Rubén Toribio Díaz

Rubén Toribio Díaz

Díaz in 1978
Personal information
Full name	Ruben Toribio Díaz Rivas
Date of birth	(1952-04-17) April 17, 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Lima, Lima Province, Peru
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1973	Deportivo Municipal
1974–1976	Universitario
1977–1986	Sporting Cristal
International career
1972–1985	Peru	89	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2008

Rubén Toribio Díaz Rivas (born 17 April 1952 in Lima) is a retired professional footballer from Peru who played as a defender.

Club career

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).

International career

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]

External links

• International statistics at rsssf

References

1. rsssf: Copa América 1975
2. rsssf: Peru record international footballers