Mínor Díaz

Mínor Díaz
Personal information
Full name Mínor Díaz Araya
Date of birth (1980-12-26) 26 December 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Acoyapa de Nicoya, Costa Rica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Guanacasteca (ACG) (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Santa Bárbara
1999–2000 Karlsruher SC 6 (0)
2000–2005 Herediano 86 (46)
2005–2006 Alajuelense 32 (11)
2006–2008 Cartaginés 47 (16)
2008–2010 Liberia Mia 48 (6)
2010–2011 UCR 31 (19)
2011 Alajuelense 9 (3)
2012–2014 Herediano 52 (14)
2014 Belén 3 (1)
International career
2001–2005 Costa Rica 6 (1)
Managerial career
2014–2018 Herediano (assistant)
2016 Herediano (caretaker)
2018 Herediano B
2018–2019 La U Universitarios
2019– Desamparados
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Araya.

Mínor Díaz Araya (born 26 December 1980 in Acoyapa[1]) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer and current manager of Fútbol Consultants Desamparados.

Club career

Díaz had a brief spell with Karlsruher SC in the German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga during the 1999-00 season, appearing in six matches.[2] He then had a lengthy spell at Herediano where he became the league's top goalscorer in 2000/01[3] and played for Alajuelense and Cartaginés. In May 2008 he moved to Liberia Mia,[4] he then sued his club which was renamed Águilas Guanacastecas for owing him 4 months' wages[5] and in summer 2010 joined UCR.[6]

In January 2012 he returned to Herediano,[7] winning two league titles, and in summer 2014 joined Belén.[8]

International career

Díaz played for Costa Rica at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in Egypt and at the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Nigeria.[9]

Díaz has made 6 appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Venezuela on April 18, 2001.[10] He appeared in four matches as Costa Rica finished second at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 tournament.[11]

Coaching career

Two months after signing with A.D. Belén, Díaz decided to retire after getting offered an assistant manager position at his former club C.S. Herediano.[12] On 16 February 2016, Díaz took charge of Herediano on an interim basis after manager Odir Jacques was fired[13] until Hernán Medford was hired on 21 February. In the summer 2018, he took charge of the club's reserve team, before he was appointed manager of La U Universitarios on 30 October 2018.[14] On 23 September 2019 the club reported through a press release, that Díaz had left the club by mutual agreement.[15]

On 1 October 2019, Díaz was appointed manager of Fútbol Consultants Desamparado.[16]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. April 18, 2001 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica  Venezuela 2–1 2–2 Friendly

References

  1. ^ Las 18 razones de Watson - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Diaz Araya, Minor". Kicker. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  3. ^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT
  4. ^ Minor Díaz jugará tres años con Liberia - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Minor Díaz demandó a las Águilas por salario - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Salazar y Díaz muy cerca de la UCR - Al Día (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Minor Díaz, nuevo refuerzo del Herediano - CR Hoy (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Minor Díaz, nueva ficha de Belén - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Mínor Díaz – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ "Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  11. ^ "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  12. ^ Minor Díaz cambió de rol, pero será el mismo, nacion.com, 3 September 2014
  13. ^ Minor Díaz dirigirá de manera interina al Herediano, laprensalibre.cr, 16 February 2016
  14. ^ Minor Díaz es presentado como el nuevo entrenador de la UCR, elmunde.cr, 30 October 2019
  15. ^ Minor Díaz es presentado como el nuevo entrenador de la UCR, elmundo.cr, 30 October 2019
  16. ^ Nuevo Cuerpo Técnico en FC Desamparados, futbolconsultants.com, 1 October 2019

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