Ramón Díaz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ramón Ángel Díaz | ||
Date of birth | 29 August 1959 | ||
Place of birth | La Rioja, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1982 | River Plate | 123 | (57) |
1982–1983 |
Napoli | 25 | (3) |
1983–1986 |
Avellino | 78 | (22) |
1986–1988 | Fiorentina | 53 | (17) |
1988–1989 |
Internazionale | 33 | (12) |
1989–1991 | Monaco | 60 | (24) |
1991–1993 | River Plate | 52 | (27) |
1993–1995 | Yokohama Marinos | 75 | (52) |
Total | 499 | (215) | |
International career | |||
1978–1979 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (8) |
1979–1982 | Argentina | 22 | (10) |
Managerial career | |||
1995–1999 | River Plate | ||
2001–2002 | River Plate | ||
2004–2005 | Oxford United | ||
2007–2008 |
San Lorenzo | ||
2008–2009 | América | ||
2010–2011 |
San Lorenzo | ||
2011–2012 | Independiente | ||
2012–2014 | River Plate | ||
2014–2016 | Paraguay | ||
2016–2018 | Al Hilal | ||
2018 | Al-Ittihad | ||
2019 | Pyramids | ||
2020 | Libertad | ||
2020 | Botafogo | ||
2021–2022 | Al Nasr | ||
2022–2023 | Al Hilal | ||
2023– | Vasco da Gama | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ramón Ángel Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈmon ˈaŋxel ˈdi.as]; born 29 August 1959) is a former Argentine footballer and manager. He played for River Plate as a striker, and coached it for three tenures, winning eight titles. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ("Baldy"). He is the manager of the Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.
Club career
Díaz was born in the city of
International career
Ramón Díaz was on the Argentina under-20 team that won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, alongside Diego Maradona. Díaz and Maradona were the core of the attack-minded team, and together scored 14 of the team's 20 goals (70%). Díaz scored 8 goals, winning the Golden Boot for being the top scorer of the competition. Maradona scored 6 goals, winning the Best Player award.
Ramón Díaz then went on to play in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and scored against Brazil in Argentina's 3–1 defeat. It had been rumoured that he and Maradona were involved in a feud which prevented Diaz from playing for Argentina in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups. However, this was denied by Maradona in his autobiography Yo soy el Diego, claiming that he had told the then-Argentina manager, Carlos Bilardo, that he wanted Diaz in both the 1986 and 1990 World Cup squads.[1][2]
Managerial career
Díaz served as the manager of River Plate between 1995 and 2003, in that time he guided the club to victory in the 1996
Oxford United
Ramón Díaz served as manager of
San Lorenzo 1st Term
On 24 December 2006, he was appointed head coach of
Club América
On 15 May 2008, Diaz was confirmed as the new
San Lorenzo 2nd Term
On 25 May 2010, it was made official by President Savino that Ramón Díaz was appointed for the second time. Díaz had a one-year contract with San Lorenzo.[7] Ramón Díaz resigned because of poor results and said there is no turning back. In addition, he said that this has nothing to do with Abdo: "I thank the president because he gave me everything, just like the players."[8]
Independiente
On 12 September 2011, Independiente hired Díaz to replace Antonio Mohamed who resigned. On 5 March 2012, Ramón Díaz quit Independiente, resigning from his position at the King of Cups, who had been struggling and found themselves at the very bottom of the table.[9] Ramón Díaz was replaced by Christian Díaz.[citation needed]
River Plate 3rd term
On 30 November 2012, Ramón Díaz was appointed coach of River Plate for the third time in his management career.[10] Ramón won the Toreno Final in 2014, and he also won the Superfinal against San Lorenzo 1–0.[11] On 27 May 2014, Díaz left River Plate.[12]
Paraguay National Team
On 5 December 2014, Ramón left River Plate to become the manager of the Paraguay national team. He said "It's one of the biggest challenges of my career... There's a lot of work to do".[13] Ramón first major competition was the 2015 Copa América. His first match in the Copa América was against Argentina which they drew 2–2. Ramón's second match was against Jamaica which they won 1–0. The last match of the group stages was against Uruguay which they drew 1-1. Paraguay finished 2nd with five points in their group. Paraguay won the quarterfinal against Brazil 1–1 (3–4 on penalties). Paraguay were hammered 6–1 by Argentina in the semifinals which let them go to the third group playoff which they lost 2–0 against Peru which made Paraguay fourth in the Copa América. Ramón continued in the national team. On the Copa América Centenario, Paraguay were out of the competition in the group stage, by drawing against Costa Rica and losing to Colombia 2–1 and the US 1–0. On 12 June 2016, following an unsuccessful run at Copa América Centenario, he resigned as manager of Paraguay.[14]
Al-Hilal
On 13 October 2016 Ramón Díaz was appointed manager of
2016–17 season
Ramón's first match was against
2017–18 season
On 4 June, Díaz signed
On 10 August, Díaz won the first match of the season 2–1 against league debutant
On 11 September, Díaz made Al-Hilal qualify to the semi-final of the AFC Champions League after beating Al-Ain 3–0. After that, he signed
On 18 November, Diaz and his team drew in the first leg of the final of the
Botafogo
On 8 November 2020, Díaz was named manager of Série A side Botafogo.[39] He subsequently returned to his home country to make an emergency surgery to remove a tumor,[40] and his absence was prolonged due to his clinical condition.
On 27 November 2020, Botafogo announced the departure of Díaz and his staff from the club.[41] He left the club without managing a single match for them, as the three matches played by them during the period (all losses) were managed by his assistant and son Emiliano Díaz.
Al Nasr
In February 2021, he agreed to a contract with Al Nasr to last until the summer of 2022.[42][43]
Return to Al Hilal
On 14 February 2022, Díaz was named as the new coach of
In the 2022 AFC Champions League final, his team lost 2–1 on aggregate against Urawa Red Diamonds for the second time after 2017.[47] After winning the King Cup final against Al-Wehda in May 2023, Díaz decided to step down from his post and return to his country, in order to be with his family following the death of his wife two months earlier in a car accident; meanwhile, his son Emiliano became the caretaker manager of the club for the rest of the season.[48]
Career statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Argentina | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
1978 | River Plate |
Primera División |
14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | ||||
1979 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 12 | ||||||
1980 | 40 | 22 | 40 | 22 | ||||||
1981 | 47 | 18 | 47 | 18 | ||||||
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Total | ||||||
1982–83 | Napoli |
Serie A | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | ||||
1983–84 | Avellino |
Serie A | 24 | 7 | 24 | 7 | ||||
1984–85 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 5 | ||||||
1985–86 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 10 | ||||||
1986–87 | Fiorentina | Serie A | 29 | 10 | 29 | 10 | ||||
1987–88 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 7 | ||||||
1988–89 | Internazionale |
Serie A | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 15 |
France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | ||||||
1989–90 | Monaco | Division 1 | 28 | 15 | 28 | 15 | ||||
1990–91 | 32 | 9 | 32 | 9 | ||||||
Argentina | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
1991–92 | River Plate |
Primera División |
31 | 20 | 31 | 20 | ||||
1992–93 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | ||||||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1993 | Yokohama Marinos | J1 League | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 32 |
1994 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 26 | ||
1995 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 1 | |||
Country | Argentina | 175 | 84 | 175 | 84 | |||||
Italy | 189 | 54 | 189 | 54 | ||||||
France | 60 | 24 | 60 | 24 | ||||||
Japan | 75 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 90 | 59 | ||
Total | 499 | 214 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 514 | 221 |
International
Argentina national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1979 | 1 | 1 |
1980 | 9 | 4 |
1981 | 4 | 1 |
1982 | 8 | 4 |
Total | 22 | 10 |
Managerial statistics
- As of 17 March 2024
Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
River Plate | 8 July 1995 | 11 February 2000 | 252 | 126 | 66 | 60 | 451 | 303 | +148 | 50.00 | ||
River Plate | 1 July 2001 | 30 June 2002 | 52 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 111 | 49 | +62 | 55.77 | ||
Oxford United | 9 December 2004 | 4 May 2005 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 40.00 | ||
San Lorenzo | 24 December 2006 | 12 June 2008 | 68 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 104 | 77 | +27 | 54.41 | ||
América | 25 June 2008 | 12 February 2009 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 29.17 | ||
San Lorenzo | 25 May 2010 | 24 April 2011 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 29 | +0 | 33.33 | ||
Independiente | 12 September 2011 | 5 March 2012 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 35.00 | ||
River Plate | 30 November 2012 | 27 May 2014 | 66 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 45.45 | ||
Paraguay | 4 December 2014 | 12 June 2016 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 15.00 | ||
Al-Hilal
|
15 October 2016 | 20 February 2018 | 65 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 64.62 | ||
Al-Ittihad | 1 July 2018 | 15 September 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 | ||
Pyramids | 14 February 2019 | 27 May 2019 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 61.54 | ||
Libertad | 20 December 2019 | 24 September 2020 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 58.33 | ||
Botafogo | 4 November 2020 | 27 November 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
Al Nasr | 4 February 2021 | 7 February 2022 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 37.84 | ||
Al-Hilal
|
14 February 2022 | 14 May 2023 | 60 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 116 | 58 | +58 | 65.00 | ||
Vasco da Gama | 15 July 2023 | present | 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 43.24 | ||
Total | 796 | 392 | 205 | 199 | 1,303 | 879 | +424 | 49.25 |
Honours
Player
River Plate
- Primera División Argentina: 1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano, 1981 Nacional, 1991 Apertura
- Supercopa Libertadores runner-up: 1991
Internazionale
Monaco
- Coupe de France: 1990–91
- Ligue 1 runner-up: 1990-91
Yokohama Marinos
Argentina U20
Individual
- FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Boot: 1979[50]
- Primera División Argentina Top Scorer: 1991 Apertura
- J.League Top Scorer: 1993[51]
- J.League Best XI: 1993[51][52]
Manager
River Plate
- Primera División Argentina: 1996 Apertura, 1997 Clausura, 1997 Apertura, 1999 Apertura, 2002 Clausura, 2014 Final
- Superfinal: 2013–14[a]
- Copa Libertadores: 1996
- Supercopa Libertadores: 1997
- Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1996
- Recopa Sudamericana runner-up: 1997, 1998
San Lorenzo
- Primera División Argentina: 2007 Clausura
Al-Hilal
- 2016–17
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2017, 2022[54]
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2022[55]
Al-Ittihad
- Saudi Super Cup runner-up: 2018
Al-Nasr
- UAE League Cup runner-up: 2020–21
- UAE President's Cup runner-up: 2020–21
Individual
Notes
- ^ The "Superfinal" is considered as a national cup by the Argentine Football Association.[53]
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External links
- Ramón Díaz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ramón Díaz at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ramón Díaz at FootballDatabase.eu
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