Diego Díaz Garrido (born 30 December 1968), known simply as Diego, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Díaz Garrido[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-12-30) 30 December 1968 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1987 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Atlético Madrileño | 72 | (0) |
| 1990–1995 | Atlético Madrid | 56 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Valladolid | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Xerez | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Toledo | 14 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Alcalá | ||
| Total | 147 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985 | Spain U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Spain U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mainly a backup throughout his entire professional career, Madrid-born Diego played mainly for Atlético Madrid. During his late years, he managed to maintain an interesting battle for first-choice with veteran Abel Resino but never really broke into the first team, with his main club or any other.[1]
In January 1991, Diego served a six-month loan at Sporting de Gijón as replacement for Juan Carlos Ablanedo, severely injured. Over the course of seven seasons, he appeared in a total of 61 La Liga games.
Atlético Madrileño
Atlético Madrid