Luis Manuel Díaz
{{short description|Mexican football manager}}
{{other people|Luis Díaz}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Díaz|Díaz|lang=Spanish}}
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| fullname = Luis Manuel Díaz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|5|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico
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| currentclub = Guadalajara Juvenil (assistant)
| youthyears1 = 1980–1984
| youthclubs1 = Guadalajara (youth)
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| years1 = 1984–1990
| clubs1 = Guadalajara
| caps1 = 245
| goals1 = 3
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| manageryears1 = 2005–2006
| managerclubs1 = Guadalajara Premier
| manageryears2 = 2006–2008
| managerclubs2 = Guadalajara (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs3 = Chivas USA (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2009
| managerclubs4 = Tapatío (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2010
| managerclubs5 = Tecos (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2011–2014
| managerclubs6 = Morelia Juvenil
| manageryears7 = 2014
| managerclubs7 = Atlas Juvenil
| manageryears8 = 2018
| managerclubs8 = Oro (assistant)
| manageryears9 = 2019
| managerclubs9 = Guadalajara (women)
| manageryears10 = 2021–
| managerclubs10 = Guadalajara Juvenil (assistant)
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Luis Manuel Díaz (born 17 May 1965) is a Mexican football assistant manager and former player who is the assistant for Guadalajara Juvenil since 2021.
Youth career
In 1975, Díaz debuted with Guadalajara Pequeños.
In 1977, Díaz debuted with Guadalajara Infantil B and Guadalajara Infantil A.
In 1980, Díaz debuted with Guadalajara Juvenil.
Club career
Born in Mexico City, Díaz played for Guadalajara and debuted in a friendly match vs the Mexico national team.{{cite web|title=Luis Manuel Díaz|url=https://sub14.ligamx.net/cancha/cuerpotecnico/55117/luis-manuel-diaz-y-diaz|website=Ligamx.net|publisher=FMF|access-date= 29 October 2022}}
Díaz played his first international game for Guadalajara in a game vs Águila
in the 1984 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and scored a goal.
On 10 February 1980, Díaz played his last game for Guadalajara vs Puebla. In the final part of the season he was sold to Monterrey eventually he went back with the team but he had a muscle injury.
In 1991, Carlos Miloc suggested Díaz to América and was bought but he didn't have any playing time and he was transferred in March 1992.
Coaching career
In 2005, Díaz became the manager for Guadalajara Premier.{{cite web |title=Luis Manuel Díaz, DT de Chivas |url=http://sdpnoticias.com/sdp/contenido/2009/09/14/489998 |publisher=SDP Noticias |accessdate=19 September 2022 |date=14 September 2006 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922211737/http://sdpnoticias.com/sdp/contenido/2009/09/14/489998 |archive-date=22 September 2009 |url-status=dead}}
In 2011, Díaz was named the coach for Morelia Juvenil.
In 2014, Díaz was named the head coach for Atlas Juvenil.{{cite web |title=Guía Rojinerga |url=http://asset.atlasfc.com.mx/files/guiarojinegravf.pdf |publisher=Atlas Fútbol Club |accessdate=19 September 2022 |date=27 Nov 2016 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127021521/http://asset.atlasfc.com.mx/files/guiarojinegravf.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}
In 2019, Díaz as appointed as manager for Guadalajara Femenil.{{cite web|title=Luis Camacho deja de ser el DT de Chivas Femenil; Luis Manuel Díaz será el sustituto|url=https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/futbol-femenil/2018/12/29/5c27e33446163f428e8b4625.html|website=Marca|date=29 December 2018|access-date=3 August 2020|language=Spanish}}
Honours
=Player=
Guadalajara
=Manager=
Guadalajara (as assistant manager)
References
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