Leandro Díaz (footballer, born 1986)

Leandro Javier Díaz Borzani (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈandɾo xaˈβjeɾ ˈðiaθ], born 26 June 1986) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder.

Not to be confused with Leandro Díaz (footballer, born 1990) or Leandro Díaz (footballer, born 1992).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Borzani.
Leandro Díaz
Personal information
Full name Leandro Javier Díaz Borzani
Date of birth (1986-06-26) June 26, 1986
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Independiente (assistant)
Youth career
2004–2005 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Boca Juniors 1 (0)
2005 → Ciudad de Murcia 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Villarreal 0 (0)
2007–2010 Huracán 77 (4)
2010–2011 Universidad Católica 5 (0)
2011–2014 Quilmes 79 (3)
2014–2015 Once Caldas 2 (0)
2016–2017 Huracán 2 (0)
2018–2019 Tristán Suárez 2 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2021 Colón (assistant)
2022– Independiente (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Díaz played for the youth teams of Boca Juniors from 2004 and in 2005 he spent time in Spain with Ciudad de Murcia and Villarreal. He returned to Boca Juniors in 2006.

In 2007, he joined Huracán on a one-year loan. At the beginning of the 2008-09 season his loan was renewed. On October 5, 2008, he scored a bicycle kick to give Huracán a victory over Independiente.[1]

Coaching career

In March 2020, Díaz was appointed assistant coach of newly appointed Colón manager Eduardo Domínguez.[2] Domínguez and his staff, including Díaz, left Colón at the end of 2021. In January 2022, he once again became the assistant of Eduardo Domínguez, this time at Independiente.[3]

Honours

Club
Boca Juniors
Universidad Católica

References
  1. Díaz de gloria at Diario Olé (in Spanish)
  2. ¿Cómo será el nuevo cuerpo técnico de Domínguez?, soydeportes.com.ar, 10 March 2022
  3. EL REY DE COPAS ESTÁ EN MARCHA, clubaindependiente.com.ar, January 2022
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