Emiliano Díaz

Emiliano Ramón Díaz (born 22 June 1983) is a football coach and former player who played mainly as a right midfielder.

Born in Italy, Díaz holds Argentine citizenship. He is the son of Ramón Díaz, with whom he worked as an assistant in more than 10 teams.

Playing career Born in Naples when his father was representing Napoli, Díaz played for the youth sides of Monaco and Yokohama F. Marinos, and later also featured in two friendlies for Avellino, but never made an official appearance for the side. He then played for River Plate, making his first team – and Primera División – debut on 19 May 2002, coming on as a substitute for Eduardo Coudet in a 3–2 away win over Rosario Central, in a match which landmarked his father's departure from the club.

In 2003, after failing to play any further matches for River, Díaz joined Talleres de Córdoba, where he also did not appear. In 2004, he moved to Uruguayan side Deportivo Colonia, but soon reunited with his father after being signed up by Football League Two side Oxford United in January 2005.

Sometimes referred as "one of Oxford's worst ever players", Díaz played seven times for the club before departing when his father left on 4 May 2005. He later returned to his home country, playing rarely for Defensores de Belgrano and Primera B Nacional sides Defensa y Justicia and Platense.

In August 2007, Díaz and his brother were presented at San Lorenzo, months after his father's arrival at the club. After managing to feature in 10 matches, he moved to Mexico with Indios de Chihuahua, the reserve team of Indios de Ciudad Juárez, on 26 June 2008.

On 21 August 2009, Díaz was announced as an addition of All Boys. He retired in 2011, aged 29, after a short spell at Huracán de Tres Arroyos, and would later state that he "was not up" to clubs like River and San Lorenzo during his playing career.

Coaching career Shortly after retiring, Díaz joined his father's staff at Independiente, as his assistant. He continued to work in the same role at River Plate, the Paraguay national team, Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, Pyramids, Libertad and Botafogo; in the latter, he was an interim head coach during his father's entire spell, as he was recovering from a surgery. The duo departed the club on 27 November, with Emiliano coaching the side on three losses in as many matches.

Díaz would continue to work as an assistant of his father at Al Nasr and back at Al-Hilal, but remained at the latter after his father's resignation on 15 May 2023, being named interim manager. Late in that month, he also departed the side to return to Argentina.

Díaz then followed his father to Brazil, where he worked as an assistant at Vasco da Gama and Corinthians. After his departure from the latter, he stated a desire to take on a solo managerial career.

Personal life Díaz's father Ramón and younger brother Michael were also footballers.

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2001–02

2002–03

2003–04 Argentine Primera División

2004 Uruguayan Primera División

2004–05 Football League Two

Primera B Metropolitana

2006–07 Primera B Nacional

2006–07 Primera B Nacional

2007–08 Argentine Primera División

2009–10 Primera B Nacional

2010–11 Torneo Argentino A

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