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Chilean footballer

Carlos Díaz
Personal information
Full name Carlos Guillermo Díaz López
Date of birth (1945-06-27) 27 June 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Club México
1961–1965 Ferrobádminton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966 Ferrobádminton 22 (1)
1967–1970 Rangers 133 (20)
1971 Colo-Colo 23 (5)
1972–1973 Naval 53 (6)
1974–1975 Aurora
1976–1977 Deportivo Zacapa
1978 Aurora
1979 Cobán Imperial
1979 Galcasa
1980 Universidad SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Guillermo Díaz López (born 27 June 1945) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Chile and Guatemala.

Career

A versatile midfielder, Díaz is a product of Ferrobádminton, the club after Bádminton FC, and made his debut in the 1966 season wearing the number 6 in a match against Audax Italiano. In his homeland, he also played for Rangers, Colo-Colo and Naval, only in the top division.

He was a member of the Rangers squad that became the runner-up in the 1969 season, won the Torneo Provincial and qualified to the 1970 Copa Libertadores. In the tournament, Díaz scored against Deportivo Cali and Universidad de Chile. The next year, he also took part in the Copa Libertadores with Colo-Colo.

After the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, he emigrated to Guatemala and played for Aurora, Deportivo Zacapa, Cobán Imperial, Galcasa and Universidad SC. He won league titles with Aurora in 1975 and 1978. In Deportivo Zacapa, he coincided with his compatriot Carlos Pacheco.

At international level, he was called up to the Chile national team in 1972 for a tournament in Brazil. However, Rangers did not give him permission.

Personal life

He was nicknamed Carita de Toni (Little Clown Face) since he was a child due to his sense of humour.

References

  1. "Carlos Díaz". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Lizana, José Antonio (2009). "CARLOS "CARITA DE TONI" DÍAZ: "Historias de un patíperro del fútbol"". Rayando la cancha : crónicas deportivas (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Ceacheí. pp. 75–78. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. "Historias Rojinegras: Los años de transición 1967 y 1968". Gigantedeportivo.cl (in Spanish). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. "O'HIGGINS 2:2 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1971". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. González Lucay, Carlos (2 October 2016). "Los héroes olvidados". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. Marín, Edgardo; Salviat, Julio (1975). "Radiografía de los 278 albos". De David a "Chamaco": medio siglo de goles (PDF). Santiago, Chile: Editora Gabriela Mistral. p. 220. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. "ESPECIAL Colo Colo campeón 1972; Golpe a la historia". Somos Chile (in Spanish). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  8. Andreuzzi, Renato (10 August 2020). "Talca es una fiesta, Rangers a la Copa Libertadores 1970". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. "UNIÓN ESPAÑOLA 1:1 COLO-COLO COPA LIBERTADORES 1971". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. (Antorcha Deportiva) Una foto de Aurora en 1975, año en que ganó su 4to título de Liga on Facebook (in Spanish). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  11. (Antorcha Deportiva) Deportivo Zacapa en 1976 on Facebook (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

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