Carlos Díaz (footballer, born 1974)
Argentinian association football player

Carlos Alberto Díaz (born 15 May 1974) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Puntarenas.
Career
Díaz, via Boca Juniors, started his career in July 1993 with Argentino of Primera B Metropolitana. The goalkeeper headed to fellow third tier team Deportivo Laferrere in January 1995, remaining for two years. A move to Primera B Nacional soon followed with Atlético Tucumán, though he wouldn't appear competitively for them across 1997 or 1998. Díaz spent the first six months of 1999 back with Laferrere. He took his overall tally of appearances for the club to forty-five during his second spell there. July 1999 saw a return to the second tier with Gimnasia y Tiro. No league matches occurred as they suffered relegation.
Torneo Argentino A's Luján de Cuyo became Díaz's fifth career club in July 2000. He then, shortly into 2000–01, went back to Argentino, before heading off to Defensores de Belgrano of Primera B Metropolitana in January 2001.
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