Rubén Oswaldo Díaz

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Rubén Díaz
Full name	Rubén Oswaldo Díaz Figueras
Date of birth	January 8, 1946 (1946-01-08) (age 62)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1965-1973 1974-1977 1977-1978	Racing Club Atlético Madrid Racing Club	239 (19) (total) 57 (1) (see above)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Rubén Oswaldo Díaz Figueras (born January 1, 1946 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine footballer who played for Racing Club in Argentina and Atlético Madrid in Spain. He was nicknamed "Panadero" (baker) because his father owned a bakery.

"Panadero" Díaz started his professional career in 1965 with Racing Club de Avellaneda. In 1966 he was part of the team that won the Argentine league. The following season they won in the Copa Libertadores 1967, the first and only time that Racing Club have been Libertadores champions. Later that year they beat Celtic F.C. of Scotland in the Copa Intercontinental to become the first Argentine team to be crowned club champions of the world.

In 1974 Díaz joined Atlético Madrid where he won a second Copa Intercontinental in 1974, beating Racing Clubs fiercest rivals; Club Atlético Independiente. He also won a Copa del Rey and a league title with Atlético before returning to Argentina in 1977.

"Panadero" returned to Racing Club but only played on until 1978 when he retired from top-class football. He was named in the Clarín all-time Racing Club team^[1].

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Season	Team	Title
1966	Racing Club	Primera División Argentina
1967	Racing Club	Copa Libertadores
1967	Racing Club	Copa Intercontinental
1974	Atlético Madrid	Copa Intercontinental
1976	Atlético Madrid	Copa del Rey
1976-1977	Atlético Madrid	Spanish League