Raúl Díaz Ortín

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Ortín.
Raúl Díaz Ortín
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born 11 August 1980
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport 5-a-side football

Raúl Díaz Ortín (born 11 August 1980 in Murcia) is a Spanish football goalkeeper who has represented Spain as a member of the Spain national 5-a-side football team, winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Personal

Díaz was born on 11 August 1980 in Murcia.[1][2] In October 2012, there was a tribute to regional Paralympic and Olympic competitors at the San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), which Díaz was a guest at.[3]

5-a-side football

Díaz played for Spain at the 2010 World Championships where his team earned a silver medal[1][4][5] after beating China to qualify for the finals before going down to Brazil.[6] Competing at the 2011 European Championships, his team finished second.[1] He was one of three members of the squad from Murcia.[7] Díaz competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a goalkeeper.[3][8] The Games were his first.[1] His team came away with a bronze medal.[9][10][11] The team prepared for London Games at a training camp before the Games based in Hereford.[12]

In June 2013, Díaz was a goalkeeper for the Murcia team at the 2013 Spanish national championships.[2][13] His team was in the group with Tarragona, and Madrid.[14]

Díaz was part of the Spanish national team that won the 2013 European Championships, beating France in the final.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ficha del Deportista" (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: CSD. 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Deportes. Madrid acoge desde hoy el campeonato de españa de fútbol sala para ciegos – Deporte – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Deporte en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). Spain: Noticias.lainformacion.com. 2013-06-29. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "UCAM rinde un homenaje a los deportistas olímpicos y paralímpicos de la Región de Murcia" (in Spanish). Spain: 20minutos.es. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "España se proclama subcampeona del Mundial de Fútbol para Ciegos :: Deportes :: Fútbol" (in Spanish). Spain: Periodista Digital. 2011-04-16. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "La selección española de fútbol para ciegos también luchará por ganar el Mundial" (in Spanish). Spain: Aragonliberal.es. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "España se mete en la final del Mundial de Fútbol para Ciegos" (in Spanish). Spain: Teleprensa.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Tres murcianos con la selección española. La Verdad" (in Spanish). Spain: Laverdad.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Juegos Paralímpicos Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bronce paralímpico en fútbol para ciegos. La Verdad" (in Spanish). Spain: Laverdad.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "El “fĂştbol a 5â€? paralĂmpico acumula un importante palmarĂŠs | ABCNClase" (in Spanish). Spain: Abcblogs.abc.es. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bronce paralímpico en fútbol para ciegos — Qué.es" (in Spanish). Spain: Que.es. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "'La Roja' paralímpica busca la medalla en Londres" (in Spanish). Spain: RTVE.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  13. ↑ http://lavozdetorreyhoyo.es/seis-equipos-de-futbol-sala-para-ciegos-disputan-el-campeonato-de-espana/
  14. ↑ "Tras la victoria espaĂąola en Europa, seis equipos de FĂştbol Sala para Ciegos (B1) disputan el Campeonato de EspaĂąa — Noticias de" (in Spanish). Spain: Familiaymujer.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Deportes. La selección española de fútbol-5 para ciegos vuelve a reinar en europa" (in Spanish). Spain: Newsesp.com. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "España peleará por las medallas en el Europeo para Ciegos — Noticias Fútbol — DEPORTES" (in Spanish). Spain: Telecinco.es. 2013-12-28. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

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