Rubén Toribio Díaz | |
Fullname: | Ruben Toribio Díaz Rivas |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1952 |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1972–1973 |
Years2: | 1974–1976 |
Years3: | 1977–1986 |
Nationalyears1: | 1972–1985 |
Nationalteam1: | Peru |
Nationalcaps1: | 89 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Pcupdate: | April 2008 |
Rubén Toribio Díaz Rivas (born 17 April 1952 in Lima) is a retired professional footballer from Peru who played as a defender.
Díaz played for Deportivo Municipal, Universitario de Deportes and Sporting Cristal in Peru. During his time with Sporting Cristal he was part of three league championship winning campaigns (1979, 1980 & 1983).
He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup. He was part of the Peru team that won the Copa América in 1975.[1] He made a total of 89 appearances for Peru, making him the 10th most capped player for the Peru team (as of April 2021).[2]