Ismael Díaz
Personal information
Full name José Ismael Díaz
Date of birth February 20, 1948
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Date of death February 26, 1981
Place of death San Miguel, El Salvador
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dragón
19701976 Águila
International career
El Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Ismael Díaz (February 20, 1948 – February 26, 1981) was a Salvadoran footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed el Cisco, Díaz played for C.D. Dragón before joining the Juan Francisco Barraza-managed Águila.[1]

International career

Díaz played for his country's Olympic team in the 1972 and 1976 qualifiers[2] and represented El Salvador in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3]

Death

In 1980, Díaz was murdered in San Miguel,[4][5] while working in his taxi.[6]

References

  1. EL KINDER DE BARRAZA Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine - Águila Online (in Spanish)
  2. El Salvador en Juegos Olimpicos El Balón Cuscatleco (in Spanish)
  3. Ismael DíazFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. Perdió el fútbol La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
  5. Mareros asesinan a entrenador-Tragedias del fútbol Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  6. La violencia se cobra la vida de otro futbolista - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
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