Diego Rodolfo Placente (born 24 April, 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays at left-back for Celta de Vigo of the Spanish league.
Placente started playing professionally in 1996 with Argentinos Juniors, before moving to Argentine giant River Plate in 1997. He transferred to Bayer Leverkusen in 2001, where he played until 2005 when his contract expired, he turned down an offer from English club Everton to join Celta de Vigo. He played his first match with the Argentina national football team in 2000, and was capped 22 times (as of January 2005). According to the Greek press, Olympiacos are trying to persuade the player to move to Greece and play for them. Speculation in the Scottish press recently suggested the player was a target for Rangers FC. Placente however looks set for a move to Premiership side Wigan Athletic FC, and reports suggest he is in talks with them.
