Hernán Díaz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hernán Edgardo Díaz | ||
Date of birth | February 26, 1965 | ||
Place of birth | , Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985 | Rosario Central | 3 | (0) |
1986 | Los Andes | 16 | (3) |
1986–1989 | Rosario Central | 102 | (6) |
1989–1999 | River Plate | 253 | (13) |
2000 | Colón | 10 | (2) |
2000–2001 | River Plate | 27 | (2) |
Total | 411 | (26) | |
National team | |||
1987–1998 | Argentina | 28 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Hernán Edgardo Díaz (born February 26, 1965 in ) is a former Argentine football right back. During his club career he played for Rosario Central, Los Andes, River Plate and Colón de Santa Fe.
Early career[]
Díaz started his career in the Argentine 2nd division with Rosario Central in 1985, after a short spell with Los Andes he returned to Rosario to help the club win the 1986-1987 Primera Division Argentina. His performances earned him a place in the national team and he represented Argentina at the Copa América 1987[1] and 1989.[2]
River Plate[]
Díaz joined River Plate in 1989, helping the club to win the 1989-1990 title in his first season he went on to win 8 league titles with the club as well as the Copa Libertadores in 1996[3] and the Supercopa Sudamericana in 1997. His 10 titles as a player make him the second most decorated player in the history of Club Atlético River Plate, second only to his longtime team mate Leonardo Astrada's 11.[4]
During his time at River Díaz played for Argentina at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[5]
Later career[]
Díaz left River to join Colón de Santa Fe in 2000 but returned for one last season with River in 2000-2001.
Honours[]
- Primera División Argentina: 1986–87
- Primera División Argentina: 1989–90, Apertura 1991, Apertura 1993, Apertura 1994, Apertura 1996, Clausura 1997, Apertura 1997, Apertura 1999
- Copa Libertadores: 1996
- Supercopa Sudamericana: 1997
Facts[]
- Díaz is the second most decorated player in the history of Club Atlético River Plate with 10 titles.
- Díaz played 73 games in the Copa Libertadores, scoring 7 goals, the only Argentine to have played more Libertadores games was Julio César Falcioni with 76.
References[]
- ^ RSSSF Copa América 1987
- ^ RSSSF Copa América 1989
- ^ "Copa Libertadores 1996 statistics". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ River Plate records
- ^ Planet World Cup Argentina squad 1994
External links[]
- Hernán Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1987 Copa América players
- 1989 Copa América players
- Rosario Central footballers
- Club Atlético Los Andes footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Argentina
- Argentine Primera División players
- Association football defenders