Ramón Díaz
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Díaz as Paraguay manager in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramón Ángel Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | La Rioja, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1982 | River Plate | 123 | (57) |
| 1982–1983 | Napoli | 25 | (3) |
| 1983–1986 | Avellino | 78 | (22) |
| 1986–1989 | Fiorentina | 53 | (17) |
| 1988–1989 | → Inter Milan (loan) | 33 | (12) |
| 1989–1991 | Monaco | 60 | (24) |
| 1991–1993 | River Plate | 52 | (27) |
| 1993–1995 | Yokohama Marinos | 75 | (52) |
| Total | 499 | (215) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Argentina U20 | 6 | (8) |
| 1979–1982 | Argentina | 22 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–2000 | River Plate | ||
| 2001–2002 | River Plate | ||
| 2004–2005 | Oxford United | ||
| 2007–2008 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2008–2009 | América | ||
| 2010–2011 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2011–2012 | Independiente | ||
| 2012–2014 | River Plate | ||
| 2014–2016 | Paraguay | ||
| 2016–2018 | Al Hilal | ||
| 2018 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2019 | Pyramids | ||
| 2020 | Libertad | ||
| 2020 | Botafogo | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al Nasr | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al Hilal | ||
| 2023–2024 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 2024–2025 | Corinthians | ||
| 2025 | Olimpia | ||
| 2025 | Internacional | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ramón Ángel Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈmon ˈaŋxel ˈdi.as]; born 29 August 1959) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the most successful Argentine coach in history with 17 titles, the second most successful manager in River Plate's history after Marcelo Gallardo and the most successful in Argentine Primera Divison along with Ángel Labruna.
Díaz notably played for River Plate and the Argentina national team as a striker, and coached the club on three occasions, winning eight titles. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ("Baldy").