Miguel Ángel Díaz

Miguel Ángel Díaz

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo
Date of birth	27 January 1957 (1957-01-27) (age 54)
Place of birth	Chalatenango, El Salvador
Playing position	defender or striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Alacranes
	Atlético Marte
1977–1989	Chalatenango
1990–1993	Luis Ángel Firpo
1994–1995	Cojutepeque
National team‡
1978–1989	El Salvador
Teams managed
2005–2010	UES
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2011

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

Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo (born 27 January 1957) is a retired football player from El Salvador.

Club career

Nicknamed Ardilla (Squirrel), Díaz started his career at third division side Alacranes, later renamed as Chalatenango, with whom he won promotion to the second division and later to the first division. When they got relegated at then end of 1989 he moved to Luis Ángel Firpo where he played alongside Raúl Díaz Arce and won two league titles. He retired at Cojutepeque.

International career

He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.^[1]

His final international game was a May 1989 friendly match against Chile.

Managerial career

He was coach of UES from 2005 through 2010 and took them from the third to the Salvadoran Premier League.

Personal life

He is married to Elizabeth and they have four children.^[2]

References

1. ^ Miguel Diaz – FIFA competition record
2. ^ Su perfil y triunfos ¿Qué PASó con... ardilla arévalo ? - El Salvador.com (Spanish)

External links

Persondata
Name	Diaz, Miguel Angel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	27 January 1957
Place of birth	Chalatenango, El Salvador
Date of death
Place of death