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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Zepeda and the second or maternal family name is Espinoza.
Miguel Zepeda Personal information Full name Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza Date of birth May 25, 1976 Place of birth Tepic, Mexico Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Leones Negros Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1996–2001 Atlas 144 (34) 2001–2003 Cruz Azul 64 (18) 2003 Morelia 17 (2) 2004 Toluca 21 (3) 2004–2005 Cruz Azul 20 (7) 2005 Santos 13 (3) 2006 America 5 (0) 2006 San Luis 8 (0) 2007 Veracruz 5 (0) 2009–2010 Atlas 20 (7) 2010– Leones Negros 37 (17) National team‡ 1999–2005 Mexico
50 (8) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 18, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 22, 2007Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza (born May 25, 1976) is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Leones Negros in the Liga de Ascenso.
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Career
Zepeda made his professional debut on November 13, 1996 in 2-2 draw against Chivas. He has played most of his career with Atlas, from 1996 to 2001. In the Invierno 2001 he transferred to Cruz Azul. With Cruz Azul Zepeda spent 4 short tournaments. In the 2003 Apertura Zepeda transferred to Monarcas Morelia, where he did not have any success. In the 2004 Clausura Zepeda he transferred to Toluca, where Toluca got eliminated in the semifinals by Guadalajara. Zepeda went back with Cruz Azul for two more seasons (Apertura 2004), (Clausura 2005). He later transferred to Santos Laguna, but he did not have many success, so he transferred to America. With Club America he only played in five games and did not score any goals, but won the 2006 CONCACAF Cup. Zepeda transferred to San Luis for the 2006 Apertura, where once again he did not have many success. After two years without playing professionally he's playing again for Atlas. Since his return to F.C Atlas Zepeda struggled during his first season, but after regaining his form. Do to differences between Zepeda and the Atlas institucion, Zepeda was separated from the team mid-season.
International career
Zepeda has played with the Mexican national team, his debut was in February 1999 against Argentina. He was part of the squad who won the Confederations Cup 1999 in which he scored two goals in the final against Brazil, thus making 2 goals in the entire tournament. Zepeda was with the Mexico national team when they won the 2003 Gold Cup.
International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. July 17, 1999 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Chile
2–1 2–1 1999 Copa América 2. August 4, 1999 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Brazil
1–0 4–3 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup 3. August 4, 1999 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Brazil
3–2 4–3 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup 4. February 5, 2000 Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Japan
1–0 1–0 2000 Carlsberg Cup 5. February 8, 2000 Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Czech Republic
1–2 1–2 2000 Carlsberg Cup 6. July 5, 2000 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico Venezuela
1–1 2–1 Friendly 7. July 16, 2000 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama Panama
1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 8. September 3, 2000 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Panama
3–0 7–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification International Honors
- Confederations Cup 1999: Champions
- 2003 Gold Cup: Champions
References
External links
- Miguel Zepeda at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miguel Zepeda stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
Mexico squads Mexico squad – Copa América 1999 Third Place Mexico squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (1st Title) 2 A. Rodríguez • 3 H. Morales • 4 Márquez • 5 Vidrio • 6 Torrado • 7 Valdez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Borgetti • 10 Victorino • 11 Osorno • 12 Pérez • 13 Mercado • 14 De Nigris • 15 Juan Pablo Rodríguez • 16 Reyes • 17 Hierro • 18 J. Rodríguez • 19 Zepeda • 20 C. Morales • 21 Arellano • 22 Martínez • Coach: Aguirre
•Mexico squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (4th Title) Atlas – current squad 1 Pinto · 2 Jiménez · 3 Vidrio · 4 Robles · 5 Lacerda · 6 Torres · 7 Santos · 8 Ayala · 9 Alférez · 10 Meza · 11 Puerari · 12 Arreola · 14 Romero · 15 González Tahuilán · 16 Zamora · 17 Welcome · 18 Paganoni · 19 Villalobos · 20 Rodríguez · 21 Gallardo · 22 Rojas · 23 Bocanegra · 24 Canales · 28 Barraza · 31 Piña · Manager: Chávez
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- F.C. Atlas players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Monarcas Morelia footballers
- Toluca footballers
- Club América footballers
- CD Veracruz players
- San Luis footballers
- Primera División de México players
- Mexican footballers
- Mexico international footballers
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
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