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Miguel Mercado Personal information Full name Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar Date of birth August 30, 1975 Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Playing position Striker, Right Midfielder Youth career 1989-1994 Tahuichi Academy Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995-2006 Bolívar 305 (99) 2006-2007 San José 21 (4) 2007 Wilstermann 4 (0) 2008 The Strongest 12 (3) National team 1995–2004 Bolivia 12 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 18, 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar (born August 30, 1975 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra), is a former Bolivian football striker who spent most of his career playing for Bolívar.
Mercado emerged from the respected youth football academy Tahuichi. His first club at professional level was Bolívar, team for which he played for nearly twelve seasons with over 300 appearances. He also had short stints with San José, Wilstermann and the last club prior to his retirement, The Strongest.
Among his achievements, he was named the league topscorer in the 2003 Clausura tournament with 18 goals.
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National team
Between 1995 and 2004, Mercado earned a total of 12 caps with the national team and scored his only goal against Chile during Copa America 1995.
Honours
Individual
Bolívar
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2003 (C) topscorer (18 goals)
Club
Bolívar
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004 (A), 2005 (AD)
External links
Bolivia squad – 1995 Copa América Bolivia squad – 2004 Copa América Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Top Scorers 1977: Reynaldo • 1978: Reynaldo • 1979: Baldessari • 1980: Sánchez • 1981: Sánchez • 1982: Baldessari • 1983: Sánchez • 1984: Antelo • 1985: Antelo • 1986: Reynaldo • 1987: Salinas • 1988: Salinas • 1989: Antelo • 1990: Sánchez • 1991: Da Silva, Hirano and Jason • 1992: Peña • 1993: Antelo • 1994: González • 1995: Suárez • 1996: Sérgio João • 1997: Antelo • 1998: Antelo • 1999: Antelo • 2000: Delfino • 2001: Castillo • 2002: Botero • 2003-A: Leitão • 2003-C: Mercado • 2004-A: Menacho • 2004-C: Escobar • 2005-AD: Aguilera • 2005-A: Fischer • 2006-C: Jara • 2006-ST: Jara • 2007-A: Cabrera • 2007-C: Maraude • 2008-A: Gonzaga • 2008-C: Boyero and Sillero • 2009-A: Ferreira • 2009-C: Ferreira • 2010-A: Díaz • 2010-C: Ferreira • 2011-AD: Maraude
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Bolivian footballers
- Bolivia international footballers
- 1995 Copa América players
- 2004 Copa América players
- Club Bolívar players
- Club San José players
- Club Jorge Wilstermann players
- Bolivian football biography stubs
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