Diego Vásquez | |
Fullname: | Diego Martín Vásquez Castro |
Birth Date: | 3 July 1971 |
Birth Place: | San Martín, Argentina |
Height: | 1.90 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Motagua (manager) |
Youthyears1: | –1987 |
Youthclubs1: | San Martín |
Years1: | 1987 |
Clubs1: | San Martín |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1987–1991 |
Clubs2: | River Plate |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1991–1993 |
Clubs3: | Huracán |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1994–1997 |
Clubs4: | Independiente Rivadavia |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1997–2000 |
Clubs5: | Motagua |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2000–2001 |
Clubs6: | Marathón |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2001–2002 |
Clubs7: | Motagua |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2002–2004 |
Clubs8: | Universidad |
Caps8: | 55 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2004 |
Clubs9: | Municipal Valencia |
Caps9: | 18 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2005 |
Clubs10: | Suchitepéquez |
Caps10: | 4 |
Goals10: | 0 |
Years11: | 2006 |
Clubs11: | Marathón |
Goals11: | 0 |
Years12: | 2007 |
Clubs12: | Vida |
Caps12: | 14 |
Goals12: | 0 |
Years13: | 2007–2010 |
Clubs13: | Victoria |
Caps13: | 36 |
Goals13: | 0 |
Years14: | 2010–2011 |
Clubs14: | Deportes Savio |
Caps14: | 29 |
Goals14: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 156+ |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2013–2022 |
Managerclubs1: | Motagua |
Manageryears2: | 2022 |
Managerclubs2: | Honduras (interim) |
Manageryears3: | 2022–2023 |
Managerclubs3: | Honduras |
Manageryears4: | 2023 |
Managerclubs4: | Puntarenas |
Manageryears5: | 2023– |
Managerclubs5: | Motagua |
Diego Martín Vásquez Castro (born 3 July 1971) is an Argentine football coach and former player who is the manager of Honduran club Motagua.
Nicknamed Barbie, Vásquez played most of his career in Honduras as a goalkeeper, most notably for F.C. Motagua where he conquered several titles and individual awards.[1] He began his career playing for his hometown club San Martín de Mendoza.[2]
His debut for Motagua occurred on 24 August 1997, where he saved two penalty kicks in the 1–0 victory over C.D.S. Vida.[3] According to Diego, his most memorable event as a player took place in the final series of the 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional season against Club Deportivo Olimpia where after a 0–0 global score, the title had to be decided by penalty shoot-outs in which Vásquez saved the decisive kick to give Motagua its 8th national championship.[4]
Vásquez retired from professional football in 2011 playing for Deportes Savio.[5]
Just as he did as a player, Vásquez began with F.C. Motagua his career as a manager in Honduras in 2013.[6] The first achievement under his management occurred only a year after in the 2014–15 season, a success which represented Motagua's 13th national title.[7] In his first shot as a manager, he already owns the accomplishment of having over 300 consecutive games leading a Honduran Liga Nacional club as a coach, surpassing Carlos Padilla, also with Motagua.[8]
On 27 November 2023, Vásquez returned to Motagua.[9]
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Universidad
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