Diego Horacio Wayar Cruz (born 15 October 1993) is a Bolivian

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who plays for Real Tomayapo as either a

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or a

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Club career

Born in

Tarija Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is the largest city and capital and municipality within the Tarija Department, with an airport ( Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport, (TJA)) of ...

, Wayar was initially a

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during his beginnings. He played for hometown clubs

Unión Tarija Unión Tarija is a Bolivian football team playing at Tarija Primera A, the 2nd division regional league. It is based in Tarija. Their home stadium is Estadio IV Centenário. The team played in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Liga (Sp ...

and Ciclón before joining García Agreda in 2011. In January 2012 Wayar joined LFPB side

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, and had his main position changed to a

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by manager Mauricio Soria. He made his debut for the club on 29 January, starting in a 1–0 away loss against

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. Wayar scored his first professional goal on 15 April 2012, in a 3–1 away win against La Paz FC.

International career

On 23 August 2016, Wayar was called up by Bolivia national team manager Ángel Hoyos for two

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matches against

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and

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. He made his full international debut on 1 September, coming on as a first half substitute for Jhasmani Campos in a 2–0 home win against the former.

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