| Diego López | |
| Fullname: | Diego Miguel López Santos |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Málaga, Spain |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1991–1993 |
| Clubs1: | CD Málaga |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1993–1994 |
| Clubs2: | Málaga CF |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 1994–1996 |
| Clubs3: | Almería |
| Caps3: | 83 |
| Goals3: | 16 |
| Years4: | 1996–1997 |
| Clubs4: | Hércules |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 1998 |
| Clubs5: | Granada |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs6: | Xerez |
| Caps6: | 34 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 1999–2001 |
| Clubs7: | Ceuta |
| Caps7: | 60 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Years8: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs8: | Motril |
| Caps8: | 46 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2003 |
| Clubs9: | Novelda |
| Caps9: | 17 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2003–2006 |
| Years11: | 2006–2008 |
| Totalcaps: | 327 |
| Totalgoals: | 46 |
Diego Miguel López Santos (born 14 March 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
López started his career in 1991 with CD Málaga.[2] [3] He made his professional bow during a Segunda División win away to Sabadell on 17 November, with eight further appearances following as they were relegated.[2] 1993 saw López move to Málaga CF of Segunda División B.[2] He netted six goals, including two on his debut in the Copa del Rey over Almería, in the 1993–94 campaign as he again suffered relegation.[2] Almería subsequently signed López at the end of that season.[2] Eleven goals in thirty-six fixtures came with promotion to the second tier in his first campaign.[2] After two seasons, López was relegated for a third time as they placed seventeenth.[2]
Despite going down with Almería, López moved up to La Liga in 1996 after agreeing a deal with Hércules.[2] Goals against Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao arrived but it was to be relegation again for the midfielder as Hércules finished twenty-first.[2] A short stint with Granada followed, prior to López featuring for Xerez and Ceuta between 1998 and 2001.[2] In 2001, López joined Segunda División B side Motril.[2] His first season with the club ended with the Group IV title, though they missed out on promotion to Getafe, but his secondary campaign concluded with a fifth career relegation.[2] López had subsequent spells with Novelda, Linense and Granada 74.[2] [4] [5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CD Málaga | 1991–92 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Málaga CF | 1993–94 | Segunda División B | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | ||
| Almería | 1994–95 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[6] | 1 | 43 | 12 | |||
| 1995–96 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| 1996–97 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 16 | 9 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 97 | 17 | ||||
| Hércules | 1996–97 | La Liga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||
| Granada | 1997–98 | Segunda División B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Xerez | 1998–99 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | |||
| Ceuta | 1999–2000 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 40 | 8 | |||
| 2000–01 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | 73 | 11 | ||||
| Motril | 2001–02 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 53 | 5 | ||||
| Novelda | 2002–03 | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 327 | 46 | 17 | 2 | — | 25 | 2 | 369 | 50 | ||||