page_title: Diego (footballer, born 1985)
section_title: 2007–08 season
hierarchical_section_title: Diego (footballer, born 1985) / Club career / Werder Bremen / 2007–08 season
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der brasilianischer Fußballspieler Diego Ribas da Cunha (genannt: Diego), unter Vertrag beim Bundesligaverein Werder Bremen beim Autogramme schreiben. English: The Brazilian football player Diego Ribas da Cunha (known as Diego), playing for the German Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen, signing autographs.
context_page_description: Diego Ribas da Cunha, commonly known as just Diego or Diego Ribas is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Flamengo.
  Diego began his career at Santos, where he won two Campeonato Brasileiro Série A titles before moving to Porto in 2004. Despite winning further trophies in Portugal, his personal form dropped. After two seasons, he moved for €6 million to Werder Bremen where his form improved, winning domestic honours and helping them to the 2009 UEFA Cup Final. He also won honours at Atlético Madrid, including the UEFA Europa League in 2012. Since 2016, he has played for Brazilian club Flamengo, with whom he has won the Copa Libertadores among other domestic and international honours.
  A full international for Brazil since 2003, Diego earned 34 caps and scored four international goals. He was part of the Brazilian squads which finished as runners-up at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, won the Copa América in 2004 and 2007, and earned a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics.
context_section_description: Diego started his season well, scoring a penalty on the first matchday. Diego gave many outstanding performances. He was crucial as Bremen progressed to the 2007–08 Champions League group stage. They beat Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb 3–2 in Zagreb, with Diego scoring two penalties.
  On the first Champions League group stage matchday, Bremen lost 2–1 to Real Madrid, but Diego's performance aroused interest in Real Madrid's coach Bernd Schuster. Rumours of his departure, however, were put to an end when Diego signed a new contract which would last until 2011.
  After the loss to Real Madrid, Bremen faced VfB Stuttgart, the defending German champions, at home. Werder won 4–1, with Diego leading the midfield. Later on in the season, Bremen achieved a historical 8–1 win over Arminia Bielefeld, with Diego assisting three goals and scoring one himself.
  Diego was voted Player of the Month in September. He then scored two goals en route to the UEFA Cup round of 16 with Bremen, where they lost to Rangers.
caption: Diego signing autographs in 2007
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