga, the B's were forced to drop down to the third level even though the team finished in a comfortable 12th position. After the departure of longtime incumbent Diego López, he was promoted to the first team by manager Julio Velázquez – also his boss in the second side – competing with 41-year old César for the starting position.
International career
Mariño won his first cap for the Spanish under-21 team in 2011. Also that year, he was selected by manager Luis Milla for his 2011 UEFA European Football Championship squad.
In the tournament in Denmark, Mariño was a backup to Atlético Madrid's David de Gea as the nation won its third title in the category.
Honours
- Spain U21