Juan Díaz (footballer, born 1977)

Juan Díaz
Personal information
Full name	Juan Díaz Prendes
Date of birth	28 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1991	Victoria Perlora
1991–1995	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Candás
1997–1998	Gijón Industrial
1998–2001	Sporting Gijón B
2001–2006	Sporting Gijón
2006–2007	Gimnàstic
2007–2009	Polideportivo Ejido
2010	Montañeros
2010–2011	Alcalá
2011–2013	Avilés
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Díaz Prendes (born 28 June 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Juan Díaz joined Sporting de Gijón in 1991 at the age of 14.

After several years playing in Asturias,^[1] he made his professional debut in Segunda División with Sporting Gijón on 28 January 2001, in an away win against Universidad de Las Palmas by 2–0.^[2]

At the end of the 2005–06 season, Juan Díaz signed with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, freshly promoted to La Liga. He played his first game in the top tier on 27 August 2006, as a starter in the away win by 1–0 against RCD Espanyol.^[3]

He finally retired in 2013 after playing two years with Real Avilés.^[4]

References

^ "Juan se reencontró con La Mata" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ Universidad Las Palmas 0–2 Sporting Gijón; BDFútbol]
^ Espanyol 0–1 Gimnàstic; BDFútbol]
^ "Juan Díaz cuelga las botas" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

External links

Juan Díaz at BDFutbol
Juan Díaz at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

[1] "Juan se reencontró con La Mata" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[2] Universidad Las Palmas 0–2 Sporting Gijón; BDFútbol]

[3] Espanyol 0–1 Gimnàstic; BDFútbol]

[4] "Juan Díaz cuelga las botas" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

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