Tito Díaz
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Armando Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | El Salvador | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 1998 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Municipal Limeño | ||
| 1997–1998 | FAS | ||
| International career | |||
| 1997 | El Salvador | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Óscar Armando Díaz (15 October 1970[1] – 12 December 1998), nicknamed Tito, was a Salvadoran professional footballer,[2] prior to which had played football in High School.[3]
Club career[edit]
Nicknamed Tito, Díaz played for FAS, forming the forward line with Marlon Medrano, and Municipal Limeño.
International career[edit]
Díaz made his debut for El Salvador in an April 1997 friendly match against Guatemala which proved to be his only international game. He was a non-playing squad member at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]
Personal life and death[edit]
Díaz was the son of Delfina Díaz de Escobar and José Carmen Escobar. Díaz was shot dead in a bar in Santa Rosa de Lima on 12 December 1998.[5] In his honour, Municipal Limeño decided to withdraw the no. 10 jersey.[6] The murder has never been solved.
Díaz's son, Cristian Bustillo, played for FESA[7] and joined C.D. Águila in September 2011.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oscar Armando Díaz :: Oscar Armando Díaz ::". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "Tito Díaz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "Tito Diaz's High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ "Bare kills - Oscar Diaz-Cobo - Free E-Book Download". terment.ru. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ Astillas de fina madera.com
- ^ Astillas de fina madera.com
- ^ Cristiam Bustillo, del Sevilla al Águila - El Salvador FC (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- El fútbol catracho de luto - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
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