Left-handed, 20 years old, he played children in the Merengue and also went through the inferiors of Atlético de Madrid. Internal or extreme steering wheel, with good technique, today the one who enjoys it is the Xeneize, where they see a great future for him.
From the hand of Hugo Benjamín Ibarra and Mauricio Serna, the Boca Reserve continues to display a high level of football that has led to the recognition of several promising young players from the club. Today, he beat Lanús by a resounding 5-0 and one of the morning’s figures was Thomas Diaz, neither more nor less than the son of Cata, who it was dispatched with a bit of head.
Both from the physical and the football, the differences between the 20-year-old and his father are evident. The common denominator between the two, clearly this, is the passion that identifies them for football. Far from being an ironclad marker, the left-handed man, with blond hair, He acts as an internal or extreme flywheel and stands out for his polished technique and speed.
Still without a professional contract, Tomás Díaz, born in Rosario and category 2001, waits for his debut in the First Division, where he already sat on the substitute bench before Banfield and San Lorenzo due to the absence of the bulk of the first team squad, which had to quarantine after the incidents with Atlético Mineiro in Belo Horizonte.
From the children of Real Madrid to Boca: the first steps of Tomás Díaz
Although at present it is one of the great promises of the youth xeneizes and its history was always linked to the whole of La Ribera, Cata’s paths through Spanish football also took him to different destinations -and many twists and turns- during his young age, including Real Madrid.
When the defender left Boca in 2006 to go to Getafe and then to Atlético de Madrid, Tomás set out with him, who took advantage of his stay in Spain to pass, first by a humble Madrid club, Rayo Majadahonda, then by the youth of Merengue (Alevin category, between 11 and 12 years old) and also by Getafe and El Colchonero.
Following her daddy’s ways, returned to Xeneize in eighth division and it was three more years in the quarry. “Very good technique and outstanding in hand-to-hand for his skill”, as defined by Gustavo Pinto, a former Boca player who was his DT in that category.
“He is very intelligent and quick to understand concepts, so he acquired many things in a very short time”, he recalled about Diaz’s first steps in the eighth. Jorge “Coqui” Raffo, who at that time was Boca’s junior coordinator, also referred to his characteristics, natural position and even joked about the differences with Cata: “He can play both inside and left winger. He has the physique like Di María and in the one against one he makes a lot of difference. It is different from the father. And he’s left-handed, ha ”.
Tomás Díaz’s goal in Boca’s win against Lanús
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After having had some training sessions in the First under the command of Gustavo Alfaro, and when his future seemed consolidated in Boca, his life had a 360º turn again: Cata, who served as Blas Armando Giunta’s field assistant in the club’s fourth division, made the family decision to move to Europe and put on his boots again (he played for the Móstoles).
In this way, Tomás emigrated again with his family and was booked by Guadalajara, club of the third division of Spain where Carlos Navarro Montoya had gone to direct. Nevertheless, his stay this time was short and with the return of his father to Boca, already retired, he did the same and joined the Reserve, where today it is one of the jewels of the Negro Ibarra team.
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