Neftalí Díaz

Neftalí Díaz Cajar (born 15 December 1971 in Panama City[1]) is a retired Panamanian football forward.

Neftalí Díaz
Personal information
Full name Neftalí Díaz Cajar
Date of birth (1971-12-15) December 15, 1971
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1999 Euro Kickers
Bella Vista
Basáñez
1997 FAS
2000 Primavera de Veraguas
2000–2001 Atlético Nacional
2001 San Francisco
2002 Atlético Veragüense (4)
2002–2004 San Francisco
2005–2007 Alianza
2008 Atlético Veragüense
National team‡
1992–2005 Panama 44 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Cajar.

Club career

Díaz started his career at Euro Kickers, where he formed a lethal strike duo with José "Chepe" Ardines.[2] In January 1997 he moved abroad to play for Salvadoran side FAS.[3] He also had spells in Uruguay with Bella Vista and Basáñez. Nicknamed Poeta de la Zurda,[1] Díaz returned to San Francisco in summer 2002 after scoring 4 goals in a season at Atlético Veragüense.[4]

He returned to Veragüense in February 2008.[5]

International career

Díaz made his debut for Panama in a June 1992 friendly match against Honduras and has earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 7 goals.[6] He represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

His final international was a May 2005 friendly match against Venezuela.

Managerial career

In September 2012, he was appointed assistant to new manager José Anthony Torres at Sporting San Miguelito.[9]

References
  1. El Poeta de la Zurda - Somos Lasele (in Spanish)
  2. "Vikingos" buscan recuperar liderato hoy ente el Tauro - Crítica (in Spanish)
  3. Equipo FAS contrata servicios de delantero panameño - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Neftalí Díaz regresa al San Francisco de La Chorrera - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. Neftalí Díaz estará hoy con el Veragüense - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
  7. Neftalí Díaz – FIFA competition record
  8. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  9. Chalate y Neftalí al rescate - La Prensa (in Spanish)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.