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Junior Diaz
Born: September 12, 1983
Height: 6' 0.5" (185cm)
Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica
Nationality: 
Costa Rican
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Costa RicanPosition: Left-back
| Career History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Senior | 2012-2015 | Mainz 05 |
| International | 2003- | Costa Rica |
Sports Mole has 24 articles about Junior Diaz. Articles 1 to 24:
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Preview:Brest vs Lyon - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Ligue 1 clash between Brest and Lyon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Oct 31, 02:21
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Manchester City 'monitor' defender from the French second division
Manchester City could promote Troyes defender Junior Diaz after his standout season in Ligue 2.Jul 3, 18:39
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Team News: Three changes for Schalke 04 against Mainz 05
Eric Maxum Choupo-Moting returns to Schalke 04's starting lineup to face former club Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga.Apr 24, 18:12
FC Koln hold Mainz 05 in goalless draw
FC Koln and Mainz O5's clash ends in a goalless draw.Dec 16, 21:01
Hamburger SV survive late Mainz 05 siege to seal narrow victory
Hamburger SV narrowly beat Mainz 05 2-1 their Bundesliga clash at the Imtech Arena.Dec 7, 16:26
Team News: Kevin-Prince Boateng drops out of Schalke 04 squad
Kevin-Prince Boateng drops out of the Schalke 04 squad for the Bundesliga meeting with Mainz 05.Nov 29, 13:58
Stefan Bell header hands Mainz 05 deserved point
Stefan Bell scores a late equaliser as Mainz 05 play out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Freiburg.Nov 22, 16:45
Shinji Okazaki brace sends Mainz to victory over Hertha Berlin
Shinji Okazaki scores twice as Mainz 05 record a 3-1 success against Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga.Sep 13, 15:49
Match Analysis: Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica (Ned win 4-3 on pens)
Sports Mole dissects the action as Netherlands beat Costa Rica on penalties in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.Jul 5, 23:42
Live Commentary: Italy 0-1 Uruguay - as it happened
Relive Sports Mole's live text commentary of the World Cup Group D match between Italy and Uruguay at the Arena das Dunas in Natal.Jun 24, 15:00
Player Ratings: Italy 0-1 Costa Rica
Sports Mole takes a look at who impressed during Costa Rica's shock 1-0 victory over Italy in Recife this afternoon.Jun 20, 19:09
Match Analysis: Italy 0-1 Costa Rica
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at Costa Rica's shock 1-0 victory over Italy in Recife, a result that put England out of the World Cup.Jun 20, 18:36
Italy stunned by Costa Rica
Costa Rica progress to the last 16 of the World Cup following a shock 1-0 victory in their Group D match against Italy in Recife.Jun 20, 17:57
Half-Time Report: Bryan Ruiz heads Costa Rica into half-time lead over Italy
Bryan Ruiz gives Costa Rica the lead after 45 minutes of their World Cup Group D match against Italy in Recife.Jun 20, 16:51
Match Analysis: Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica
Sports Mole analyses the World Cup Group D match between Uruguay and Costa Rica at the Estadio Castelao.Jun 14, 21:54
Live Commentary: Uruguay 1-3 Costa Rica - as it happened
Relive Sports Mole's live text commentary of the World Cup Group D match between Uruguay and Costa Rica at the Estadio Castelao.Jun 14, 18:00
Borussia Monchengladbach further European ambitions with 3-1 win over Mainz 05
Borussia Monchengladbach further their ambitions for European football next season as they beat Mainz 05 with a 3-1 home victory in the Bundesliga.May 3, 15:30
Mainz 05 see off Hannover to keep European hopes alive
Mainz 05 edge past Hannover thanks to goals from Yunus Malli and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.Feb 14, 21:27
Shinji Okazaki denies Nuremburg first win
Shinji Okazaki scores 15 minutes from time as Mainz deny Nuremberg their first Bundesliga win of the season courtesy of their 1-1 draw at Stadion Nurnberg.Dec 6, 21:26
Mainz 05 see off Eintracht Braunschweig
Shinji Okazaki scores twice for Mainz 05 as they see off Eintracht Braunschweig.Oct 26, 15:26
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Augsburg hold 10-man Mainz
Bundesliga strugglers Augsburg come from a goal down to draw with Mainz 05, who finish the match with 10 men after losing Shawn Parker to a red card.Feb 10, 16:24
Adam Szalai scores hat-trick in Mainz victory
Adam Szalai's hat-trick sees Mainz get the better of Hoffenheim 3-0 at home in the Bundesliga.Oct 27, 15:25
Wolfsburg 0-2 Mainz 05
Goals from Junior Diaz and Adam Szalai give Mainz a valuable 2-0 win at fellow strugglers Wolfsburg.Sep 30, 17:27
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Schalke 04 3-0 Mainz 05
Schalke rise to third in the Bundesliga by defeating Mainz this evening.Sep 25, 19:51
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