Isidoro Díaz Mejía (born 14 February 1938) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Isidoro Díaz played most of his club career for

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, where he won 15 titles, including 7 league titles and the first ever edition of the

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1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

International career

He represented Mexico in three

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

and

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). He made 68 appearances for the Mexico national team between 1960 and 1970.Mexico record international footballers
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Honours

Guadalajara *

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: 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62 1963–64, 1965–1966 *Mexican Champions Cup: 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65 *Mexican Cup: 1963

Career statistics

International goals

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Isidoro 1938 births Living people Footballers from Jalisco Men's association football midfielders Mexico men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1970 FIFA World Cup players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Club León footballers Liga MX players Mexican men's footballers CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players 20th-century Mexican sportsmen