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Iván Díaz (footballer, born 1978)

Iván Díaz
Personal information
Full name Iván Díaz Ruiz
Date of birth (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 38)
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ripoll
Youth career
Comerç Creu
1993–1995 Sabadell
1995–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Sabadell 35 (4)
1997–2001 Espanyol B 35 (1)
1999–2002 Espanyol 24 (0)
2002–2003 Albacete (loan) 25 (1)
2003–2005 Albacete 23 (0)
2005–2006 Sabadell 31 (4)
2006–2007 Figueres 31 (3)
2007–2008 Logroñés 17 (1)
2008 Atlético Ciudad 13 (1)
2008–2009 Espanyol B 28 (5)
2009–2010 Terrassa 19 (2)
2010 Sangonera 18 (2)
2010 Leganés 7 (0)
2010 Premià 4 (0)
2011 Halmstads 6 (0)
2011–2012 Leganés 14 (0)
2012 Auckland City 10 (0)
2012 Santboià 12 (4)
2012–2013 Palamós 27 (5)
2013–2016 Alcanar 75 (11)
2016– Ripoll 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2016.

Iván Díaz Ruiz (born 7 October 1978) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Ripoll CF as a midfielder.

Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Díaz was a FC Barcelona youth graduate. He made his senior debut with CE Sabadell FC on 11 May 1997, by coming on as a substitute in a 2–3 Segunda División B away loss against Elche CF.

Bought by RCD Espanyol in 1998 for 15 million pesetas, Díaz was initially assigned to the reserves also in the third level. Promoted to the main squad in the following year, he made his professional debut on 17 July 1999 when he started in a 0–2 home defeat to Montpellier HSC for that year's UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Díaz made his La Liga debut on 22 April 2000, starting in a 0–1 loss at Real Valladolid. In the 2002 summer he moved to Albacete Balompié in Segunda División (initially on loan, later permanently), achieving promotion at first attempt; in the meantime he scored his first professional goal, netting the winner in a 2–1 home win over UD Las Palmas.

Díaz left Alba in 2005 after suffering relegation, and subsequently resumed his career in the lower leagues, representing Sabadell, UE Figueres, UD Logroñés,CF Atlético Ciudad, Espanyol B, Terrassa FC,Sangonera Atlético CF,CD Leganés (two stints),CE Premià, FC Santboià, Palamós CF, CD Alcanar and Ripoll CF. He also had international stints at Halmstads BK and Auckland City FC.


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