Full name Manuel Diaz Gil 1952–1956 Sevilla Place of birth Seville, Spain Name Manuel Gil | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Forward | |
Date of birth (1929-03-29) 29 March 1929 (age 86) | ||
Manuel Díaz Gil (born 29 March 1929), commonly known as Liz, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.
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Football career
Born in Seville, Andalusia, Liz played six seasons in La Liga, five with Sevilla FC and one with Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debut in the competition with the latter on 21 September 1952 in a 2–6 away loss against RCD Español, and scored his first goal on 23 November of the same year, but in a 1–2 home defeat to Racing de Santander; on 22 February 1953, against precisely Deportivo, he netted a hat-trick in a 6–2 home routing, going on to add a further two during the campaign to help his team rank in fifth position.
Liz suffered relegation with Deportivo in 1957, but scored against former club Sevilla in a 3–1 home success. He retired professionally in 1960, with AD Almería from Segunda División.
Personal life
Manuel's younger brother, Antonio, was also a footballer and a forward. He too represented Sevilla.