César Díaz (footballer, born 1975)
Chilean footballer (born 1975)
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César Antonio Díaz Escobar (born 20 June 1975) is a Chilean former professional footballer, who played as a forward, and current manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Antonio Díaz Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Panamericano K8 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Compañía de Teléfonos | – | (–) |
| 1994–1997 | Palestino | 56 | (21) |
| 1997–2000 | Cobreloa | 64 | (23) |
| 2001 | Audax Italiano | 20 | (5) |
| 2002 | Santiago Morning | 25 | (2) |
| 2003 | Coquimbo Unido | 23 | (7) |
| 2004 | Deportes Temuco | 38 | (30) |
| 2005 | Santiago Wanderers | 17 | (8) |
| 2005–2007 | Cobresal | 63 | (36) |
| 2008 | Deportes Melipilla | 29 | (10) |
| 2009–2010 | Curicó Unido | 50 | (13) |
| 2011 | Deportes Antofagasta | 19 | (3) |
| Total | 404 | (158) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Santiago, Díaz was with Panamericano K8 from San Miguel before starting his career with Compañía de Teléfonos (CTC) in the Chilean Tercera División. He played for 12 clubs during a 20-year professional career. Later, he played for Club Deportivo Palestino in 1994, moving to Cobreloa after four seasons.[1]
Díaz went on to represent, in his country's top division but also in the second, Audax Italiano, Santiago Morning, Coquimbo Unido, Deportes Temuco, Santiago Wanderers, Cobresal, Deportes Melipilla, Curicó Unido and Deportes Antofagasta, retiring at the age of 36. He scored his last goal on 4 September 2011 in a 5–0 away win against Deportes Copiapó[2] and, in 2005, was crowned joint-top scorer to help Cobresal to the sixth overall position.[3]
Coaching career
In December 2022, Díaz assumed as coach of free agents at the INAF (National Football Institute), the trade union of players in the Chilean football.[4]
Honours
Individual
- Chilean Primera División top scorer: 2005 Clausura