Pablo Díaz (footballer, born 1971)
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1971)}}
{{family name hatnote|Díaz|Stalla|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Pablo Díaz
| image =
| fullname = Pablo Javier Díaz Stalla
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|8|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs1 = Sporting Gijón
| years1 = 1990 | clubs1 = Sporting Gijón B | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1990–1998 | clubs2 = Sporting Gijón | caps2 = 214 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1998–2004 | clubs3 = Zaragoza | caps3 = 122 | goals3 = 2
| totalcaps = 343 | totalgoals = 6
| nationalyears1 = 1991 | nationalteam1 = Spain U19 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1991–1993 | nationalteam2 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1991 | nationalteam3 = Spain U23 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
Pablo Javier Díaz Stalla (born 5 August 1971) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
He appeared for Sporting de Gijón and Zaragoza in a 14-year senior career. Born in Argentina, he represented Spain internationally at youth levels.
Club career
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a Spanish father who moved to the country in search of work, and an Argentine mother,{{cite news|url=http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/201705/16/vida-entre-tierras-exrojiblanco-20170516033818.html|title=La vida entre dos tierras del exrojiblanco Pablo|trans-title=Life between two lands of former red-and-white Pablo|newspaper=El Comercio|first=Víctor Manuel|last=Robledo|language=Spanish|date=16 May 2017|accessdate=27 November 2017}} Díaz played professionally in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 330 games and six goals over the course of 13 seasons for Sporting de Gijón and Real Zaragoza.{{cite news|url=http://www.lne.es/deportes/2011/02/26/corazon-rojiblanco-pasado-mano/1038973.html|title=Corazón rojiblanco y pasado maño|trans-title=Red-and-white heart and maño past|newspaper=La Nueva España|first=Ángel|last=Cabranes|language=Spanish|date=26 February 2011|accessdate=27 November 2017}} He made his debut in the competition with the former on 23 September 1990, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 home win against Athletic Bilbao, and scored his first league goal in the following campaign, against the same rival and also at the El Molinón (3–2 victory).{{cite news|url=http://www.lne.es/deportes/2010/03/10/sporting-vence-athletic-molinon-1991/884256.html|title=El Sporting no vence al Athletic en El Molinón desde 1991|trans-title=Sporting do not beat Athletic at the El Molinón since 1991|newspaper=La Nueva España|language=Spanish|date=10 March 2010|accessdate=27 November 2017}}
In the summer of 1998, after the Asturians' top-flight relegation, Díaz signed for Zaragoza, remaining with the club until his retirement at the age of 32.
Honours
Zaragoza
- Copa del Rey: 2000–01,{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2001/07/01/066.html|title=Zaragoza, no hay quinta Copa mala|trans-title=Zaragoza, no such thing as a bad fifth Cup|newspaper=ABC|first=Enrique|last=Ortego|language=Spanish|date=1 July 2001|accessdate=7 July 2014}} 2003–04{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/019b-0f8454c38ca2-809140c6b66b-1000--galletti-gives-zaragoza-glory/|title=Galletti gives Zaragoza glory|publisher=UEFA|first=Andy|last=Hall|date=17 March 2004|access-date=12 May 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|2179}}
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Category:Argentine sportspeople of Spanish descent
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Buenos Aires
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Sporting de Gijón B players
Category:Sporting de Gijón players
Category:Real Zaragoza players
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers