Career
He is considered one of the best Costa Rican wingers of the 1980s, and is one of the most recognized sports figures in his country. He was known as El Zancudo (The Mosquito) on account of his very long legs. He played a total of 676 official games, scoring 88 goals.
A testimonial game against Chilean side Universidad Católica to honor his retirement was suspended after the Chilean side"s defender Raimundo Tupper committed suicide a few days before the game in San José.
Díaz made 52 appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team from 1979 to 1992. He was part of the team that beat then 1982 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup champions Italy in the 1984 Olympics in Los Los Angeles
He also played with Costa Rica in 8 of the 1990 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualifiers, but was dropped by coach Bora Milutinovic from the team that played in the World Cup, alongside Evaristo Coronado and Álvaro Solano despite a national cry for his inclusion. Since his retirement in 1996, Enrique has worked with Saprissa"s minor league system.