Óscar Díaz Asprilla (born 8 June 1972) is a Colombian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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. Déaz was part of the

Colombia national football team The Colombia national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Colombia) represents Colombia in men's international football and is managed by the Colombian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Colombia. They are a member ...

at the

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003. France retained the title they had won in 2001, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroon player Marc-Vivie ...

where he played in the match against

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. He also won the

2001 Copa América The 2001 Copa América was held in Colombia, from 11 to 29 July. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Colombia won the tournament for the 1st time without conceding a goal. Brazil national football team, Brazil ...

with Colombia's national team.rsssf: Copa América 2001

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1972 births Living people Colombian footballers Colombia international footballers Deportivo Cali footballers 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Once Caldas footballers Deportivo Pereira footballers Cortuluá footballers Millonarios F.C. players S.D. Quito footballers Deportes Quindío footballers Boyacá Chicó F.C. footballers Patriotas Boyacá footballers 2001 Copa América players 2004 Copa América players Copa América-winning players Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Valle del Cauca Department {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub