| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismael Jesús Díaz Galán | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-10-02)2 October 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Avilés, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1995–1996 | Ribadesella | ||
| 1996–1997 | Sporting B | ||
| 1997–1998 | Málaga | ||
| 1998 | Cádiz | ||
| 2000 | Farense | ||
| 2000 | Granada | ||
| 2002 | Huesca | ||
| 2002–2004 | Cacereño | ||
| 2004–2005 | Palencia | ||
| 2007 | Oviedo | ||
| 2010–2011 | Ribadesella | ||
| 2012 | FC Kairat (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Avilés | ||
| 2018 | JS Hercules | ||
Ismael Jesús Díaz Galán (born 2 October 1965), commonly known asIsmael Díaz, is a Spanish professional manager. He has spent most of his career in Spain managing lower and higher division clubs, such asRibadesella CF,Sporting de Gijón B,Málaga CF,Cádiz CF,Granada CF,SD Huesca,CP Cacereño,CF Palencia andReal Oviedo; he also spent one season with Portuguese sideS.C. Farense.
Later during his managerial career, Díaz also worked as an assistant toJosé Pérez Serer atFC Kairat ofKazakhstan.
Díaz started his career at Spanish fourth tier clubRibadesella CF for a season, before moving toSporting de Gijón's reserve team. In 1997, Díaz signed withMálaga CF, which at that time competed in the third division,Segunda División B. He guided the club topromotion toSegunda División after finishing the season as champions.
In summer 1998, Díaz joinedCádiz CF. His debut match was a 2–0 away win over Isla Cristina CD on 30 August 1998. However, despite this, he was sacked after only six games, having achieved two wins, one draw and three defeats – Díaz's other victory was a 2–1 away win overGranada CF in the return leg of the first round of theCopa del Rey.
After being absent from any managerial roles for approximately two years, Díaz moved to Portugal in 2000 to the newly promotedPrimeira Liga sideS.C. Farense. He managed to keep the club in the top division after defeatingC.F. Os Belenenses at home with 2–1 on the final matchday to end in fourteenth place.
Later the same year in July, Díaz was appointed as the new manager of Granada CF.[1] In 2002, Díaz was appointed as the new manager ofSD Huesca. His first game was on 6 January 2002 againstUE Figueres in the league which saw Huesca being defeated 1–2.[2]
He then took overCacereño, managing them for two seasons, before accepting the managerial role atCF Palencia in 2004. On 2 April 2007, Díaz was appointed as the newReal Oviedo manager.[3] In July 2010, he returned to Ribadesella.[4] On 6 June 2012, Díaz was announced as the assistant manager ofFC Kairat ofKazakhstan underJosé Pérez Serer.[5]
In March 2015, he was unveiled as the new manager ofReal Avilés.[6] He was fired after four games in charge.
Díaz was appointed as the manager of Finnish clubJS Hercules on 6 April 2018.[7] He left the club at the end of the season.