Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Marcelo Alfonso Díaz Rojas (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈselo alˈfonso ˈði.ah ˈroxah], born 30 December 1986) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Swiss Super League club FC Basel and for the Chilean national team as midfielder.Díaz came through Universidad de Chile youth academy, and was promoted to the first team in 2004, when he was 18. Since then he played 162 matches with the club and won five titles. He was an integral part of the team that won three consecutive national championships and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, the club's first international title.He made his international debut in January 2005, playing for Chile at the U20 level. He made his adult international debut six years later on 11 November 2011, when the coach Claudio Borghi called-up him for play the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Uruguay at Centenario and Paraguay at Chile.Mainly a Central Midfielder, he can also play as a Defensive Midfielder or Attacking Midfielder. After his stellar play with Jorge Sampaoli as coach in Universidad de Chile, winning the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, and due to similarities in their playing, Díaz earned the nickname of "South American Xavi", as both of them have a great ball control capabilities and excellent passing skills.. }
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- Marcelo_Díaz abstract "Marcelo Alfonso Díaz Rojas (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈselo alˈfonso ˈði.ah ˈroxah], born 30 December 1986) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Swiss Super League club FC Basel and for the Chilean national team as midfielder.Díaz came through Universidad de Chile youth academy, and was promoted to the first team in 2004, when he was 18. Since then he played 162 matches with the club and won five titles. He was an integral part of the team that won three consecutive national championships and the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, the club's first international title.He made his international debut in January 2005, playing for Chile at the U20 level. He made his adult international debut six years later on 11 November 2011, when the coach Claudio Borghi called-up him for play the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Uruguay at Centenario and Paraguay at Chile.Mainly a Central Midfielder, he can also play as a Defensive Midfielder or Attacking Midfielder. After his stellar play with Jorge Sampaoli as coach in Universidad de Chile, winning the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, and due to similarities in their playing, Díaz earned the nickname of "South American Xavi", as both of them have a great ball control capabilities and excellent passing skills.".