Ramón Díaz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Uruguayan journalist, lawyer and economist, see Ramón Díaz (economist).
For the Spanish footballer, see Ramón Díaz Cruz.
For Spanish basketball coach, see Ramón Díaz Sánchez.

Ramón Díaz
Ramón Díaz (25383125054) (2) (cropped).jpg
Díaz during his stint as coach of Paraguay
Personal information
Full name Ramón Ángel Díaz
Date of birth (1959-08-29) 29 August 1959 (age 62)
Place of birth La Rioja, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al Nasr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 River Plate 123 (57)
1982–1983 Napoli 25 (3)
1983–1986 Avellino 78 (22)
1986–1988 Fiorentina 53 (17)
1988–1989 Internazionale 33 (12)
1989–1991 Monaco 60 (24)
1991–1993 River Plate 52 (27)
1993–1995 Yokohama F Marinos 75 (52)
Total 499 (215)
National team
1978–1979 Argentina U20 6 (8)
1979–1982 Argentina 22 (10)
Teams managed
1995–2002 River Plate
2004–2005 Oxford United
2007–2008 San Lorenzo
2008–2009 América
2010–2011 San Lorenzo
2011–2012 Independiente
2012–2014 River Plate
2014–2016 Paraguay
2016–2018 Al-Hilal
2018 Al-Ittihad
2019 Pyramids
2020 Libertad
2020 Botafogo
2021– Al Nasr
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ramón Ángel Díaz (born 29 August 1959) is a former Argentine footballer and current manager of Al Nasr. He played for River Plate as a striker, and coached it for three tenures, winning eight titles. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ("Baldy").

Club career[]

Díaz was born in the city of La Rioja in the province of the same name. He played as a forward and starred in River Plate's youth system under Norberto "El Pacha" Yacono. His opening game in the Argentine First Division was on 13 August 1978, a game where River Plate beat Colón de Santa Fe by 1–0. He scored his first goal on 30 August of that year, playing against Quilmes Atlético Club. Diaz went on to feature for clubs such as River Plate, Inter Milan, Yokohama Marinos, and Monaco under famed manager Arsène Wenger.[1]

International career[]

Diaz playing for Argentina at the 1979 U-20 World Cup

Diaz won the World Youth Cup in 1979 with the Argentina under-20 team alongside Diego Maradona, winning the golden boot for being the topscorer of the competition. He then went on to play in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and scored against Brazil in Argentina's 3–1 defeat. It had been rumoured that he and Maradona were involved in a feud which prevented Diaz from playing for Argentina in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups. However, this was denied by Maradona in his autobiography Yo soy el Diego, claiming that he had told the then-Argentina manager, Carlos Bilardo, that he wanted Diaz in both the 1986 and 1990 World Cup squads.[1][2]

Managerial career[]

Díaz served as the manager of River Plate between 1995 and 2003, in that time he guided the club to victory in the 1996 Copa Libertadores as well as collecting five league titles and the Supercopa Sudamericana.[1]

Oxford United[]

Ramón Díaz served as manager of League Two English club Oxford United between 2004 and 2005, despite already having achieved considerable success in his native Argentina. At the time, Diaz told the media: "I like English football and I wanted to get first-hand experience of it...I'd seen plenty of it on television... It's also very interesting to work at this level, because it's completely different from football at the top." It was also claimed that neither Diaz nor any of his five backroom staff were being paid by Oxford United for their services.[1]

San Lorenzo 1st Term[]

On 24 December 2006, he was appointed head coach of San Lorenzo in the Argentine Primera,[3] Díaz secured the title after the 17th round of fixtures, with two games still to play. Díaz led them to the Clausura 2007 championship title, the club's first title in six years,

Club América[]

On 15 May 2008, Diaz was confirmed as the new Club América coach. Although the club did not reveal specific details about Diaz' contract,[4] he was reportedly offered 1.5 million dollars per year including performance-related bonuses which could have taken his total earnings to 6 million dollars.[5] Díaz failed to make Club América qualify to Copa Libertadores. In the start of the Clausura 2009 season, Díaz won against Santos 2–1. After that, Díaz drew against Toluca 2-2. Díaz lost against Morelia 1–0. Díaz lost again against Pachuca 3–1. After two consecutive league losses, and the club being in 12th position in the league table, Club America sacked coach Ramón Díaz on Tuesday 10 February 2009.[6]

San Lorenzo 2nd Term[]

On 25 May 2010, it was made official by President Savino that Ramón Díaz was appointed for the second time. Díaz had a one-year contract with San Lorenzo.[7] Ramón Díaz resigned because of poor results and said there is no turning back. In addition, he said that this has nothing to do with Abdo: "I thank the president because he gave me everything, just like the players."[8]

Independiente[]

On 12 September 2011, Independiente hired Díaz to replace Antonio Mohamed who resigned. On 5 March 2012, Ramón Díaz quit Independiente, resigning from his position at the King of Cups, who had been struggling and found themselves at the very bottom of the table.[9] Ramón Díaz was replaced by Christian Díaz.[citation needed]

River Plate 3rd term[]

On 30 November 2012, Ramón Díaz was appointed coach of River Plate for the third time in his managing career.[10] Ramón won the Toreno Final in 2014, and he also won the Superfinal against San Lorenzo 1–0.[11] On 27 May 2014, Díaz left River Plate.[12]

Paraguay National Team[]

Díaz during a press conference as Paraguay manager, 2016

On 5 December 2014, Ramón left River Plate to become the manager of the Paraguay national team. He said "It's one of the biggest challenges of my career... There's a lot of work to do".[13] Ramón first major competition was the 2015 Copa América. His first match in the Copa America was against Argentina which they drew 2-2. Ramón's second match was against Jamaica which they won 1–0. The last match of the group stages was against Uruguay which they drew 1-1. Paraguay finished 2nd with five points in their group. Paraguay won the quarterfinal against Brazil 1-1 (3-4 on penalties). Paraguay were hammered 6-1 by Argentina in the Semifinals which them go to the third group playoff which they lost 2–0 against Peru which made them fourth in the Copa America. Ramón continued in the national team. On the Copa America Centenario, Paraguay were out of the competition in the group stage, by drawing against Costa Rica and losing to Colombia 2-1 and the US 1–0. On 12 June 2016, following an unsuccessful run at Copa América Centenario, he resigned as manager of Paraguay.[14]

Al-Hilal[]

On 13 October 2016 Ramón Díaz was appointed manager of Al-Hilal FC after former manager Gustavo Matosas was sacked[15] with a one-year contract.

2016/17 Season[]

Ramón's first match was against Al-Fateh SC where Al-Hilal won 1–0. On 25 November, Rámon played his first important match against Al-Ahli where they won 2–1. Ramón drew the Riyadh Derby against Al-Nassr FC 1-1. Ramón won 4–2 against Al-Taawon FC. He won against Ittihad FC 3–1. Ramón Diaz drew 0–0 against Al-Ahli, but he won against Al-Shabab 2–1 to Secure the title. Al-Hilal lifted the league against Al-Nassr in the Riyadh Derby after winning 5–1 in the league. Ramón Díaz renewed his contract for one more year for 1.5 million dollars.[16] Ramón made Al-Hilal first in the Champions League group stages after winning against Al-Rayyan 4–3.[17] Ramón made Al-Hilal qualify to the King's Cup final after beating Al-Taawon 3–4. Ramón Díaz won the King's Cup against Al-Ahli in final 3–2.[18] Rámon Díaz won the Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C. 2–1.[19] Díaz won the second leg 2-1 again [2-4 on AGG] making Al-Hilal go to the Quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League.[20]

2017/18 Season[]

On 4 June, Díaz signed Mukhtar Fallatah to make him the first signing of the season.[21] On 19 June 2017, Ramòn Díaz made Omar Kharbin a permanent signing after he was on loan, the fee 11 million dollars (44 million riyals) and signed a four-year contract with Al-Hilal.[22] On 21 June, Díaz signed Ali Al Bulaihi for free from Al-Fateh.[23] On 3 July, Al-Hilal signed Mohamed Kanno and Hasan Kadish from Ettifaq.[24][25]
On 10 August, Díaz won the first match of the season 2–1 against league debutant Al-Fayha.[26] On 15 August, Ramón Díaz won his second match of the season which was against Al-Taawoun 4–3. On 21 August, Díaz made Al-Hilal draw against Al Ain 0–0 in the 2017 AFC Champions League quarter finals.[27]

On 11 September, Díaz made Al-Hilal qualify to the semi final of the AFC Champions League after beating Al-Ain 3–0. After that, he signed Gelmin Rivas to become his sixth registered foreigner player in the 2017/18 season.[28] On 16 September, Ramón Díaz won the third match of season against Ohod 1–0.[29] On 21 September, Al-Hilal drew against Al-Ittihad 1-1.[30] On 26 October, Diaz made Al-Hilal won the Riyadh Derby against Al-Nassr.
On 18 November, Diaz and his team drew in the first leg of the final of the AFC Champions League against Urawa 1–1 in Riyadh. On 25 November, they lost the second 1-0 making them runners-up in the tournament.[31] On 1 December, Diaz led his team to win against title challengers Al-Ahli 2–0. On 17 December, Diaz and his team lost their first match in the league against Al-Fayha 2–1. After that, Diaz won against Ohod 4–1. On 20 January, Al-Hilal were kicked out of the Kings Cup by Al-Qadisyah in the round of 16.[32] On 13 February, Al-Hilal drew their first match in their new stadium the King Saud University Stadium against Al-Ain 0–0 in the Champions League. On 20 February, Al-Hilal lost 1–0 against Esteghlal in Oman. On 21 February, Al-Hilal sacked Ramon Diaz due to unsatisfactory performances.[33]

Botafogo[]

On 8 November 2020, Díaz was named manager of Série A side Botafogo.[34] He subsequently returned to his home country to make an emergency surgery to remove a tumor,[35] and his absence was prolonged due to his clinical condition.

On 27 November 2020, Botafogo announced the departure of Díaz and his staff from the club.[36] He left the club without managing a single match for them, as the three matches played by them during the period (all losses) were managed by his assistant and son Emiliano Díaz.

Al Nasr[]

On February 2021, he agreed to a contract with Al Nasr to last until the summer of 2022.[37][38]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Díaz with River Plate in 1981
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Argentina League Cup League Cup Total
1978 River Plate Primera División 14 5 14 5
1979 22 12 22 12
1980 40 22 40 22
1981 47 18 47 18
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Total
1982–83 Napoli Serie A 25 3 25 3
1983–84 Avellino Serie A 24 7 24 7
1984–85 27 5 27 5
1985–86 27 10 27 10
1986–87 Fiorentina Serie A 29 10 29 10
1987–88 24 7 24 7
1988–89 Internazionale Serie A 33 12 7 1 3 2 43 15
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
1989–90 Monaco Division 1 28 15 28 15
1990–91 32 9 32 9
Argentina League Cup League Cup Total
1991–92 River Plate Primera División 31 20 31 20
1992–93 21 7 21 7
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1993 Yokohama Marinos J1 League 32 28 3 1 5 3 40 32
1994 37 23 4 2 3 1 44 26
1995 6 1 0 0 - 6 1
Country Argentina 175 84 175 84
Italy 189 54 189 54
France 60 24 60 24
Japan 75 52 7 3 8 4 90 59
Total 499 214 7 3 8 4 514 221

[39]

International[]

Díaz celebrating a goal at the 1979 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Argentina national team
Year Apps Goals
1979 1 1
1980 9 4
1981 4 1
1982 8 4
Total 22 10

Managerial statistics[]

As of 16 September 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
River Plate Argentina 08 July 1995 11 February 2000 252 126 65 61 050.00
River Plate Argentina 01 July 2001 30 June 2002 52 29 14 9 055.77
Oxford United England 9 December 2004 4 May 2005 25 10 7 8 040.00
San Lorenzo Argentina 24 December 2006 12 June 2008 68 37 14 17 054.41
América Mexico 25 June 2008 12 February 2009 24 7 9 8 029.17
San Lorenzo Argentina 25 May 2010 24 April 2011 31 11 10 10 035.48
Independiente Argentina 12 September 2011 5 March 2012 20 7 5 8 035.00
River Plate Argentina 30 November 2012 27 May 2014 66 30 17 19 045.45
Paraguay Paraguay 4 December 2014 12 June 2016 20 3 9 8 015.00
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 15 October 2016 20 February 2018 65 42 17 6 064.62
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1 July 2018 15 September 2018 4 0 1 3 000.00
Pyramids FC Egypt 14 February 2019 27 May 2019 13 8 4 1 061.54
Club Libertad Paraguay 20 December 2019 24 September 2020 24 14 4 6 058.33
Botafogo Brazil 04 November 2020 27 November 2020 0 0 0 0 !—
Al Nasr United Arab Emirates 04 February 2021 present 20 10 2 8 050.00
Total 684 334 178 172 048.83

Honours[]

Player[]

River Plate
Internazionale
Monaco
Argentina
  • FIFA World Youth Championship (1): 1979

Manager[]

River Plate
San Lorenzo
Al-Hilal
  • Saudi Professional League (1): 2016–17
  • King's Cup (1): 2017

Individual[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The "Superfinal" is considered as a national cup by the Argentine Football Association.[40]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Ramon Diaz: Globe-trotting thoroughbred commits to Oxford cause". Independent.co.uk. January 2005.
  2. ^ "Ramon Angel Diaz". Ramon Diaz.com.
  3. ^ "San Lorenzo appoint former U's boss Diaz". ESPNFC.com.
  4. ^ Ramón Díaz ya es nuevo técnico del América
  5. ^ "Ramón fue presentado en América de México". La Nación. 6 July 2008.
  6. ^ "Club America Sacks Diaz | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  7. ^ "Ramón Díaz acordó su regreso a San Lorenzo". www.clarin.com. 25 May 2010.
  8. ^ ""Me gusta pelear arriba"". www.ole.com.ar. 24 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Ramon Diaz quits Independiente | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  10. ^ "Ramon Diaz returns to River Plate after being appointed coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. ^ "River Plate claim the Copa Campeonato with victory over San Lorenzo (VIDEO)". 25 May 2014.
  12. ^ https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/news/diaz-leaves-river-plate
  13. ^ "Paraguay name Argentine Diaz as coach". Reuters. 4 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Paraguay manager Ramon Diaz resigns following Copa America elimination". ESPNFC.com.
  15. ^ "صحيفة شبكة الاعلام السعودي رسميا .. الأرجنتيني رومان دياز مدربا للهلال - صحيفة شبكة الاعلام السعودي".
  16. ^ "أخبار الهلال ... حقيقة تجديد عقد رامون دياز مدرب الهلال - سبورت 360 عربية". arabic.sport360.com.
  17. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". m.kooora.com.
  18. ^ "Al-Hilal wins King's Cup". Arab News. 19 May 2017.
  19. ^ "دوري أبطال آسيا". m.kooora.com.
  20. ^ "Al Hilal v Esteghlal Khuzestan Live Commentary & Result, 30/05/2017, AFC Champions League | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  21. ^ http://prosports.mbc.net/ar/championships/jameel-league/articles/رسميا---مختار-فلاتة-هلالي.html Archived 6 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ "بالصور ... تعرف على تفاصيل إنتقال عمر خربين إلى نادي الهلال السعودي ومدة العقد والقيمة المالية له". 19 June 2017.
  23. ^ "الهلال السعودي يعلن ضم مدافع الفتح". كووورة.
  24. ^ نت, العربية (4 July 2017). "الهلال يضم محمد كنو وحسن كادش من الاتفاق". العربية نت.
  25. ^ "ملخص كل ما قدمه عمر خربين مع ( الهلال ) وفيديوهات عنه". سيما لايت.
  26. ^ https://www.slstat.com/spl2017-2018ar/matchdet.php?id=2
  27. ^ "التعادل السلبي يحسم ذهاب قمة العين والهلال الآسيوية". كووورة.
  28. ^ نت, العربية (11 September 2017). "الهلال يعزز خط هجومه بالفنزويلي ريفاس". العربية نت.
  29. ^ http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=ar&newsid=1666677
  30. ^ "بالفيديو : الهلال يتعادل مع الاتحاد بهدفٍ لكلٍ منهما • صحيفة المرصد". 21 September 2017.
  31. ^ McKirdy, Andrew (25 November 2017). "Urawa Reds clinch Asian Champions League title on late goal against Al Hilal" – via Japan Times Online.
  32. ^ "بعد خروج الهلال من كأس الملك.. مغردون: سامي الجابر مطلب هلالي". صحيفة المواطن الإلكترونية. 20 January 2018.
  33. ^ "Saudi giants Al Hilal sack Ramon Diaz". FOX Sports Asia. 21 February 2018.
  34. ^ "Novo técnico do Botafogo, Ramón Díaz desembarca no Rio de Janeiro" [New manager of Botafogo, Ramón Díaz set foot in Rio de Janeiro] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  35. ^ "Botafogo: Ramón Díaz retirou tumor benigno em cirurgia de emergência e seguirá recuperação no Paraguai" [Botafogo: Ramón Díaz removed benign tumor in emergency surgery and will be recovering in Paraguay] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  36. ^ "Nota oficial" [Official note] (in Portuguese). Botafogo FR. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  37. ^ "Ramon Diaz lands at Al Nasr and probable Shoya Nakajima bow set to light up AGL MW15". sport360. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  38. ^ "رسميا..النصر يقيل كرونوسلاف والأرجنتيني دياز بديلا" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  39. ^ Ramón Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com
  40. ^ "La AFA homologó la Superfinal de River como una Copa Nacional", Cancha Llena.com, 28 May 2014

External links[]

Retrieved from ""