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Milton Meléndez Personal information Full name Milton Antonio Meléndez Cornejo Date of birth 3 August 1967 Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1991-2000 Alianza National team 1988-1996 El Salvador Teams managed 2003-2004 Coca Cola 2005-2006 Alianza (Assistant) 2008–2009 Chalatenango (assistant) 2009 Chalatenango 2010- Brasilia * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Meléndez and the second or maternal family name is Cornejo.Milton Antonio Meléndez Cornejo (born 3 August 1967 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player.
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Club career
Nicknamed Tigana, Meléndez played the majority of his career at Alianza, where he was dismissed in 2010.[1]
International career
Meléndez made his debut for El Salvador in 1988 and has earned over 25 caps, scoring at least 3 goals. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup[3]. He also was a non-playing squad member at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]
His final international game was an October 1996 friendly match against Honduras.
Managerial career
After he retired from playing, he became a manager. In 2009 he was in charge of Chalatenango[5] and currently is with C.D. Brasilia in the Salvadoran Second Division.[6][7]
References
- ^ Solidarios con “Tigana” - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
- ^ Milton Meléndez – FIFA competition record
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ "Tigana" Meléndez, el nuevo técnico del Chalate - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
- ^ Brasilia le sacó los colores a los blancos del Alianza - La Pagina (Spanish)
- ^ El sueño del "Tigana" - El Gráfico (Spanish)
External links
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
- Milton Meléndez at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from San Salvador
- Association football midfielders
- Salvadoran footballers
- El Salvador international footballers
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Alianza F.C. footballers
- Salvadoran football managers
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