Julio Díaz (footballer)

Julio Díaz Sánchez (born 16 April 1948) is a Spanish football coach and former player.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Julio Díaz
Personal information
Full name Julio Díaz Sánchez
Date of birth (1948-04-16) 16 April 1948
Place of birth Cesuras, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1970 Compostela
1972–1976 Ceuta
1976–1977 Díter Zafra
1977–1979 Compostela
Managerial career
Atlético Ribeira
1985–1987 Lalín
1987–1988 Bergantiños
1988–1989 Lugo
1990–1992 Lugo
1995–1997 Pontevedra
2000–2001 Lugo
2001–2002 Lugo
2007–2008 Negreira
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Díaz was born in Cesuras, A Coruña, Galicia, and played for SD Compostela, AD Ceuta and CD Díter Zafra. As a manager, he achieved an incredible run in the 1987–88 Copa del Rey with Bergantiños FC, only being knocked out by Rayo Vallecano.[1]

In 1988 Díaz was appointed CD Lugo manager. He was sacked the following year, but eventually returned to the club in 1990.

In 2000, after a stint at Pontevedra CF, Díaz returned to the Albivermellos, and despite leaving the club at the end of the campaign, was again appointed on 19 September 2001.[2] He was sacked in December 2002, and ended his spell at the club with 214 matches in charge, behind only Quique Setién.[3]

On 14 March 2007, Díaz was named SD Negreira manager.[4] Roughly one year later, he was dismissed.[5]

References
  1. La Voz del Deporte. Entrevista a Julio Díaz (La Voz del Deporte. Interview with Julio Díaz); La Voz del Deporte, 25 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. El Lugo cesa a Basadre y reincorpora a Julio Díaz (Lugo sacks Basadre and resigns Julio Díaz); La Voz de Galicia, 19 September 2001 (in Spanish)
  3. Setién iguala a Julio Díaz como el técnico con más partidos con Lugo en Liga (Setién equals Julio Díaz as the manager with most league matches for Lugo); ABC, 7 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Julio Díaz faise cargo da dirección do Negreira (Julio Díaz takes over Negreira's squad); Galicia Hoxe, 14 March 2007 (in Galician)
  5. Julián toma el relevo a Julio Díaz (Julián takes over Julio Díaz) Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; El Correo Gallego, 25 March 2008 (in Spanish)
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