Full name Antonio Diaz Jurado Name Antonio Jurado Position Midfielder Years Team Height 1.8 m | Playing position Died April 27, 2013 Place of birth Madrid, Spain Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1969-08-04)4 August 1969 Date of death 27 April 2013(2013-04-27) (aged 43) | ||
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Antonio Díaz Jurado (4 August 1969 – 27 April 2013) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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- Club career
- Later life and death
- Honours
- References
Club career
Born in Madrid, Díaz started playing with Real Madrid Castilla, moving in 1991 to neighbouring club Getafe CF. He started his professional career in 1994–95, helping UD Salamanca promote to La Liga in the playoffs.
At the professional level Díaz also represented CA Osasuna, Villarreal CF and SD Compostela, playing with all the clubs in Segunda División and the second in the top flight in the 1998–99 season. He made his debut in the main category on 31 August 1998, starting in a 1–4 away loss against Real Madrid.
Díaz retired in June 2005 at nearly 36 after spells in the lower leagues, including the 2001–02 campaign with Granada CF in Segunda División B.
Later life and death
After retiring, Díaz returned to Villarreal, working as youth teams manager. He died on 27 April 2013 at the age of 43, due to unknown causes.