Diego Miguel López Santos (born 14 March 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career López started his career in 1991 with CD Málaga. He made his professional bow during a Segunda División win away to Sabadell on 17 November, with eight further appearances following as they were relegated. 1993 saw López move to Málaga CF of Segunda División B. He netted six goals, including two on his debut in the Copa del Rey over Almería, in the 1993–94 campaign as he again suffered relegation. Almería subsequently signed López at the end of that season. Eleven goals in thirty-six fixtures came with promotion to the second tier in his first campaign. After two seasons, López was relegated for a third time as they placed seventeenth.

Despite going down with Almería, López moved up to La Liga in 1996 after agreeing a deal with Hércules. Goals against Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao arrived but it was to be relegation again for the midfielder as Hércules finished twenty-first. A short stint with Granada followed, prior to López featuring for Xerez and Ceuta between 1998 and 2001. In 2001, López joined Segunda División B side Motril. His first season with the club ended with the Group IV title, though they missed out on promotion to Getafe, but his secondary campaign concluded with a fifth career relegation. López had subsequent spells with Novelda, Linense and Granada 74.

Career statistics + Club statisticsClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCD Málaga1991–92Segunda División9000—0090Málaga CF1993–94Segunda División B35622—00378Almería1994–95361120—5Appearance(s) in the Segunda División B play-offs143121995–96Segunda División33330—003631996–9714240—00182Total831690—519717Hércules1996–97La Liga23210—002421997–98Segunda División1000—0010Total24210—00252Granada1997–98Segunda División B19000—30220Xerez1998–9934720—00367Ceuta1999–200034700—614082000–0126320—50333Total601020—1117311Motril2001–02Segunda División B32200—603822002–0314310—00153Total46510—60535Novelda2002–03Segunda División B17000—00170Career total32746172—25236950

Honours Motril Segunda División B: 2001–02 Group IV

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