Juan Manuel Díaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Díaz Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | October 28, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Liverpool FC | 23 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Estudiantes | 65 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | River Plate | 54 | (2) |
| 2012– | Nacional | 29 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Uruguay U-20 | 45 | (7) |
| 2005– | Uruguay | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:24, 6 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Juan Manuel Díaz Martínez (born 28 October 1987) is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Nacional.
Career
Díaz was signed in January 2008.[1] He made his debut 2-1 win over against Banfield on February 8, 2008. He scored his first Estudiantes goal against Rosario Central on April 25, 2008. He was sent off against LDU Quito on April 29, 2008.
During the 2008-09 season, Díaz was part of the Estudiantes squad that experienced finishing as runners up in Copa Sudamericana 2008 and then went on to win Copa Libertadores 2009. In January 2010, Club Atlético River Plate signed the Uruguayan wingback from Estudiantes.
On July 2010, Nacional made public his interest on the left wingback.[2]
International career
Díaz also capped for Uruguay U-20 at 2007 South American Youth Championship and 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On July 27, 2010 he was reserved to play a friendly match with Uruguay first team against Angola in Lisboa .
Honours
Estudiantes de La Plata
- Copa Libertadores: 2009
References
External links
- Juan Manuel Díaz – FIFA competition record
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- Juan Manuel Díaz profile and statistics at soccernet
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