Rubén Toribio Díaz Rivas (born 17 April 1952 in Lima) is a retired professional footballer from Peru who played as a defender.
 Díaz in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruben Toribio Díaz Rivas | ||
| Date of birth | April 17, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Lima Province, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 1974–1976 | Universitario | ||
| 1977–1986 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| International career | |||
| 1972–1985 | Peru | 89 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008 | |||
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Díaz played for Deportivo Municipal, Universitario de Deportes and Sporting Cristal in Peru. During his time with Sporting Cristal he was part of three league championship winning campaigns (1979, 1980 & 1983).
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He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup. He was part of the Peru team that won the Copa América in 1975.[1] He made a total of 89 appearances for Peru, making him the 10th most capped player for the Peru team (as of April 2021).[2]
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