Nicolás Ignacio Diez Parajón (born 9 February 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a winger. He is the current manager of Argentinos Juniors.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Ignacio Diez Parajón | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argentinos Juniors (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Racing Club | 25 | (2) |
| 1998 | → Ferro Carril Oeste (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Gueugnon | ||
| 2003 | Deportivo Pereira | ||
| 2004–2006 | Everton Viña del Mar | ||
| 2006–2008 | O'Higgins | 93 | (3) |
| 2009 | Unión Santa Fe | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Deportivo Táchira | 27 | (1) |
| 2010 | La Serena | ||
| 2010–2011 | Mineros | 18 | (1) |
| 2011 | Ñublense | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Argentina U20 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Chile (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Universidad de Chile (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Defensa y Justicia (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Argentina (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Argentina U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Defensa y Justicia (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Independiente (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Racing Club (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Defensa y Justicia (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Atlanta | ||
| 2024 | Tigre (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Argentinos Juniors | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
In July 2009, Diez signed for Deportivo Táchira of Primera División Venezolana for plays the Torneo Apertura 2009, in the same tournament Diez was proclaimed champions of the Apertura.
In 2011, he played for his last professional club: Chile's Ñublense.
International career
Diez appeared for the Argentina U-20 in Malaysia, with players such as Esteban Cambiasso, Juan Román Riquelme and Pablo Aimar. He also having a good friendly relationship with Juan Pablo Sorín.
Personal life
He naturalized Chilean by residence.
Managerial statistics
- As of 18 April 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Atlanta | 5 July 2023 | 31 December 2023 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 14.29 |
| Argentinos Juniors | 1 January 2025 | present | 59 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 52.54 |
| Total | 73 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 90 | 58 | +32 | 45.21 | ||
Honours
Club
Deportivo Táchira
- Primera División Venezolana (1): 2009 Apertura
International
- FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): 1997