Juan Díaz (footballer, born 1977)

Juan Díaz Prendes (born 28 June 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Juan Díaz
Personal information
Full name Juan Díaz Prendes
Date of birth (1977-06-28) 28 June 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1991 Victoria Perlora
1991–1995 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Candás
1997–1998 Gijón Industrial
1998–2001 Sporting Gijón B 75 (6)
2001–2006 Sporting Gijón 202 (9)
2006–2007 Gimnàstic 30 (0)
2007–2009 Polideportivo Ejido 64 (0)
2010 Montañeros 13 (1)
2010–2011 Alcalá (1)
2011–2013 Avilés
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Juan Díaz joined Sporting de Gijón in 1991 at the age of 14.

After several years playing in Asturias,[1] he made his professional debut in Segunda División with Sporting Gijón on 28 January 2001, in an away win against Universidad de Las Palmas by 2–0.[2]

At the end of the 2005–06 season, Juan Díaz signed with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, freshly promoted to La Liga. He played his first game in the top tier on 27 August 2006, as a starter in the away win by 1–0 against RCD Espanyol.[3]

He finally retired in 2013 after playing two years with Real Avilés.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Juan se reencontró con La Mata" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ Universidad Las Palmas 0–2 Sporting Gijón; BDFútbol]
  3. ^ Espanyol 0–1 Gimnàstic; BDFútbol]
  4. ^ "Juan Díaz cuelga las botas" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

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