Daniel Díaz

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Daniel Alberto Díaz (born March 13, 1979 in Catamarca) is an Argentine football defender, who plays for Boca Juniors.

Nicknamed Cata because of his home province of Catamarca, he started playing at youth amateur local team Juventud de Catamarca before moving in 1997 to the youth team of Rosario Central. He played his first professional match in 2000 with Rosario Central

Daniel Díaz moved to Cruz Azul in 2003. After only one season with the Mexican club, he returned to Argentina to become Alfio Basile's captain in Colón de Santa Fe. Short after he received offers to move to Argentine giants Boca Juniors and River Plate, but being at that time Basile Boca's coach Díaz decided to transfer to Boca Juniors, for around 3 million US dollars.

Cata Díaz made his debut for Boca in their 4–1 victory over Gimnasia de Jujuy and was a big part in their 2005 Apertura-winning campaign, their Recopa Sudamericana triumph over Once Caldas of Colombia and their Copa Sudamericana win over UNAM Pumas of Mexico.

With the Argentina national football team, Díaz played 2 friendly matches.

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Boca Juniors - Current Squad

1 Bobadilla | 2 Silvestre | 3 Morel Rodríguez | 4 Ibarra | 5 Battaglia | 6 Díaz | 7 Barros Schelotto | 8 Leandro Díaz | 9 Palermo | 10 Riquelme | 11 Marioni | 12 Caranta | 13 García | 14 Palacio | 15 Marino | 16 Orteman | 17 Boselli | 19 Cardozo | 20 Maidana | 22 Cahais | 23 Dátolo | 24 Banega | 25 Migliore | 27 Ledesma | 29 Franzoia | -- Bertolo | -- Clemente Rodríguez | -- Krupoviesa | -- Mondaini | -- Urribarri | Coach: Russo
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