Neftalí Díaz Cajar (born 15 December 1971 in Panama CityEl Poeta de la Zurda
- Somos Lasele ) is a retired

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nian football forward.

Club career

Díaz started his career at Euro Kickers, where he formed a lethal strike duo with José "Chepe" Ardines. In January 1997 he moved abroad to play for Salvadoran side FAS. He also had spells in Uruguay with Bella Vista and

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. Nicknamed ''Poeta de la Zurda'', Díaz returned to

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in summer 2002 after scoring 4 goals in a season at

Atlético Veragüense Atlético Veragüense is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in Santiago de Veraguas in Veraguas province. Its home stadium is Estadio Aristocles Castillo. The team was previously known as ''La Prima ...

. He returned to Veragüense in February 2008.

International career

Díaz made his debut for

in a June 1992

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against Honduras and has earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 7 goals. He represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the

1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 1991: eight teams were broken up in ...

. His final international was a May 2005 friendly match against

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Managerial career

In September 2012, he was appointed assistant to new manager José Anthony Torres at

Sporting San Miguelito Academia de Futbol Sporting San Miguelito is a Panamanian professional football team playing in Liga Panameña de Fútbol (the highest level of Panamanian football). Founded in 1989, it is based in San Miguelito District of Panamá Province. Hi ...

.Chalate y Neftalí al rescate
- La Prensa

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Neftali 1971 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Men's association football forwards Panamanian men's footballers Panama men's international footballers 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. FAS footballers C.A. Bella Vista players San Francisco F.C. players Atlético Veragüense players Alianza F.C. (Panama) players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay