Diego Díaz (Spanish footballer)
Spanish footballer
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Diego Díaz Garrido (born 30 December 1968), known simply as Diego, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Díaz Garrido[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1968[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1987 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Atlético Madrileño | 72 | (0) |
| 1990–1995 | Atlético Madrid | 56 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Valladolid | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Xerez | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Toledo | 14 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Alcalá | ||
| Total | 147 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Spain U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Spain U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Mainly a backup throughout his entire career, Madrid-born Diego played mainly for Atlético Madrid. In his late years, he engaged in an interesting battle for first-choice status with veteran Abel Resino but never really broke into the first team,[2] with his main club or any other.
In January 1991, Diego went on a six-month loan at Sporting de Gijón as replacement for the severely injured Juan Carlos Ablanedo; shortly after arriving, he was also sidelined with physical problems.[3] Over the course of seven seasons, he appeared in 61 La Liga games.