Ricardo Diéz, born as Emetério Seledônio Díez (11 February 1900 – 27 April 1971), was a Uruguayan

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coach who mainly worked in Brazil.

Career

In 1937 Diéz won with provincial

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from Santana do Livramento the

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, the only major title in the club's history. In 1942 he also led Internacional, where he was the first foreign coach, to the state title. He is credited at the club for the discovery of the later national team player

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. In 1941 he was

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runner-up with Sport Recife, where he has been often attributed with the discovery of World Cup 1950 star striker

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. Diez, who smoked filterless cigarettes of the ''Continental'' brand,Santa Cruz – Jogos Inesquecíveis: "Jogo 1960"
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, which he coached on various stints between 1950 and 1960, winning the

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in 1949 and 1954. In 1950 he guided Atlético on its successful trip to Central Europe during the northern winter, which became part of the club's folklore and led to its nickname ''Campeões do Gelo'', the "Ice Champions". In total he guided the club in 168 matches, a statistic only outdone by three other coaches, amongst them

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. Back to Pernambuco, he became third in the State Championship of 1957 with Náutico, and in 1960 he led Santa Cruz FC to the second place behind Náutico. Beyond this Diéz also coached other clubs from Minas Gerais:

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, in 1946, Cruzeiro in 1953, Democrata FC (

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, in 1965, EC Siderúrgica, in 1947, Valeriodoce in 1962 and 1963, and Paraense EC, as well as Santos in São Paulo and

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in the state of the same name.

Honours

Grêmio Santanense *

: 1937 Internacional *

: 1942 Atlético Mineiro *

: 1949, 1954

External links

O Canto do Galo: Ricardo Diéz
(I)

(II)

References

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