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Diego Tristán Herrera (born 5 January 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. At his peak, he was considered amongst the best players in his position in Europe, displaying a vast array of skills: dribble, shot accuracy, aerial ability and off-the-ball movements.

Diego Tristán

Tristán in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Diego Tristán Herrera
Date of birth	(1976-01-05) 5 January 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth	La Algaba, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	Betis B	94	(33)
1998–1999	Mallorca B	39	(15)
1999–2000	Mallorca	35	(18)
2000–2006	Deportivo La Coruña	179	(77)
2006–2007	Mallorca	13	(0)
2007–2008	Livorno	21	(1)
2008–2009	West Ham United	14	(3)
2009–2010	Cádiz	29	(8)
Total		424	(155)
National team
2001–2003	Spain	15	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tristán is best known for his Deportivo de La Coruña spell, where he spent six years, often overshadowed by physical and personal problems.[1] Over eight La Liga seasons, Tristán amassed totals of 227 matches and 95 goals. He appeared with the Spain national team at the 2002 World Cup.

Club career

Early years

Born in La Algaba, Province of Seville, Tristán came through the youth ranks of local Real Betis, going on to finish his sporting formation with the B-side of RCD Mallorca.

After one season in Segunda División he made his La Liga debut in 1999–2000, against Numancia on 12 September 1999, also scoring his first goal that game, and eventually finished his first top flight campaign with 18 goals.

Deportivo

After nearly moving to league powerhouse Real Madrid during the summer of 2000, a deal barred by Lorenzo Sanz's exit from the club's presidency, Tristán joined Deportivo de La Coruña, forming a dreaded attacking partnership (on occasions, as Depor mainly operated in a 4–5–1 formation) with Dutchman Roy Makaay.

As Makaay was first-choice during 2000–01, Tristán threatened to quit Deportivo when he found himself in and out of the side,[2] but eventually became an undisputed starter in the following season and responded, netting 21 league goals and taking home the Pichichi Trophy for the Javier Irureta-led team, which included a hat-trick in a 5–0 win against former club Mallorca.[3] He added six in the campaign's UEFA Champions League and five in the Copa del Rey, for a total of 32 goals.[4]

He scored crucial goals for Deportivo in the Copa del Rey, which began in the second round against Cultural Leonesa, where he scored two goals in five minutes in a comeback victory.[5] In the quarter-finals, he scored a crucial away goal in extra time, after Real Valladolid were winning the second leg 2–0 and tied the aggregate score.[6] In the first leg of the semi-finals, he scored the only goal of the match in an away win at Figueres, which greatly helped send Deportivo into the final as the second leg finished 1–1.[7] Now in the final against Real Madrid, he scored what proved to be the winning goal, as he won his first trophy with the Galicians at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[8]

Afterwards, Tristán injured his ankle on international duty, losing again the starting berth to Makaay who even won the European Golden Boot for his performances. The former could not adapt to his secondary role, but still scored 19 overall goals for the Galicians during that season.

Even when Makaay left Deportivo in June 2003 for Bayern Munich, Tristán never regained his form and confidence: in the 2003–04 campaign he played just ten full matches and was taken off in 20. His 18 further appearances as substitute made him miss only eight out of 56 matches, but he only produced 13 goals (eight in the league, two in the domestic cup and three in the Champions League, including one in a 3–8 away defeat to AS Monaco on 5 November 2003).

Journeyman

In total, Tristán scored 87 goals in the shirt of Deportivo in four seasons, leaving in July 2006 – he was released on 1 September along with teammate Lionel Scaloni.[9] After being linked with several clubs in Spain and overseas, including Bolton Wanderers, he agreed to rejoin Mallorca after a six-year hiatus,[10] but was released on 31 January 2007 due to a lack of fitness, form and goals.

Tristán signed a one-year contract with Serie A's Livorno Calcio in July 2007, as the Italians searched for a replacement for Ukraine-bound Cristiano Lucarelli,[11] who signed with Shakhtar Donetsk, but he ultimately failed to impress with the Tuscany team, scoring only once during the campaign and eventually dropping down to Serie B.

On 29 September 2008, it was confirmed Tristán was undergoing a trial at West Ham United of the Premier League.[12] On 14 October he signed a contract,[13] making his debut on 8 December as a late substitute in the 0–2 home defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home victory over Stoke City on 28 December, also coming from the bench.[15]

Cádiz

On 24 July 2009, Tristán joined second division club Cádiz after having been released by West Ham at the end of the season, thus returning to his native Andalusia after 14 years.[16] He regained some of his scoring form in his first and only season, but his team was relegated after finishing in 19th position; Although Tristán himself grabbed a brace in the last league match, a 4–2 home win against Numancia on 19 June 2010, it eventually proved insufficient.[17]

International career

On 2 June 2001, courtesy of his stellar Deportivo performances, Tristán earned a debut for Spain, scoring in a 4–1 home win against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Oviedo. In the finals in South Korea and Japan he appeared sparingly for the quarterfinalists after picking up an injury,[1][18] and did not manage to find the net.

He has had 15 caps with the Spanish National Football Team, scoring 4 goals.[19]

Tristán scored on his last cap, a 3–0 friendly win in Portugal on 6 September 2003.[20]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[21][22]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Betis B	1995–96	Segunda División B	38	11	–		–		38	11
	1996–97	Segunda División B	32	11	–		–		32	11
	1997–98	Segunda División B	24	11	–		–		24	11
	Total		94	33	0	0	0	0	94	33
Mallorca B	1998–99	Segunda División	39	15	–		–		39	15
Mallorca	1999–2000	La Liga	35	18	0	0	11	5	46	23
Deportivo	2000–01	La Liga	29	19	3	2	11	2	43	23
	2001–02	La Liga	34	21	6	5	12	6	52	32
	2002–03	La Liga	23	9	8	6	10	4	41	19
	2003–04	La Liga	34	8	3	2	11	4	48	14
	2004–05	La Liga	23	9	2	2	1	0	26	11
	2005–06	La Liga	36	11	3	0	5	1	44	12
	Total		179	77	25	17	50	17	254	111
Mallorca	2006–07	La Liga	13	0	3	0	–		16	0
Livorno	2007–08	Serie A	21	1	1	0	–		22	1
West Ham United	2008–09	Premier League	14	3	3	0	–		17	3
Cádiz	2009–10	Segunda División	29	8	1	0	–		30	8
Career total			424	155	33	17	61	22	518	194

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[23]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	2001	5	2
	2002	6	0
	2003	4	2
Total		15	4

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tristán goal.

List of international goals scored by Diego Tristán

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 2001	Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4–1	4–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	1 September 2001	Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Austria	1–0	4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	2 April 2003	Antonio Amilivia, León, Spain	Armenia	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
4.	6 September 2003	D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal	Portugal	3–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Deportivo

• Copa del Rey: 2001–02[24]
• Supercopa de España: 2000[25]

Individual

• Pichichi Trophy: 2001–02[26]

References

External links

• Diego Tristán at BDFutbol
• Deportivo archives
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)
• Diego Tristán at Soccerbase
• Diego Tristán at National-Football-Teams.com
• Diego Tristán – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Diego Tristán

Diego Tristán Herrera (* 5. Januar 1976 in La Algaba, Provinz Sevilla) ist ein ehemaliger spanischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Diego Tristán

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[es] Diego Tristán

Diego Tristán Herrera (La Algaba, provincia de Sevilla, 5 de enero de 1976) es un exfutbolista español que ocupaba la posición de delantero. Fue jugador de la selección española y ganó el Trofeo Pichichi con el Deportivo de La Coruña en 2002.

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[fr] Diego Tristán

Diego Tristán Herrera, né le 5 janvier 1976 à La Algaba (Espagne), est un footballeur espagnol qui évoluait au poste d'attaquant. Il possède 15 sélections (4 buts) en équipe d'Espagne.

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[it] Diego Tristán

Diego Tristán Herrera (La Algaba, 5 gennaio 1976) è un ex calciatore spagnolo, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Тристан, Диего

Дие́го Триста́н Эрре́ра (исп. Diego Tristán Herrera; 5 января 1976, Севилья, Испания) — испанский футболист, в настоящее время завершивший футбольную карьеру. В свои лучшие годы Тристан был одним из лучших европейских нападающих, обладая отличным дриблингом, точным ударом, умением бороться в воздухе и полезно двигаться без мяча[источник не указан 4060 дней]. Наиболее известен по выступлениям за клуб испанской Примеры «Депортиво» из Ла-Коруньи.

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