Leonardo Nicolás Díaz (Born 6 September 1972 Santa Fe) is a former Argentine association football goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Nicolás Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | September 5, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Newell's Old Boys | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–2002 | Colón | 210 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Independiente | 28 | (0) |
| 2003 | Deportivo Cali | 10 | (0) |
| 2004 | Colón | 15 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Municipal | 63 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Huracán | 40 | (0) |
| 2007 | AEL Limassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | Deportes Concepción | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | Al Nasr SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Boca Unidos | 30 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | The Strongest | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | Deportivo Maipú | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 432 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Huracán (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Colón (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Quilmes (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Cúcuta Deportivo (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Independiente (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editDíaz began his playing career in 1995 with Colón de Santa Fe after leaving Newell's Old Boys. His debut came in a 1–0 away defeat to Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy on 20 August 1995. He went on to make over 200 league appearances for the Santa Fe Club.[2]
Diaz has also played for a number of other teams such as Independiente, Deportivo Cali, CSD Municipal, Huracán and Deportes Concepción.[1][3]
In 2009, he joined newly promoted Boca Unidos in the Argentine 2nd division.[4] In July 2010 he transferred to Bolivian club The Strongest.[5]
His last club was Deportivo Maipú in 2011.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Leonardo Díaz". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Cruz, Enrique (27 July 2023). "Leo Díaz: "Yo quería irme de Colón como se fue el Bichi Fuertes"" (in Spanish). www.ellitoral.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Recordando extranjeros de nivel que se vistieron de gloria ROJA". facebook.com (in Spanish). Rojomania.com. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "El arquero Leo Díaz se suma a las prácticas de Boca Unidos". www.ellitoral.com.ar (in Spanish). 7 August 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "El argentino Leonardo Díaz es el nuevo arquero de The Strongest". prueba.arquerosenred.com.ar (in Spanish). July 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Maipú sigue sumando refuerzos y es candidato al ascenso". Sitio Andino (in Spanish). 12 August 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Primera División statistics[usurped]
- Leonardo Díaz at BDFA (in Spanish)
- (in Spanish) Leonardo Díaz at ESPN FC