Nicolás Ignacio Diez Parajón (born 9 February 1977 in

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) is an Argentine

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and former player who played as a winger.

Club career

In July 2009, Diez signed for

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for plays the Torneo Apertura 2009, in the same tournament Diez was proclaimed champions of the Apertura. In 2011, he played for his last professional club: Chile's

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International career

Diez appeared for the

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, with players such as

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. He also having a good friendly relationship with

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Personal life

He naturalized Chilean by residence.

Titles

Club

(1): 2009 Apertura

International

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(1):

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References

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Nicolás Diez – Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI * 1977 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers FC Gueugnon players Deportivo Pereira footballers Everton de Viña del Mar footballers O'Higgins F.C. footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Ñublense footballers Deportivo Táchira F.C. players A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Ligue 2 players Categoría Primera A players Chilean Primera División players Venezuelan Primera División players Argentina men's youth international footballers Argentina men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Naturalized citizens of Chile Argentine football managers Chilean football managers {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub