Neftalí Díaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neftalí Díaz Cajar | ||
| Date of birth | December 15, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1999 | Euro Kickers | ||
| Bella Vista | |||
| Basáñez | |||
| 1997 | FAS | ||
| 2000 | Primavera de Veraguas | ||
| 2000–2001 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 2001 | San Francisco | ||
| 2002 | Atlético Veragüense | (4) | |
| 2002–2004 | San Francisco | ||
| 2005–2007 | Alianza | ||
| 2008 | Atlético Veragüense | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1992–2005 | Panama | 44 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2015 | |||
Neftalí Díaz Cajar (born 15 December 1971 in Panama City[1]) is a retired Panamanian football forward.
Club career[edit]
Díaz started his career at Euro Kickers, where he formed a lethal strike duo with José "Chepe" Ardines.[2] In January 1997 he moved abroad to play for Salvadoran side FAS.[3] He also had spells in Uruguay with Bella Vista and Basáñez. Nicknamed Poeta de la Zurda,[1] Díaz returned to San Francisco in summer 2002 after scoring 4 goals in a season at Atlético Veragüense.[4]
He returned to Veragüense in February 2008.[5]
International career[edit]
Díaz made his debut for Panama in a June 1992 friendly match against Honduras and has earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 7 goals.[6] He represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]
His final international was a May 2005 friendly match against Venezuela.
Managerial career[edit]
In September 2012, he was appointed assistant to new manager José Anthony Torres at Sporting San Miguelito.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b El Poeta de la Zurda - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
- ^ "Vikingos" buscan recuperar liderato hoy ente el Tauro - Crítica (in Spanish)
- ^ Equipo FAS contrata servicios de delantero panameño - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Neftalí Díaz regresa al San Francisco de La Chorrera - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Neftalí Díaz estará hoy con el Veragüense - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
- ^ Neftalí Díaz – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Chalate y Neftalí al rescate - La Prensa (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- Neftalí Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Panama City
- Men's association football forwards
- Panamanian men's footballers
- Panama men's international footballers
- 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.D. FAS footballers
- C.A. Bella Vista players
- San Francisco F.C. players
- Atlético Veragüense players
- Alianza F.C. (Panama) players
- Panamanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay