Making his move to Wolfsburg in January 2008, the Swiss national keeper was to become an immediate hero at VfL in his first season. In the last 16 of the DFB Cup, Benaglio stopped two penalties in the shoot-out against FC Schalke 04 to ensure the 'Wolves' progression.

And since then, the likeable shot-stopper has achieved a great deal: German champion, Swiss international keeper and the title of Switzerland's 'Player of the Year' are amongst his accolades. The 'Wolves' consider themselves very lucky to have a keeper of Diego Benaglio's quality between the posts.

Club career
Benaglio started his career with hometown side Grasshopper-Club Zürich. Still in his teens, he moved to Germany and joined VfB Stuttgart, but appeared exclusively for the reserves during his three-year spell.

In 2005–06, he moved to Portugal's C.D. Nacional, soon gaining favour over Henrique Hilário, and becoming the Madeira side's undisputed first-choice after the veteran left for Chelsea. It was also during his first season that the club qualified for the UEFA Cup.

On 22 January 2008, Benaglio returned to Germany, moving to VfL Wolfsburg. He made his club debut eight days later, helping his team advance to the quarter-finals of the German Cup after a penalty shootout win over FC Schalke 04.

In the 2008–09 season, Benaglio only missed three matches as Wolfsburg were crowned league champions for the first time in the club's history. In the following year, he appeared significantly less, due to injury.

International career
A Swiss international since 2006, Benaglio was called-up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as third-choice, behind Pascal Zuberbühler and Fabio Coltorti. With consistently good club performances in the following years, he was promoted to the starting line-up for UEFA Euro 2008 played on home soil, and became first-choice onwards.

As the national team qualified to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Benaglio played in all three group stage matches in an eventual group stage exit (one goal conceded), including a 1–0 win against Spain, who later won the tournament.