Daniel Diaz

Defensive Midfielder - Universitario Popayan
14 Nov 2027
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Marked for Daniel Diaz

27 Edition

The Universitario Popayan Gazette

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad1 Feb 2027

Tempers go at Universitario Popayan

James Zapata was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Boardroom1 Feb 2027

The numbers do not look good at Universitario Popayan

Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.

Squad1 Feb 2027

Kevin Arias falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Market1 Feb 2027

Hector Giraldo is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Universitario Popayan has been clear about where Hector Giraldo stands, which is more than many ever get.

Player ratings1 Feb 2027

Hector Giraldo runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad1 Feb 2027

Daniel Diaz signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Daniel Diaz and Universitario Popayan agree another 3 years.

Loan watch1 Feb 2027

Juan Rangel counts the days

“I watch every Universitario Popayan game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Jaguares runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

Squad1 Feb 2027

“I want to play”: José García speaks

“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.

Match30 Jan 2027

No goals between Universitario Popayan and Tigres

Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Tigres will be the happier side with the point.

In brief

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26 Edition

The Universitario Popayan Gazette

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market25 Jan 2027

Hugo Garcia puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Universitario Popayan, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad25 Jan 2027

James Zapata in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Universitario Popayan this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Boardroom25 Jan 2027

Graduation day at Universitario Popayan

5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.

Match23 Jan 2027

Patriotas take the points off Universitario Popayan

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Market25 Jan 2027

Julian Santos steps up from the Universitario Popayan academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Julian Santos has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market25 Jan 2027

One of our own: Daniel Diaz joins the Universitario Popayan first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Diaz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market25 Jan 2027

One of our own: Freddy Mina joins the Universitario Popayan first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Freddy Mina is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Squad25 Jan 2027

No hiding place for Kevin Arias

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kevin Arias, and the manager let it.

Squad25 Jan 2027

Wilmar Santos falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

In brief