A day like today but 1989, River went out to the stadium playing field Monumental to face Newell’s in the debut of the first division championship. That afternoon Reinaldo Merlo decided that Hernan Diaz have the chance to play your first game at the Millionaire. And that’s how his story with the red band began. A defender who knew how to quickly win the affection of the fans.
The full-back’s records show that he played a total of 424 games, had the pleasure of scoring 24 goals and witnessed 10 consecrations. The most important? The Liberators cup 1996 and South American Super Cup of the year 1997. Both titles were obtained while on the playing field with the jersey of River. And the red band was with which he decided to hang the boots in 2001 to dedicate himself to technical direction.
Consequently it formed a pair with Leonardo Astrada and together they assumed the technical direction of the Millionaire in 2004. Because the club was looking for a coach after the Chilean’s departure Manuel Pellegrini. And his experience culminated with favorable results in this first stage. Since they allowed River become champion of Clausura Tournament of that year.
However, he returned with his friend in 2009 to take the reins of the Biggest but this time the dividends were not positive. And after a bad run of results they were fired by Daniel Passarella. Then they continued directing other clubs around the South American continent until he decided to make a drastic decision: to leave the first division coach life.
Although he did not leave the world of football because at the end of 2017 he received the call of the Doll and joined River. But this time from a very different place. «I am the coordinator of the largest categories: Reserve, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth. I try to interact and be a nexus of Gallardo«He expressed some time ago in conversation with Atilio Costa Febre from Instagram Live.
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