Osvaldo Díaz
Osvaldo Díaz (born 22 December 1981) is a retired Paraguayan footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osvaldo Javier Díaz Gimenez | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Guaraní | 167 | (30) |
| 2007 | Olimpia | 18 | (2) |
| 2008 | AC Lugano | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | 12 de Octubre | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Guaraní | 6 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Independiente FBC | 41 | (5) |
| 2011 | → Sportivo Luqueño (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2013 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2014– | 12 de Octubre | 12 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Paraguay U20 | ||
| 2004 | Paraguay U23 | ||
| 2004 | Paraguay | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | ||
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Career
Díaz began his career at Club Guaraní before moving in mid 2007 to Olimpia Asunción in the Paraguayan First Division.
On 1 February 2008 he was signed by AC Lugano, where he only played a total of 17 minutes in 3 games.
Diaz was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan 2004 Olympic football team, which earned a quarter-final place with two victories in the qualifying round. Having finished second in the league, the squad later beat South Korea in the quarter-finals, and Iraq in the semi-finals, before losing to Argentina in the final.
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