Engin Alberto Mitre (born 16 October 1981) is a Panamanian football midfielder who currently plays for Chorrillo in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

Engin Mitre
Personal information
Full name Engin Alberto Mitre
Date of birth (1981-10-16) 16 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chorrillo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2008 Plaza Amador 175 (41)
2009–2012 Chorrillo 70 (14)
2013–2015 SUNTRACS
2015– Chorrillo
International career
2004–2007 Panama 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2006

Club career

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Nicknamed el Doctor, Mitre started his career at hometown club Plaza Amador and joined Chorrillo in December 2008.[1]

In June 2015 he missed out on promotion to the LPF after his team SUNTRACS lost the Panamanian Second Division championship decider to Atlético Nacional.[2] He subsequently returned to Chorrillo and the LPF.[3]

International career

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Mitre made his debut for the Panama national football team in January 2004 against El Salvador and has earned a total of 34 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament[5] and he also played at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

His final international was a June 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.

Personal life

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A qualified doctor, Mitre joined the medical staff of the Panama U-17 team for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.[7] He has his own clinic in Paraiso, San Miguelito District.[8]

His father Carlos Alberto Mitre also played for Panama in the 1970s.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Engie Mitre deja a los “Leones” por el Chorrillo - Panamá América (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Vence al Suntracs 3-0 La Policía Nacional sube a la LPF - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Plaza Amador confirma cuatro refuerzos, Mitre regresa al Chorrillo - RPC (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Engie MitreFIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ Courtney, Barrie. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. ^ Engin Mitre, de futbolista a médico mundialista - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  8. ^ a b Engin Mitre, el doctor del fútbol - RPC (in Spanish)
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