Diego Díaz (Spanish footballer)

Diego
Personal information
Full name Diego Díaz Garrido[1]
Date of birth (1968-12-30) 30 December 1968[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1984–1987 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Atlético Madrileño 72 (0)
1990–1995 Atlético Madrid 56 (0)
1991Sporting Gijón (loan) 5 (0)
1995–1997 Valladolid 0 (0)
1997–1998 Xerez 0 (0)
1998–2000 Toledo 14 (0)
2000–2001 Alcalá
Total 147 (0)
International career
1985 Spain U16 7 (0)
1989–1990 Spain U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Díaz Garrido (born 30 December 1968), known simply as Diego, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Mainly a backup throughout his entire career, Madrid-born Diego played mainly for Atlético Madrid. In his late years, he engaged in an interesting battle for first-choice status with veteran Abel Resino but never really broke into the first team,[2] with his main club or any other.

In January 1991, Diego went on a six-month loan at Sporting de Gijón as replacement for the severely injured Juan Carlos Ablanedo; shortly after arriving, he was also sidelined with physical problems.[3] Over the course of seven seasons, he appeared in 61 La Liga games.

Honours

Atlético Madrileño

Atlético Madrid

References

  1. ^ a b c d Diego Díaz at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Zarco, J. (14 April 2025). "Cañizares y el portero post-Palop que le contestaba con monosílabos: «Ni me daba los buenos días, era imposible llevarse bien»" [Cañizares and the post-Palop goalkeeper who answered him with monosyllables: "He wouldn't even say good morning to me, it was impossible to get along"]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Productos 'colchoneros' en El Molinón" ['Colchonero' products at El Molinón]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  4. ^ Carbajosa, Carlos (28 June 1992). "Futre y Schuster llevan al Atlético hasta el éxtasis" [Futre and Schuster bring Atlético to ecstasy]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2026.