Rubén Toribio Díaz
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ruben Toribio Díaz Rivas | ||
Date of birth | April 17, 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1973 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
1974–1976 | Universitario | ||
1977–1986 | Sporting Cristal | ||
International career | |||
1972–1985 | Peru | 89 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008 |
Rubén Toribio Díaz Rivas (born 17 April 1952 in Lima) is a retired professional footballer from Peru.
Club career
Díaz played for Deportivo Municipal, Universitario de Deportes and Sporting Cristal in Peru. During his time with Sporting Cristal he was part of three league championship winning campaigns (1979, 1989 & 1983).
International career
He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup. He was part of the Peru team that won the Copa América in 1975.[1] He made a total of 89 appearances for Peru, making him the 5th most capped player for the Peru team (as of April 2008).[2]
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Categories:
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lima
- Association football defenders
- Peruvian footballers
- Peru international footballers
- 1975 Copa América players
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- Universitario de Deportes footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Deportivo Municipal footballers
- Copa América-winning players
- Peruvian football biography stubs