Ismael Díaz (Salvadoran footballer)

Ismael Díaz
Personal information
Full name José Ismael Díaz
Date of birth (1948-02-20)February 20, 1948
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Date of death February 26, 1981(1981-02-26) (aged 33)
Place of death San Miguel, El Salvador
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dragón
1970–1976 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 Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine 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)