Manuel Díaz Gil Explained

Liz
Fullname:Manuel Díaz Gil
Birth Date:29 March 1929
Birth Place:Seville, Spain
Death Place:Seville, Spain
Position:Forward
Years1:1952–1956
Caps1:86
Goals1:21
Years2:1956–1957
Caps2:11
Goals2:3
Years3:1957–1958
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:1958–1960
Caps4:32
Goals4:2
Totalcaps:134
Totalgoals:26

Manuel Díaz Gil (29 March 1929 – 28 March 1966), commonly known as Liz, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Liz played six seasons in La Liga, five with Sevilla FC and one with Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debut in the competition with the latter on 21 September 1952 in a 2–6 away loss against RCD Español,[1] and scored his first goal on 23 November of the same year, but in a 1–2 home defeat to Racing de Santander;[2] on 22 February 1953, against precisely Deportivo, he netted a hat-trick in a 6–2 home rout,[3] going on to add a further two during the campaign to help his team rank in fifth position.

Liz suffered relegation with Deportivo in 1957, but scored against former club Sevilla in a 3–1 home success.[4] He retired professionally in 1960, with AD Almería from Segunda División.

Personal life

Manuel's younger brother, Antonio, was also a footballer and a forward. He too represented Sevilla.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Español, 6 – Sevilla, 2. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 22 September 1952. 12 June 2014.
  2. News: Sevilla, 1 – Santander, 2. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 24 November 1952. 12 June 2014.
  3. News: Sevilla, 6 – Coruña, 2. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 23 February 1953. 12 June 2014.
  4. News: Coruña, 3 – Sevilla, 1. Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 8 April 1957. 12 June 2014.
  5. News: Liz: "Le dije al entrenador del Sevilla que salir de costalero servía de entrenamiento". Liz: "I told Sevilla manager that being a statue bearer counted as training". ABC. Ana. Díaz. Spanish. 24 July 2013. 12 June 2014.