José Díaz Macías

José Díaz Macías
Personal information
Full name	José Díaz Macías
Date of birth	20 November 1946
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Date of death	8 December 2006 (aged 60)
Place of death	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
1968–1970	Plus Ultra
1970–1981	Málaga
1981–1985	Antequerano
Total
International career
1971–1972	Spain U23
1973	Spain
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Díaz Macías (20 November 1946 – 8 December 2006) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

He spent most of his career with Málaga, playing 329 games over ten seasons in all competitions, including 178 in La Liga. He played two games for Spain in 1973.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Macías was a youth player at Real Madrid, who loaned him to their farm team, Plus Ultra. He represented the club in the Tercera División and had trials with Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid before signing for Málaga on a two-year contract in 1970.^[1] He made his debut in La Liga on 30 November in 3–0 loss at Sporting de Gijón as a late substitute for Joaquín Irles.^[2] He scored five goals for the club, starting on 29 October 1973 with a late winner in a 2–1 home victory over Castellón.^[3]

On 27 April 1980, with Málaga already relegated by the 31st matchday, the team lost 3–0 at home to relegation-threatened Salamanca having taken 4.4 million Spanish pesetas in bribes. Macías was one of five Málaga players suspended over the fix, being banned from football for a year.^[4] In July 1981, with his suspension over, he signed for newly promoted Segunda División B club Antequerano.^[5]

International career

Macías played three games for the Spain under-23 team in qualification for the 1972 Olympic event. His debut on 24 November 1971 was an 8–3 loss away to Bulgaria, as a half-time substitute for Juan Verdugo.^[6]

Macías was the last of three players from the original CD Málaga to be capped by Spain, after Migueli and Juan Antonio Deusto, all in the space of just over a year. His debut on 17 January 1973 was a 3–2 win away to Greece in 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification,^[7] followed on 2 May with a friendly loss by the same score away to the Netherlands. Mundo Deportivo criticised the defensive performance of Macías and Javier Irureta against the Dutch pair of Arie Haan and Johnny Rep.^[8]

Death

Macías died in Málaga on 8 December 2006, aged 60. He was buried at the San Gabriel Cemetery.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Gámez, Miguel (10 December 2006). "Macías, ex del Málaga, fallece a los 60 años" [Macías, ex-Málaga player, dies at 60]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "3-0: El Gijón, penetrante y resolutivo, se impuso al lento y afiligranado Málaga" [3-0: Gijón, pentrative and resolute, imposed themselves on the slow and fancy Málaga]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 November 1970. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ Mancera, José (29 October 1973). "2-1: En el último minuto victoria del Málaga" [2-1: In the last minute Málaga victory]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ Relaño, Alfredo (1 March 2018). "Aquel tongo en el Málaga-Salamanca" [That sham in Málaga-Salamanca]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ Mancera, José (3 July 1981). "Macías firma por el Antequerano" [Macías signs for Antequerano]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ Casanovas, José María (25 November 1971). "8-3: Escándolo abritral en Sofia" [8-3: Refereeing scandal in Sofia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ Cariño, Carlos (10 November 2017). "De Migueli a Cazorla, Isco y Fornals: 12 malaguistas han vestido 'La Roja'" [From Migueli to Cazorla, Isco and Fornals: 12 Málaga players have worn 'La Roja']. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Váldez, autor de los goles, figura del equipo" [Váldez, author of the goals, figure of the team]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 May 1973. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

External links

José Díaz Macías at BDFutbol

[opinion-1] Gámez, Miguel (10 December 2006). "Macías, ex del Málaga, fallece a los 60 años" [Macías, ex-Málaga player, dies at 60]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[2] "3-0: El Gijón, penetrante y resolutivo, se impuso al lento y afiligranado Málaga" [3-0: Gijón, pentrative and resolute, imposed themselves on the slow and fancy Málaga]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 November 1970. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[3] Mancera, José (29 October 1973). "2-1: En el último minuto victoria del Málaga" [2-1: In the last minute Málaga victory]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[4] Relaño, Alfredo (1 March 2018). "Aquel tongo en el Málaga-Salamanca" [That sham in Málaga-Salamanca]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[5] Mancera, José (3 July 1981). "Macías firma por el Antequerano" [Macías signs for Antequerano]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[6] Casanovas, José María (25 November 1971). "8-3: Escándolo abritral en Sofia" [8-3: Refereeing scandal in Sofia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[7] Cariño, Carlos (10 November 2017). "De Migueli a Cazorla, Isco y Fornals: 12 malaguistas han vestido 'La Roja'" [From Migueli to Cazorla, Isco and Fornals: 12 Málaga players have worn 'La Roja']. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[8] "Váldez, autor de los goles, figura del equipo" [Váldez, author of the goals, figure of the team]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 May 1973. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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