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Pablo Díaz
Personal information
Full name Pablo Javier Díaz Stalla
Date of birth (1971-08-05) 5 August 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1988–1990 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Sporting Gijón B 7 (0)
1990–1998 Sporting Gijón 214 (4)
1998–2004 Zaragoza 122 (2)
Total 343 (6)
International career
1991 Spain U19 3 (0)
1991–1993 Spain U21 4 (0)
1991 Spain U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pablo Javier Díaz Stalla, born on August 5, 1971, is a former professional footballer from Spain. He played as a right-back, which is a defensive position on the right side of the field.

Pablo Díaz had a long career playing for two main teams: Sporting de Gijón and Zaragoza. Even though he was born in Argentina, he played for Spain's national youth teams.

Pablo Díaz's Football Journey

Pablo Díaz was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His father was Spanish and had moved to Argentina for work. Pablo later moved to Spain, where he became a professional footballer.

Playing in Spain's Top League

Pablo played in La Liga, which is Spain's highest football league. He played 330 games and scored six goals over 13 seasons. He started his career with Sporting de Gijón.

His first game in La Liga was on September 23, 1990. He came into the game as a substitute when Sporting Gijón played against Athletic Bilbao. Sporting Gijón won that game 3–1 at their home stadium, El Molinón.

First Goal and Team Change

Pablo scored his first league goal in the next season. It was also against Athletic Bilbao at El Molinón, and Sporting Gijón won 3–2.

In the summer of 1998, Sporting Gijón was moved down to a lower league. After this, Pablo Díaz joined Zaragoza. He played for Zaragoza until he retired from football at 32 years old.

Trophies and Achievements

Pablo Díaz won some important trophies during his time with Zaragoza.

Zaragoza

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