Raúl Díaz Arce

Raúl Díaz Arce is a Football or El Salvador IEN born the 1970 with San Miguel (El Salvador). He is the holder of the record of the number of goal in national team of the El Salvador with 39 goals in 55 meetings.

Diaz Arce played for the team of the second Salvadorian division Dragon of 1988 to 1991, then at summer transferred to the club from the first Salvadorian division from the CD Shine Angel Firpo where it with played of 1991 to 1996, marking a total of 150 goals lasting this period, including 25 during the season 1995-96.

In 1996, Diaz Arce signed with the MLS, and it was chosen by D.C. United in tenth total position for the draft of opening of season of the MLS. It quickly appeared like a dangerous striker in this league, marking 23 goals for its first season with D.C. United, finishing second striker of the league behind Roy Lassiter, with these statistics he is always the fifth best striker in one season of the history of MLS. Diaz Arce continued to shine during his second season, recording 15 goals, and helping D.C. United to gain their second consecutive title of champion of MLS.

The different ones concerning its wages, and the conflicts reported between Diaz Arce and Marco Etcheverry pushed D.C. United to transfer to New England Revolution this striker from most prolific from the league during the intersaison from 1997. Diaz Arce continued to excel in England News, marking 18 goals and 8 decisive master keys for his new team.

Nevertheless, Diaz Arce was again transferred, and played thereafter for Tampa Bay Mutiny, San Jose Clash and as well as briefly for the MetroStars, recording 13 goals and 7 decisive master keys during the season 1999. Diaz Arce continued to change club into 2000, playing again for Tampa Bay Mutiny and D.C. United, and marked 9 goals, the weakest annual total of its career. Diaz Arce continued to decline in 2001, playing only briefly for D.C. United before being still transferred towards Colorado Rapids, with which it finished its career in MLS.

Diaz Arce left the MLS as a second better striker of all times with 82 realization only behind Roy Lassiter, although since it fell to the third rank since Jason Kreis supplanted them both. For the season 2002, Diaz Arce played for Charleston Battery team of Have-League, marking 6 goals and 4 decisive master keys in 1319 minutes. He did not have success that Charleston had hoped for, and left the team with the end of the year.

In 2004, Diaz Arce joined the Puerto Rico Islanders and gave to the team a significant nudge in the right direction by marking two goals in its first match and a total of 7 in 1233 minutes contributing to help the team to reach a level of suitable respectability.

Diaz Arce is currently one of the trainer of the team of the United States less than 17 years. ----

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