In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Antonio Díaz Escobar | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-06-20) 20 June 1975 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Panamericano K8 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Compañía de Teléfonos | – | (–) |
| 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 | |||
César Antonio Díaz Escobar (born 20 June 1975) is a Chilean retired footballer who played as a forward and current manager.
Playing career
Born in Santiago, Díaz was with Panamericano K8 from San Miguel before starting his career with Compañía de Teléfonos (CTC) in the Chilean Tercera División. He played for 12 clubs during a 20-year professional career. Later, he played for 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 and, in 2005, was crowned joint-top scorer to help Cobresal to the sixth overall position.
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.
Honours
Individual
- Primera División de Chile Top Scorer: 2005 Clausura
References
- "César DÍAZ". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- "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.
- "Chile 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- 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.
External links
- César Díaz at Soccerway
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago, Chile
- Chilean men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Tercera División de Chile players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
- C.D. Cobreloa footballers
- Audax Italiano footballers
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Coquimbo Unido footballers
- Deportes Temuco footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- C.D. Cobresal footballers
- Deportes Melipilla footballers
- Curicó Unido footballers
- C.D. Antofagasta footballers
- Chilean football managers