Mario Díaz Pérez (born March 12, 1960) is a Mexican
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
manager and former player.
A native of
Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
, ''El Capí'' Díaz began his professional football career with
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...
in 1980. He joined
Atlético Morelia
Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo, Michoacán, that competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. The club plays their ...
in 1984, and would become a club idol, leading ''Monarcas'' to the
1987–88 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of Mexican Primera División in season 1987–88.
Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and América won the championship.
Correcaminos UAT was promoted from Segunda División.
Teams
Moves
After the season Correcaminos bou ...
semi-finals where they would lose to
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
on penalties.
References
External links
Liga MX
1960 births
Living people
People from Teocaltiche
Footballers from Jalisco
Mexican football managers
Men's association football midfielders
Mexican men's footballers
20th-century Mexican sportsmen
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