Neftalí Díaz

Neftalí Díaz
Personal information
Full name Neftalí Díaz Cajar
Date of birth (1971-12-15) December 15, 1971
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Playing position 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
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Cajar.

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

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. 1 2 El Poeta de la Zurda - Somos Lasele (Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Vikingos" buscan recuperar liderato hoy ente el Tauro - Crítica (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Equipo FAS contrata servicios de delantero panameño - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Neftalí Díaz regresa al San Francisco de La Chorrera - La Prensa (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Neftalí Díaz estará hoy con el Veragüense - La Prensa (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 (Spanish)
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