sport.wikisort.org - AthleteJúnior Enrique Díaz Campbell (born 12 September 1983) was a Costa Rican professional footballer who last played as a left-back for LD Alajuelense.[2] He played for the Costa Rica national team. At a top speed of 33.8 km/h, he was deemed by FIFA as the fastest player of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Costa Rican footballer
Júnior Díaz
 Díaz before a match against Mexico at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
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Full name |
Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell |
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Date of birth |
(1983-09-12) 12 September 1983 (age 39) |
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Place of birth |
Heredia, Costa Rica |
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Height |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Position(s) |
Left-back[1] |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2003–2007 |
Herediano |
129 |
(10) |
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2008–2010 |
Wisła Kraków |
66 |
(5) |
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2010–2012 |
Club Brugge |
13 |
(0) |
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2011–2012 |
→ Wisła Kraków (loan) |
20 |
(1) |
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2012–2015 |
Mainz 05 |
57 |
(2) |
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2015–2016 |
Darmstadt 98 |
12 |
(0) |
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2016–2017 |
Würzburger Kickers |
24 |
(0) |
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2017–2019 |
Herediano |
49 |
(2) |
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2019–2021 |
LD Alajuelense |
58 |
(2) |
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2002 |
Costa Rica U20 |
6 |
(0) |
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2003–2004 |
Costa Rica U23 |
17 |
(4) |
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2003–2016 |
Costa Rica |
80 |
(1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 5 April 2021 (UTC) |
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Campbell.
Club career
Born in Heredia, Costa Rica,[4] Díaz started his career at local side Herediano before moving abroad to join Polish side Wisła Kraków in January 2008.[5] He moved on to Belgian club Club Brugge in September 2010[6] and was snapped up by German Bundesliga outfit FSV Mainz in summer 2012.[7]
In 2015, after three years in Mainz, Díaz joined Darmstadt 98, a newly promoted team for the 2015–16 season.[8]
International career
Júnior Díaz made his Costa Rica national team debut in a friendly against China on 7 September 2003.[9] Díaz made one appearance at Copa América 2004, entering as a second-half substitute against Chile.[10] He appeared in all four matches as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament.[11] Díaz also appeared in one match at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.[12]
Díaz was a member of the Costa Rica national team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Ten years later, he became a member of the squad that reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was crucial in the victory against Italy, as he served a cross to assist Bryan Ruiz's header for the lone goal of the match. In a note for La Nación, Díaz reflected on the assist, stating that "I am sure that, once I retire, many will summarize my career in one single cross."[13]
Personal life
He is a son of former Costa Rica national team footballer Enrique Díaz and Yamileth Campbell, who divorced when he was 12. He has two brothers, Jefferson and Reydel.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 July 2013
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club |
Season |
Domestic League |
Domestic Cups |
Continental Cups |
Total |
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Herediano |
2003–04 |
Primera División |
36[14] | 1 | – | – | 36 | 1 |
2004–05 |
16 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
2005–06 |
26 | 3 | – | – | 26 | 3 |
2006–07 |
33 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 2 |
Apertura 2007 |
18 | 3 | – | – | 18 | 3 |
Total |
129 | 10 | – | 4 | 0 | 133 | 10 |
Wisła Kraków |
2007–08 |
Ekstraklasa |
7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 |
2008–09 |
28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 |
2009–10 |
27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
2010–11 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Total |
66 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 95 | 10 |
Club Brugge |
2010–11 |
Pro League |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Wisła Kraków (loan) |
2011–12 |
Ekstraklasa |
20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
Mainz 05 |
2012–13 |
Bundesliga |
18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 |
2013–14 |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 |
2014–15 |
19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 |
Total |
57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 61 | 2 |
Career total |
285 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 342 | 23 |
International
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Díaz goal.
List of international goals scored by Júnior Díaz
No. |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
1 | 15 October 2008 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica | Haiti | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Wisła Kraków
- Ekstraklasa: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
Alajuelense
- Liga FPD: Apertura 2020
- CONCACAF League: 2018, 2020
International
References
- Júnior Díaz at WorldFootball.net
- "Junior Diaz". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Archived copy". es.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Junior Díaz: la madurez marcó el rumbo de un niño con convicción - Nación (in Spanish)
- Junior jugará en Polonia - Nación (in Spanish)
- Junior Díaz jugará en la liga belga - Nación (in Spanish)
- Díaz se abre paso en la Bundesliga alemana - Nación (in Spanish)
- "Costa-ricanischer Nationalspieler Júnior Díaz unterschreibt bei den Lilien". Darmstadt 98 (in German). Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- Cazal, Jean-Michel (2 February 2005). "2003 Matches Intercontinental". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- Tabeira, Martín (6 December 2012). "Copa América 2004". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- Courtney, Barrie (2 March 2005). "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- Courtney, Barrie; Saaid, Hamdan (30 July 2005). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- Díaz, Júnior; Goldberg, David (13 September 2019). ""Mucho más que un centro", escrito por Junior Díaz, mundialista de Brasil 2014". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- Does not include these matches:
22 February 2004 Herediano – Guanacasteca 2–0
29 February 2004 Herediano – Saprissa 1–2
28 April 2004 Herediano – Alajuelense 2–0
External links
На других языках
[de] Júnior Díaz
Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell (* 12. September 1983 in San José) ist ein costa-ricanischer Fußballspieler.
- [en] Júnior Díaz
[es] Júnior Díaz
Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell (Aserrí, San José, Costa Rica, 12 de septiembre de 1983), es un exfutbolista costarricense que jugó como defensa. Actualmente es el segundo entrenador del club Liga Deportiva Alajuelense de la Primera División de Costa Rica.
[fr] Júnior Díaz
Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell (ou Júnior Díaz), né le 12 septembre 1983 à Heredia, est un footballeur international costaricien. Il occupe actuellement le poste de défenseur au SV Darmstadt 98.
[it] Júnior Díaz
Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell (San José, 12 settembre 1983) è un calciatore costaricano, difensore del Kickers Würzburg e della nazionale costaricana.
.mw-parser-output .chiarimento{background:#ffeaea;color:#444444}.mw-parser-output .chiarimento-apice{color:red}Curiosità: detiene il record di velocità in partita con 33,8 km/h.[senza fonte]
[ru] Диас, Хуниор
Ху́ниор Энри́ке Ди́ас Кэ́мпбелл (исп. Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell; род. 12 сентября 1983[1][2][3], Aserrí[d]) — коста-риканский футболист, защитник. Выступал в сборной Коста-Рики. Участник Олимпийских игр 2004 года в Афинах, а также чемпионата мира 2014 года.
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