Juan Alberto Díaz

Juan Alberto Díaz
Personal information
Full name Juan Alberto Díaz Rodríguez
Date of birth (1985-11-08) November 8, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Nejapa, San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Vendaval
2005–2007 FAS
2007 San Salvador
2008–2009 Nejapa
2009 Marte Soyapango
2009–2010 Atlético Balboa 4 (0)
International career‡
2006–2007 El Salvador 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2009
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Juan Alberto Díaz Rodríguez (born November 8, 1985, in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer.

Club career

Díaz learned his trade at the José Luis Rugamas football school where he started playing when 8 years of age. He made his professional debut ten years later in 2003 with third division side Vendaval, then moved to giants FAS. He had a short spell at San Salvador before joining hometown club Nejapa. Another short stay at second division Marte Soyapango followed and he most recently played for Atlético Balboa.[1]

International career

He made his debut for El Salvador in a November 2006 friendly match against Bolivia and has earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup[2]

His final international was an April 2007 friendly match against Haiti.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Belize 1–0 2–1 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup

References

  1. ^ Profile at El Grafico Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF


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