Manuel Horacio Díaz Luco (13 July 1950 – 26 May 2025), known as Horacio Díaz Luco, was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a centre-back for clubs in Chile, Costa Rica and El Salvador.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Horacio Díaz Luco | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 2025 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Curacaví, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970 | Santiago Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | Herediano | ||
| 1974 | Cartaginés | ||
| 1975–1977 | Águila | ||
| 1977–1978 | Limón Sprite | ||
| 1979–1980 | Municipal Turrialba | ||
| 1981 | Limonense | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977 | Limón Sprite | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Santiago, Chile,[1] Díaz played for Santiago Wanderers in 1970.[2]
Then he moved to Costa Rica, where he played for Herediano,[3] Limón Sprite,[4] Cartaginés,[5] Municipal Turrialba[6] and Limonense, with whom he was the runner-up in the 1981 season.[7] At the same time he was player of Limón Sprite, he performed as coach.[6]
He also had a stint in El Salvador with Águila from 1975 to 1977,[8] with whom he won the league title in 1975–76.[9]
Death
editHonours
editÁguila
- Salvadoran Primera División: 1975–76 [es], 1976–77
References
edit- 1 2 Calvo, Rodrigo (27 May 2025). "FALLECE EN CHILE EL EXFUTBOLISTA HORACIO DÍAZ LUCO" (in Spanish). Buzón de Rodrigo. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ↑ "Wanderers 1970 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ "Club Sport HEREDIANO - Oncenas de todos los tiempos". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 1 January 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Limón Sprite 1978 Costa Rica Retro Fútbol on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ↑ Club Sport Cartaginés de los años 70 Costa Rica Retro Fútbol on Facebook (in Spanish)
- 1 2 1980 HORACIO DÍAZ LUCO Fotos antiguas de Costa Rica on Facebook (in Spanish)
- ↑ Calvo, Rodrigo (18 September 2021). "Trayectoria de Leroy Sherrier Lewis". www.diarioextra.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ ""Cisco" Díaz y la carrera que se vio truncada". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Najarro, César (25 May 2016). "Una final entre hermanos". elsalvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Murió Horacio Díaz Luco (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Horacio Díaz at MemoriaWanderers.cl (in Spanish)