Diego Tristán

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Diego Tristán
Diego Tristán, en Abegondo, Galiza. Deportivo de La Coruña.jpg
Diego Tristán in February 2009
Personnel
Surname Diego Tristán Herrera
birthday 5th January 1976
place of birth La Algaba ,  Spain
size 186 cm
position striker
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1995-1998 Betis Seville B 95 (23)
1998-1999 RCD Mallorca B 39 (15)
1999-2000 RCD Mallorca 35 (18)
2000-2006 Deportivo La Coruña 177 (87)
2006-2007 RCD Mallorca 13 0(0)
2007-2008 AS Livorno 21 0(1)
2008-2009 West Ham United 14 0(3)
2009-2010 Cádiz FC 29 0(8)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2001-2003 Spain 15 0(4)
1 Only league games are given.

Diego Tristán Herrera (born January 5, 1976 in La Algaba , Seville province ) is a former Spanish football player .

Career

societies

Diego Tristán began his football career with the Betis Sevilla youth team . From 1995 to 1998 Tristán played three seasons in the Spanish Segunda División B . In 1998 he moved to the Mediterranean island of Mallorca to the local club RCD Mallorca , where he also played the first season for the amateur team in the Segunda B. The striker played his first season in the Primera División in 1999/2000 for Real Mallorca and immediately scored 18 goals. This earned him a contract with Deportivo La Coruña , where he has since played six seasons in the Spanish first division. In his first season in 2000/01 he was repeatedly substituted on or off, which made him lose some of his joy in playing. With regular goals Tristán won a regular place in the team of coach Javier Irureta . In the first season he scored a total of 23 goals, two of which were also scored in the UEFA Champions League .

The following season was probably Tristán's most successful season ever. With 21 league goals , he was named the top scorer in the Primera División . He also took part with Deportivo in the UEFA Champions League , in which he scored six goals. Five goals in the Spanish Cup and the win in the final against Real Madrid (2-1) rounded off this successful season with his club.

After the injury at the 2002 World Cup in Korea / Japan, Tristán only went downhill. At La Coruña, after the injury had recovered, Roy Makaay overtook him . The Dutchman shot himself in the 2002/03 season to earn the Golden Shoe , Tristán was able to score 19 goals (9 league, 4 Champions League, 6 Cup), but did not manage to build on old performances.

Even after the departure of striker partner Roy Makaay, Tristán could not continue the performance of 2002. He played through in only 10 games, was substituted 20 times and substituted on 8 times, so that he made 56 appearances, but could only score 13 goals (8 leagues, 3 Champions League, 2 Cup). His goal against AS Monaco in the Champions League (in the memorable 8-3 win) was named Champions League Goal of the Year by Eurosport .

Behind the numbers, however, the reality is hidden, after all, Tristán scored 87 goals for Deportivo within four seasons. But not only the number of his hits, but also the patience of coach Joaquín Caparrós , Augusto Cesar Lendoiro , the president of Deportivo and Luis Aragonés , the national coach of Spain fell. It was also confirmed from many sides that his way of life was not that of a football professional.

After his time at AS Livorno, Tristán had to wait until October 2008 to find a new employer. West Ham United was his new club. Just a year later, West Ham broke the contract and Tristán joined FC Cádiz . In his last game, a 4-2 win against CD Numancia on June 19, 2010, he scored 2 goals, but Cádiz was relegated to the Segunda Division B as 19th in the table .

National team

Tristán made his team debut for the Spanish national team on June 2, 2001 against Bosnia-Herzegovina (4-1).

The successes with Deportivo La Coruña in 2002 were not yet the highlight for Diego Tristán. After successfully qualifying, he was called up to join the Spanish national team for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea . The euphoric mood was quickly suppressed, however, as Tristán injured himself early and therefore had to sit out in the further games.

Due to his rather poor performance and the very strong competition in the Spanish team, Tristán was not called up for the 2004 European Championship squad for Portugal and also not for the 2006 World Cup squad for Germany. He played his last national game on September 6, 2003 against Portugal (3-0). In total, Tristán has played 15 games for Spain and scored four goals.

Achievements / titles

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ fifa.com: Tristan joins Cadiz , July 24, 2009
personal data
SURNAME Tristán, Diego
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tristán Herrera, Diego (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th January 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH La Algaba , Seville Province