Pablo Díaz (footballer, born 1971)
Footballer (born 1971)
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Pablo Javier Díaz Stalla (born 5 August 1971) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Javier Díaz Stalla | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 | Sporting Gijón B | 7 | (0) |
| 1990–1998 | Sporting Gijón | 214 | (4) |
| 1998–2004 | Zaragoza | 122 | (2) |
| Total | 343 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Spain U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1991 | Spain U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He appeared for Sporting de Gijón and Zaragoza in a 14-year senior career. Born in Argentina, he represented Spain internationally at youth levels.
Club career
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a Spanish father who moved to the country in search of work, and an Argentine mother,[1] Díaz played professionally in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 330 games and six goals over the course of 13 seasons for Sporting de Gijón and Real Zaragoza.[2] He made his debut in the competition with the former on 23 September 1990, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 home win against Athletic Bilbao, and scored his first league goal in the following campaign, against the same rivals and also at the El Molinón (3–2 victory).[3]
In the summer of 1998, after the Asturians' top-flight relegation, Díaz signed for Zaragoza, remaining with the club until his retirement at the age of 32.[4][5]
Honours
Zaragoza