José Luis Diezma

José Luis Diezma Izquierdo (born 22 September 1968) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is a manager.

José Luis Diezma
Personal information
Full name José Luis Diezma Izquierdo
Date of birth (1968-09-22) 22 September 1968
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1988 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Real Madrid B 3 (0)
1988–1989 → Extremadura (loan)
1990–1992 Extremadura 66 (0)
1992–1996 Betis 76 (0)
1996–1998 Celta 8 (0)
1998–2000 Numancia 30 (0)
2000 Recreativo 23 (0)
2000–2001 Murcia 21 (0)
2001–2002 Elche 4 (0)
2002–2003 Orihuela 33 (0)
2003–2004 Cartagena 37 (0)
2004–2005 Mérida 36 (0)
Total 337 (0)
Teams managed
2006–2010 Real Madrid (youth)
2010–2011 Cerro Reyes
2011–2013 Ávila
2013 Extremadura
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Diezma and the second or maternal family name is Izquierdo.

Playing career

Born in Madrid, Diezma graduated from Real Madrid's youth setup. After making his senior debut while on loan at Tercera División side CF Extremadura in the 1988–89 season, he returned to his parent club and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.

Diezma made his professional debut on 17 March 1990, starting in a 3–1 home win against Levante UD. A backup to Santiago Cañizares, he only featured in three matches before returning to Extremadura, now in Segunda División B.

In 1992, after two years as an undisputed starter, Diezma joined Real Betis in the second division, playing a key part in their promotion to La Liga in 1994. However, after the arrival of Pedro Jaro, he was demoted to second-choice, only making his debut in the category on 19 May 1996, in a 1–0 home defeat of Deportivo de La Coruña.

In 1996, Diezma moved to fellow top tier club Celta de Vigo, acting as a backup option to Richard Dutruel. A move to CD Numancia followed, and he featured regularly during his first season as his side achieved promotion to the top tier.

Completely ostracized by new manager Andoni Goikoetxea, Diezma did not feature in a single match for Numancia during the 1999–2000 campaign, being released in December. He subsequently represented second division sides Recreativo de Huelva, Real Murcia and Elche CF before joining Orihuela CF in the third level in July 2002.

In 2003, Diezma signed for FC Cartagena still in the third division. In July of the following year, he agreed to a contract with Mérida UD in the fourth tier,[1] and retired with the club at the end of the season.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring Diezma took up coaching, working as a goalkeeping coach in Míchel's staff at Rayo Vallecano. In 2006 he returned to his first club Real Madrid, being in charge of the club's youth categories for four full seasons.

On 28 July 2010, Diezma was appointed manager of AD Cerro de Reyes in the third division,[2] but was dismissed in December.[3] The following July, he was presented as manager of fourth tier club Real Ávila.[4]

On 6 June 2013, Diezma left Ávila after not agreeing to a contract renewal.[5] On 7 July he was appointed at the helm of Extremadura UD,[6] but was relieved from his duties on 9 September.[7]

Diezma subsequently moved abroad, working at football schools in China and Saudi Arabia.[8]

References
  1. "Pedro José y Diezma ya seducen en el Mérida" [Pedro José and Diezma already seduce in Mérida] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 22 July 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "José Luis Diezma será el nuevo entrenador del Cerro de Reyes" [José Luis Diezma will be the new manager of Cerro de Reyes] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. "Cachola y Diezma pasan el testigo a Luna en el Cerro" [Cachola and Diezma hand over the baton to Luna at Cerro] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. "El Real Ávila, «un reto difícil pero bonito»" [Real Ávila, "a difficult but beautiful task"] (in Spanish). Diario de Ávila. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. "Diezma no seguirá en el Real Ávila" [Diezma will not remain at Real Ávila] (in Spanish). Diario de Ávila. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. "José Luis Diezma, nuevo técnico del Extremadura" [José Luis Diezma, new manager of Extremadura] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. "Diezma, destituido como entrenador del Extremadura" [Diezma, sacked as manager of Extremadura] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  8. "Entrevista a José Luis Diezma: "Siempre me ha preocupado qué podía transmitir el primer día"" [Interview to José Luis Diezma: "I always was worried about what I could bring in the first day"] (in Spanish). Instituto Fútbol. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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