Antonio Díaz Gil

Liz II
Personal information
Full name Antonio Díaz Gil
Date of birth (1934-05-10)10 May 1934
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Date of death 5 April 2014(2014-04-05) (aged 79)
Place of death Seville, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1954 Coria
1954–1955 Granada 14 (1)
1955–1958 Sevilla 3 (1)
1956–1957 → Cádiz (loan) 18 (9)
1957–1958 → Cádiz (loan) 18 (5)
1959–1960 Celta 5 (1)
1960–1961 Xerez
Total 58 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Díaz Gil (10 May 1934 – 5 April 2014), commonly known as Liz II, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Seville, Liz II played only for clubs in his native Andalusia, the sole exception being RC Celta de Vigo.[1] He also represented, in an eight-year professional career, Coria CF, Granada CF, Sevilla FC, Cádiz CF and Xerez CD. With Sevilla, where he coincided with legendary manager Helenio Herrera, he scored his only goal in La Liga, in a 3–0 home win against Deportivo Alavés on 13 November 1955.[2]

Liz II died in his hometown on 5 April 2014, one month shy of his 80th birthday.[3]

Personal life

Antonio's older brother, Manuel, was also a footballer and a forward. He too represented Sevilla.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Liz II" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Sevilla, 2 [sic] – D. Alavés, 0". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 November 1955. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Fallece Liz II, uno de los últimos de Helenio Herrera" [Liz II, one of Helenio Herrera's last, dies] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ Díaz, Ana (24 July 2013). "Liz: "Le dije al entrenador del Sevilla que salir de costalero servía de entrenamiento"" [Liz: "I told Sevilla manager that being a statue bearer counted as training"]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2014.