Junior Lennin Díaz Almeida (born 1 July 1975) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junior Lennin Díaz Almeida | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mérida, Venezuela[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 2002–2004 | Maracaibo | ||
| 2004–2005 | Estudiantes de Mérida | ||
| 2006 | Italmaracaibo | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Monagas | 25 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Llaneros | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018 | Portuguesa (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Atlético El Vigía (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Trujillanos | ||
| 2022 | ULA | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Mérida, Díaz played for Estudiantes de Mérida,[1] Unión Atlético Maracaibo, Deportivo Italmaracaibo, Monagas and Llaneros de Guanare. In 2008, after suffering a severe knee injury and being released by Llaneros, he retired.
Díaz subsequently worked for the Mérida branch of the Colegio Nacional de Entrenadores de Fútbol (National School of Football Managers)[2] and was also an assistant manager at Portuguesa and Atlético El Vigía. On 29 March 2021, he was appointed manager of Trujillanos,[3] but resigned on 17 May.
References
edit- ^ a b c "1 de mayo de 1975 Nació Junior Lennin Díaz, lateral merideño que defendió los colores de Estudiantes de Mérida entre los años 1997-2002 y 2004-2005" [May 1st 1975 Born Junior Lennin Díaz, merideño full-back who wore the colors of Estudiantes de Mérida between the years of 1997-2002 and 2004-2005]. Estudiantes de Mérida FC (in Spanish). Twitter. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Con inmensa participación arrancó curso "Entrenamiento en el Fútbol Base"" [With immense participation, the course "Training in Youth Football" started] (in Spanish). Diario Frontera. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Trujillanos anunció a Lenín Díaz como nuevo técnico" [Trujillanos announced Lenín Díaz as new manager] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
External links
edit- Junior Lennin Díaz at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Junior Lennin Díaz coach profile at Soccerway
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