José Luis Diezma Izquierdo (born 22 September 1968) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, and is a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Diezma graduated from

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's youth setup. After making his senior debut while on loan at

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side

CF Extremadura Club de Fútbol Extremadura was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1924, it played two seasons in La Liga, and held home games at '' Estadio Francisco de la Hera'', with a cap ...

in the 1988–89 season, he returned to his parent club and was assigned to the reserves in

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. Diezma made his professional debut on 17 March 1990, starting in a 3–1 home win against

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. A backup to

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, he only featured in three matches before returning to Extremadura, now in

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. In 1992, after two years as an undisputed starter, Diezma joined

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in the second division, playing a key part in their promotion to

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. However, after the arrival of

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, he was demoted to second-choice, only making his debut in the category on 19 May 1996, in a 1–0 home defeat of

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. In 1996, Diezma moved to fellow top-tier club

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, acting as a backup option to Richard Dutruel. A move to

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followed, and he featured regularly during his first season as his side achieved promotion to the top tier. Completely ostracized by new manager Andoni Goikoetxea, Diezma did not feature in a single match for Numancia during the 1999–2000 campaign, being released in December. He subsequently represented second division sides

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and

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before joining

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in the third level in July 2002. In 2003, Diezma signed for

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still in the third division. In July of the following year, he agreed to a contract with

Mérida UD Mérida Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990, they last played in Tercera División – Group 14 when dissolved in 2013, and hosted games at the Estadio Roma ...

in the fourth tier, and retired with the club at the end of the season.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring Diezma took up coaching, working as a goalkeeping coach in Míchel's staff at

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. In 2006 he returned to his first club Real Madrid, being in charge of the club's youth categories for four full seasons. On 28 July 2010, Diezma was appointed manager of AD Cerro de Reyes in the third division, but was dismissed in December. The following July, he was presented as manager of fourth tier club Real Ávila. On 6 June 2013, Diezma left Ávila after not agreeing to a contract renewal. On 7 July he was appointed at the helm of

Extremadura UD Extremadura Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2007, it last played in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Francisco de la ...

, but was relieved from his duties on 9 September. Diezma subsequently moved abroad, working at football schools in China and Saudi Arabia.

References

External links

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Celta de Vigo biography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diezma, Jose Luis 1968 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Madrid Castilla footballers CF Extremadura footballers Real Betis players RC Celta de Vigo players CD Numancia players Recreativo de Huelva players Real Murcia CF players Elche CF players Orihuela CF players FC Cartagena footballers Mérida UD footballers Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Extremadura UD managers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen