Miguel Ángel Neira

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Neira and the second or maternal family name is Pincheira.

Miguel Ángel Neira

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Neira Pincheira
Date of birth	October 10, 1952 (1952-10-10) (age 59)
Place of birth	Chiguayante, Chile
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1974	Huachipato
1976	Unión Española
1979–1981	CD O'Higgins
1982–1987	Universidad Católica
National team
1976–1985	Chile	45	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Miguel Ángel Neira Pincheira (born October 10, 1952) is a retired football midfielder from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number twenty jersey.

He played club football for O'Higgins, Unión Española and Club Deportivo Universidad Católica in Chile. For his native country he was capped 45 times, scoring 4 goals between 1976 and 1985, and making his debut on October 6, 1976 in a friendly match against Uruguay.

Championships

National championships

Title	Club	País	Year
Copa Chile	Universidad Católica	Chile	1983
Copa República	Universidad Católica	Chile	1983
Primera División de Chile	Universidad Católica	Chile	1984
Primera División de Chile	Universidad Católica	Chile	1987

Other championships

Title	Club	País	Year
Liguilla Pre-Libertadores	Universidad Católica	Chile	1985

Friendly championships

Title	Club	País	Year
Trofeo Ciutat de Palma	Universidad Católica	Chile	1984
Trofeo Ciudad de Alicante	Universidad Católica	Chile	1985

References

• Miguel Ángel Neira at National-Football-Teams.com
• playerhistory
• Weltfussball profile (German)

Persondata
Name	Neira, Miguel Angel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 10, 1952
Place of birth	Chiguayante, Chile
Date of death
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