Christian Díaz

Christian Díaz
Personal information
Full name	Christian Lionel Díaz
Date of birth	12 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Florencio Varela, Argentina
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Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Olimpo (coach)
Youth career
	Olimpo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2000	Independiente
2000–2001	Udinese
2001–2002	Mallorca
2002–2003	Levante
2003	Albacete
2004	Ciudad Murcia
2005	Almería
2005–2006	Olimpo
2006–2007	Huracán
2007–2009	Arsenal Sarandí
Total
Managerial career
2012	Independiente
2013	Deportes Iquique
2015	San Martín Porres
2016–	Olimpo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Lionel Díaz (born 12 May 1976) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a defender, and the current manager of Club Olimpo.

Football career

Born in Florencio Varela Partido, Buenos Aires, Díaz started his career with Club Atlético Independiente in 1995. In his first season as a professional, he helped El Diablo Rojo win the South American Supercup in an eventual 2–1 aggregate triumph against Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, and appeared in more than 150 official games with the club during his five-year spell.

In 2000, Díaz moved to Italy and joined Udinese Calcio, only missing three Serie A matches as the team finished in 12th position. In the following four years he played in Spain, representing RCD Mallorca, Levante UD, Albacete Balompié, Ciudad de Murcia and UD Almería, having little overall impact and only totalling 14 La Liga games with the first and the third sides combined.

Díaz returned to his country in 2005, successively representing Club Olimpo, Club Atlético Huracán and Arsenal de Sarandí, winning two major titles with the latter club including the 2007 Copa Sudamericana. He retired from football in 2009 at the age of 33, going on to work as a manager.