Juan Manuel Díaz Martínez (born 28 October 1987) is a former

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Career

Díaz was signed by Estudiantes de La Plata in January 2008. He made his debut 2–1 win over against Banfield on February 8, 2008. He scored his first Estudiantes goal against Rosario Central on April 25, 2008. He was sent off against LDU Quito on April 29, 2008. During the 2008–09 season, Díaz was part of the Estudiantes squad that experienced finishing as runners up in Copa Sudamericana

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and then went on to win Copa Libertadores 2009. In January 2010,

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signed the Uruguayan wingback from Estudiantes. In July 2010,

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made public his interest on the left wingback. On 8 July 2016, Diaz signed a two-year contract with Superleague club

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for an undisclosed fee. He was released by mutual consent in March 2017.AEK release Juan Manuel Diaz
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International career

Díaz also capped for Uruguay U-20 at

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and 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On July 27, 2010 he was reserved to play a friendly match with Uruguay first team against

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Honours

Estudiantes de La Plata * Copa Libertadores: 2009

References

External links

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at soccernet 1987 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers Uruguayan expatriate footballers Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers AEK Athens F.C. players Super League Greece players Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Argentina Men's association football forwards Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Footballers from Montevideo {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1980s-stub