League Championship for Coach Once Rumoured for QPR

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Ramon Diaz who rumours linked to becoming QPR managership, shortly after Gianni Paladini bought into QPR, is set to win the Argentine title with San Lorenzo, where he took over in December 2006.

San Lorenzo on brink of Argentine title as Boca lose
BUENOS AIRES, June 3 (Reuters) - A late Ruben Ramirez goal helped struggling Colon to a 2-1 win over Boca Juniors on Sunday and left San Lorenzo on the brink of the Argentine championship title.
Colon gave a battling performance to allay their relegation fears, deservedly taking the lead on 37 minutes with a goal by Colombian midfielder Freddy Grisales.
Mauro Boselli equalised for Boca before the interval but Ramirez sealed the victory with three minutes remaining.
Boca started several first-choice players on the bench with one eye on Wednesday's Libertadores Cup game against Colombia's Cucuta.
San Lorenzo drew 1-1 draw at Argentinos Juniors on Saturday and are now within sight of their first Argentine title win since 2001.
A headed goal by defender Cristian Tula gave San Lorenzo the lead on 24 minutes but Sebastian Carrera forced a second-half equaliser following a goalmouth scramble.
The results left San Lorenzo on 39 points, four ahead of Boca Juniors with two games remaining each.
Third-placed Estudiantes have lost their momentum since midfield general Juan Sebastian Veron was sidelined by injury, and the La Plata club crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Racing Club on Sunday.
A first-half penalty save by Mariano Andujar was not enough to hold Racing at bay, and Estudiantes now trail San Lorenzo by six points.
Nuevo Chicago's relegation fears deepened following their 2-1 defeat at Velez Sarsfield.
Belgrano forced a 1-1 draw at Lanus but remained second bottom, ahead of relegated Quilmes.
River Plate's home match with Godoy Cruz will be played at a neutral venue on Monday as punishment for incidents of hooliganism involving supporters at the Monumental stadium. Guardian

The Guardian - December 2006
San Lorenzo name Diaz as new coach
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Former Argentina international Ramon Diaz was named as coach of San Lorenzo on Sunday.
Diaz replaces former Argentina defender Oscar Ruggeri, who was fired at the end of the Apertura championship after a string of poor results.
Ruggeri's team finished a modest 11th in the 20-team table, their results including a 7-1 home defeat by Boca Juniors and a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of River Plate. Their performances provoked angry anti-Ruggeri protests by the club's fans.
San Lorenzo vice-president Nestor Dafinotti told Argentine media that Diaz would be officially presented on Tuesday and had signed a one-year contract.
Diaz, 47, is closely associated with San Lorenzo's rivals River Plate, where he has won five Argentine titles and the South American Libertadores Cup.
He also had a brief stint with English side Oxford United.
Diaz, who was in Argentina's 1982 World Cup squad, is widely reported to be a bitter personal rival of Diego Maradona, whose influence is believed to have kept him out of Argentina's 1986 and 1990 World Cup squads during his playing days. Guardian

QPR Official Site Q&A with Gianni Paladini
Q: How much truth was there in the rumour of Ramon Diaz coming to Rangers?
A: When I first joined I didn't know Ian Holloway. My friend Ramon Diaz came to watch our matches but he couldn't work for us anyway due to work permits. But once I got to know Ian then I knew he was the man for the job. QPR

QPR Net Interview with CEO (at the time of the interview), Mark Devlin

QPRnet.com: What happened with the Ramon Diaz situation?

MD: Aah, Ramon Diaz, our new manager! He is someone that knows quite a few of the people from Barnaby, the first Monaco group that invested in the club. Apparently it was in the Argentine press that he had been offered the job and it was only a matter of time.
The facts of the matter are that one of the people involved with the club at board level got fed up after a game and said things indiscreetly, which they have learned they ought not to do and it was picked up by a newspaper. Diaz was never approached by the club, whether somebody at Barnaby had asked him if at some stage he would fancy managing in England because they were getting involved at QPR, who knows? Certainly nobody at the club had spoken to Ramon Diaz and offered him a position at QPR but once it was reported in the Argentinean press and it was big news over there, it soon moved onto England. Maybe he said a few things to build himself up as he is out of a job and I do understand that he does fancy coming into England so people put two and two together.
The Diaz thing had no real substance at all. I think we have a very inexperienced board of directors, and I include myself to an extent in that, that are all massively keen to do the best for Rangers and what I am comfortable with, as a Rangers fan, is that the people on the board at the club have got all the best intentions and want to see QPR moving in the right way. What we won’t do is spend money we don’t have and if that means that we get a bit of stick from fans for being un-ambitious then so be it.
QPR Net

BBC - September 2005 - QPR back Holloway
Queens Park Rangers insist former River Plate manager Ramon Diaz is not in talks to replace Ian Holloway.
Diaz, who won his domestic title five times, has been touted as a possible target for the Monaco consortium that has purchased a stake in the club.
A QPR statement said: "At no stage have negotiations taken place between the club and Mr Diaz regarding coaching or managerial positions at QPR.
"The club wants nothing more than success for both Ian and the team."
Holloway is popular with Rangers fans having steered the club to promotion from Division Two last season.
But the R's have won just one of their opening six games in the Championship.
And it has been reported the Monaco-based group may want to oust Holloway.
Members of the group, who include former Brazil captain Dunga, know Diaz from his spell at Monaco, where he played under Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
Holloway's future has been in doubt for some time.
His contract expired in the summer and talks ran into trouble before he was eventually given a one-year rolling deal.
And a number of managers, including ex-QPR star John Gregory, have been linked with the Loftus Road hotseat since Italian Gianni Paladini bought a 22% stake in the club this year. Holloway has also recently voiced concerns about the size of his squad and insists he needs more players. BBC

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See Also Press reports re Diaz and QPR from September 2005