Rubén Oswaldo Díaz

Rubén Díaz
	Díaz with Racing Club in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Rubén Oswaldo Díaz Figueras
Date of birth	8 January 1946
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	16 January 2018 (aged 72)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1973	Racing Club
1974–1977	Atlético Madrid
1977–1978	Racing Club
International career
1972	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2007

Rubén Oswaldo Díaz Figueras (8 January 1946 – 16 January 2018) was an Argentine footballer. He played as a defender for Racing Club in Argentina and Atlético Madrid in Spain. He was nicknamed "Panadero" (baker) because his father owned a bakery.

Biography

"Panadero" Díaz was born in

Copa Intercontinental

to become the first Argentine team to be crowned club champions of the world.

In 1974 Díaz joined Atlético Madrid where he won a second Copa Intercontinental in 1974, beating Racing Clubs fiercest rivals; Club Atlético Independiente. He also won a Copa del Rey and a league title with Atlético before returning to Argentina in 1977.

"Panadero" returned to Racing Club but only played on until 1978 when he retired from top-class football. He was named in the Clarín all-time Racing Club team.^[1]

Diaz died after complications on a planned aortic aneurysm operation at the Favaloro Foundation Hospital^[2]