| Mínor Díaz | |
| Fullname: | Mínor Díaz Araya |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Acoyapa de Nicoya, Costa Rica |
| Currentclub: | Guanacasteca (ACG) (Manager) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1998–1999 |
| Years2: | 1999–2000 |
| Years3: | 2000–2005 |
| Years4: | 2005–2006 |
| Years5: | 2006–2008 |
| Years6: | 2008–2010 |
| Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Years8: | 2011 |
| Years9: | 2012–2014 |
| Years10: | 2014 |
| Clubs6: | Liberia Mia |
| Clubs7: | UCR |
| Clubs8: | Alajuelense |
| Clubs9: | Herediano |
| Clubs10: | Belén |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Caps3: | 86 |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Caps5: | 47 |
| Caps6: | 48 |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Caps8: | 9 |
| Caps9: | 52 |
| Caps10: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 46 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 14 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2001–2005 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Manageryears1: | 2014–2018 |
| Managerclubs1: | Herediano (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs2: | Herediano (caretaker) |
| Manageryears3: | 2018 |
| Managerclubs3: | Herediano B |
| Manageryears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs4: | La U Universitarios |
| Manageryears5: | 2019– |
| Managerclubs5: | Desamparados |
Mínor Díaz Araya (born 26 December 1980 in Acoyapa[1]) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer and current manager of Fútbol Consultants Desamparados.
Díaz had a brief spell with Karlsruher SC in the German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga during the 1999-00 season, appearing in six matches.[2] He then had a lengthy spell at Herediano where he became the league's top goalscorer in 2000/01[3] and played for Alajuelense and Cartaginés. In May 2008 he moved to Liberia Mia,[4] he then sued his club which was renamed Águilas Guanacastecas for owing him 4 months' wages[5] and in summer 2010 joined UCR.[6]
In January 2012 he returned to Herediano,[7] winning two league titles, and in summer 2014 joined Belén.[8]
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.[9] He appeared in four matches as Costa Rica finished second at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 tournament.[10]
Two months after signing with A.D. Belén, Díaz decided to retire after getting offered an assistant manager position at his former club C.S. Herediano.[11] On 16 February 2016, Díaz took charge of Herediano on an interim basis after manager Odir Jacques was fired[12] until Hernán Medford was hired on 21 February. In the summer 2018, he took charge of the club's reserve team, before he was appointed manager of La U Universitarios on 30 October 2018.[13] On 23 September 2019 the club reported through a press release, that Díaz had left the club by mutual agreement.[14]
On 1 October 2019, Díaz was appointed manager of Fútbol Consultants Desamparado.[15]
Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.