César Díaz (Chilean footballer)

César Antonio Díaz Escobar (born 20 June 1975) is a Chilean retired footballer who played as a forward and current manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.
César Díaz
Personal information
Full name César Antonio Díaz Escobar
Date of birth (1975-06-20) 20 June 1975
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Palestino 56 (21)
1997–2000 Cobreloa 64 (23)
2001 Audax Italiano 20 (5)
2002 Santiago Morning 25 (2)
2003 Coquimbo Unido 23 (7)
2004 Deportes Temuco 38 (30)
2005 Santiago Wanderers 17 (8)
2005–2007 Cobresal 63 (36)
2008 Deportes Melipilla 29 (10)
2009–2010 Curicó Unido 50 (13)
2011 Deportes Antofagasta 19 (3)
Total 404 (158)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Santiago, Díaz played for 11 clubs during a 17-year professional career. He started out at Club Deportivo Palestino in 1994, moving to Cobreloa after four seasons.

Díaz went on to represent, in his country's top division but also in the second, Audax Italiano, Santiago Morning, Coquimbo Unido, Deportes Temuco, Santiago Wanderers, Cobresal, Deportes Melipilla, Curicó Unido and Deportes Antofagasta, retiring at the age of 36. He scored his last goal on 4 September 2011 in a 5–0 away win against Deportes Copiapó[1] and, in 2005, was crowned joint-top scorer to help Cobresal to the sixth overall position.[2]

Coaching career

In December 2022, he assumed as coach of free agents at the INAF (National Football Institute), the trade union of players in the Chilean football.[3]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Deportes Antofagasta, más punteros que nunca" [Deportes Antofagasta, further in first place] (in Spanish). Deportes Antofagasta. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. "Chile 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. León, Rafael (21 December 2022). "El Sifup anuncia al ex goleador César Díaz como su nuevo y flamante entrenador". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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