Diego Juventud Forlán Corazo; born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for La Liga side Athletic Madrid and the Uruguayan national team, as a striker. He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe, and also received the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In his first season in Spanish football, Forlán scored 25 league goals and won the Pichichi Trophy. After two more successful seasons with Villarreal, Forlán joined Atlético Madrid, where he once again became the league's top scorer, and became the first player to win the Pichichi Trophy twice since Ronaldo achieved this feat in 2003-2004. Forlán also has a successful international career, in which he has scored 29 times for his country. He scored once at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and five times at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in which he scored twice against the host nation South Africa, once against Ghana in the quarter-finals, once against the Netherlands in the semi-finals and once against Germany in the third place play-off. Despite scoring 5 goals, Forlan did not receive the Golden Boot, because Thomas Müller was ahead of him on assists, with 3. He was recognized by receiving the Golden Ball award, given to the best player at the tournament.
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