| Diego Forlan is the captain of the Uruguayan soccer | | | | shared the European Golden Boot Title with French |
| team. The star was born into a footballing family; | | | | player Thierry Henry, who plays for Barcelona. Forlan |
| Diego's father Pablo played for Uruguay in the 1966 | | | | played three seasons with Villarreal before moving to |
| and 74 World Cups and his grandfather was a player | | | | Atletico Madrid, where he plays today. |
| in Argentina. | | | | For the 2008-09 season, his second with Madrid, Forlan |
| The youngest Forlan player began his career in 1998 | | | | was awarded his second Pichichi Trophy, the first |
| on the same team as his grandfather, Argentina's | | | | player to win two trophies since Ronaldo in the |
| Independiente. After playing four years for the team | | | | 2003-2004 season. For his second La Liga Pichichi |
| that coached him through his youth career, Forlan | | | | Trophy, he scored 32 goals in 33 matches. He also |
| moved to Manchester United in 2002. After two years | | | | received the European Golden Boot that season. |
| in the Premier League he signed to Villarreal, another | | | | Playing for his country he scored 28 goals in the 2002 |
| Spanish La Liga team. | | | | and 2010 World Cups. The 31 year old was born in |
| There, he flourished in ways he could not on Man | | | | Montevideo, Uruguay. To date he has scored 4 goals |
| United. He won the Pichichi Trophy, awarded each | | | | in South Africa; twice against the host nation, once |
| year to the Spanish player who scores the most goals | | | | against Ghana, and once against the Netherlands. |
| in the league. He scored 25. In the 2004-05 season he | | | | |