Antonio Díaz Gil

Liz II

Personal information
Full name	Antonio Díaz Gil
Date of birth	10 May 1934
Place of birth	Seville, Spain
Date of death	5 April 2014 (aged 79)
Place of death	Seville, Spain
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1954	Coria
1954–1955	Granada	14	(1)
1955–1958	Sevilla	3	(1)
1956–1957	→ Cádiz (loan)	18	(9)
1957–1958	→ Cádiz (loan)	18	(5)
1959–1960	Celta	5	(1)
1960–1961	Xerez
Total		58	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Antonio Díaz Gil (10 May 1934 – 5 April 2014), commonly known as Liz II, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Football career

Born in Seville, Liz II played only for clubs in his native Andalusia, the sole exception being Celta de Vigo.^[1] He also represented, in an eight-year professional career, Coria CF, Granada CF, Sevilla FC, Cádiz CF and Xerez CD. With Sevilla, where he coincided with legendary manager Helenio Herrera, he scored his only goal in La Liga, in a 3–0 home win against Deportivo Alavés on 13 November 1955.^[2]

Liz II died in his hometown on 5 April 2014, one month shy of his 80th birthday.^[3]

Personal life

Antonio's older brother, Manuel, was also a footballer and a forward. He too represented Sevilla.^[4]

References

1. "Liz II" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
2. "Sevilla, 2 [sic] – D. Alavés, 0" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 November 1955. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
3. "Fallece Liz II, uno de los últimos de Helenio Herrera" [Liz II, one of Helenio Herrera's last, dies] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
4. "Liz: "Le dije al entrenador del Sevilla que salir de costalero servía de entrenamiento"" [Liz: "I told Sevilla manager that being a statue bearer counted as training"] (in Spanish). ABC. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

External links

• Liz II profile at BDFutbol
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (Spanish)