Ramon Diaz thanks Al Hilal 'for everything' as he leaves club for personal reasons

Ramon Diaz bid a heartfelt goodbye to Al Hilal after deciding to return to Argentina for family reasons, with his son Emiliano Diaz to take charge of the team for the remainder of the season.

Diaz, 63, posted the announcement on his social media on Sunday night, only days following Hilal’s King’s Cup final victory against Al Wehda.

The Argentine, in his second stint as Hilal manager, said he needed to go back to his homeland to be with his family. In March, Diaz’s other son Michael was involved in a car crash in Buenos Aires that killed his wife, Barbara Oliver, and the driver of the other vehicle, Aldo Flaque.

Michael Diaz and his young son Milo are said to have experienced relatively minor injuries.

At the time, Ramon Diaz travelled back to Argentina, but soon resumed his work with Hilal. Earlier this month, the reigning Asian champions lost the Champions League final to Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds, but responded on Friday by securing a 10th King’s Cup.

Hilal prevailed 7-6 in the shoot-out against Wehda after the match in Jeddah finished 1-1.