Carlos Diarte

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Diarte.
Carlos Diarte
Personal information
Full name Carlos Martínez Diarte
Date of birth 26 January 1954(1954-01-26)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death 28 June 2011(2011-06-28) (aged 57)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1967–1971 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1971–1973 Olimpia ? (?)
1973–1976 Real Zaragoza 66 (31)
1977–1979 Valencia CF 71 (18)
1979–1980 UD Salamanca 31 (7)
1980–1983 Real Betis 75 (29)
1983–1986 Saint-Étienne ? (?)
1987 Olimpia ? (?)
National team
Paraguay 45 (?)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Equatorial Guinea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Martínez Diarte (26 January 1954 – 28 June 2011), alias Lobo, was a Paraguayan football striker and coach.

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Career

As player

Diarte started his career in Olimpia Asunción and at the age of 16 he made his debut in the professional squad, helping Olimpia win the Paraguayan championship in 1971. His speed and goal-scoring skills were soon noticed by teams all around Europe, and in 1973 he signed for Real Zaragoza of Spain where he was part of the famous "Zaraguayos" group (a reference to the Paraguayan stars such as Saturnino Arrua and Felipe Ocampos that were playing for Zaragoza at that time). In 1976, Diarte signed for Valencia CF where he would be part of a formidable attacking line along with Mario Kempes and Johnny Rep. Diarte also played for UD Salamanca (from 1979 to 1980), Real Betis (from 1980 to 1983 where he scored 29 goals in 75 La Liga games) and AS Saint-Étienne of France (from 1983 to 1985).

In 1987 he returned to Olimpia Asunción to retire. In that year, he helped the team win the Paraguayan championship. Diarte was also part of the Paraguay national football team for several years.

As coach

Once Diarte retired as a footballer he became a coach and managed several teams including Valencia CF (1988), Deportivo Alginet, Atlético Madrid B (1997–1998), UD Salamanca (1998–1999) and Gimnàstic de Tarragona (2002) all from Spain; Atl. Colegiales, Guaraní and Olimpia (as assistant coach) from Paraguay.

Death

Diarte died of cancer on 28 June 2011.

Titles

Season Team Title
1971 Olimpia Paraguayan 1st division
1979 Valencia CF Copa del Rey
1973 Olimpia Paraguayan 1st division

References