Ismael Díaz (Salvadoran footballer)

José Ismael Díaz (died 1976) was a Salvadoran footballer.

Ismael Díaz
Personal information
Full name José Ismael Díaz
Place of birth San Miguel, El Salvador
Date of death 1976
Place of death San Miguel, El Salvador
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dragón
1970–1976 Águila
National team
El Salvador
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 1976, 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 Díaz – FIFA competition record
  4. Perdió el fútbol 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)
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