Full name Minor Diaz Araya Name Minor Diaz 1999–2000 Karlsruher SC Current team A.D. Belen | 1998–1999 Santa Barbara Height 1.75 m Years Team Role Footballer | |
Date of birth (1980-12-26) 26 December 1980 (age 34) Place of birth Acoyapa de Nicoya, Costa Rica | ||
Videoteca del Recuerdo: Los 132 goles de Mínor Díaz
Mínor Díaz Araya (born 26 December 1980 in Acoyapa) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays for Belén in the Costa Rican Primera Division.
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Club career
Díaz had a brief spell with Karlsruher SC in the German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga during the 1999-00 season, appearing in six matches. He then had a lengthy spell at Herediano where he became the league's top goalscorer in 2000/01 and played for Alajuelense and Cartaginés. In May 2008 he moved to Liberia Mia, he then sued his club which was renamed Águilas Guanacastecas for owing him 4 months' wages and in summer 2010 joined UCR.
In January 2012 he returned to Herediano, winning two league titles, and in summer 2014 joined Belén.
International career
Díaz played for Costa Rica at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Cup finals in Egypt and at the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Nigeria.
Díaz has made 6 appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Venezuela on April 18, 2001. He appeared in four matches as Costa Rica finished second at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 tournament.
International goals
Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
