Zenón Díaz

Zenón Díaz
Personal information
Date of birth (1880-12-31)31 December 1880
Place of birth San Marcos, Córdoba, Argentina
Date of death 5 September 1948(1948-09-05) (aged 67)
Place of death Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903-1919 Rosario Central 150 (8)
National team
1905–1916 Argentina 10 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Zenón Díaz was an Argentinian football player. He was the first native footballer in Argentina national football team. He played all his career in Rosario Central.

Club career

He started as a goalkeeper in 1903. Later, Díaz played as a defender, becoming in one of the most famous footballer of amateur era. He played around 150 games and scored 8 goals. He won 4 national titles and 7 locals titles with the canallas. He also worked at the Central Argentine Railway.[1][2]

National team career

He was the first native player in Argentina national team. His first match was in 1905 versus Nottingham Forest. Later he played in several cups against Uruguay, and participated in the first South American Championship (1916).[3]

Clubs

Club País Año
Rosario Central  Argentina 1903-1919

Honours

With Rosario Central

With Argentina national team

References

  1. Brisaboa, Jorge (1996). De Rosario y de Central (First ed.). Rosario, Argentina: Homo Sapiens Ediciones. pp. 20 to 35. ISBN 9508081007.
  2. Durhand, Carlos (2010). "Historia en Azul y Amarillo". Diario La Capital de Rosario.
  3. "Zenón Díaz - Argentina National Team". Soccer Data Base.

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