Miguel España Garcés (born 31 January 1964) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. He was a player of UNAM Pumas, and took over as coach after Hugo Sánchez stepped down as coach,[1] and he took them to the Copa Sudamericana 2005 cup final which they lost. España also played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
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| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Miguel España Garcés | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1964 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1983–1994 | UNAM | 342 | (10) | ||||||||
| 1994–1995 | UANL | 33 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1995–2001 | Santos Laguna | 187 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2001–2003 | UNAM | 65 | (0) | ||||||||
| Total | 627 | (11) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1984–1994 | Mexico | 81 | (2) | ||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | UNAM | ||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Chilangos | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
International career
editEspaña made 81 appearances and scored two goals for Mexico from 1984 to 1994.[2]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | November 11, 1984 | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |  Trinidad & Tobago |
2–0 | Win | Friendly | |
| 2. | October 6, 1987 | Toluca, Mexico |  Canada |
4–0 | Win | Friendly |
Managerial career
editUNAM
editIn November 2005, España began his career as a manager when he was appointed as interim coach of the Club Universidad Nacional of the Mexican Primera División.[3] Although he lost two of the three matches coached during the Torneo Apertura 2005, he managed to reach the final of the 2005 Copa Sudamericana, in which UNAM was defeated by Boca Juniors, for which he was confirmed in office for the Clausura 2006 tournament.[4]
In April 2006, Miguel España was fired from his position after 12 games played, in which UNAM only managed to win three, thus ending his first stage as manager.[5]
Borregos Salvajes ITESM CCM
editAfter his time at UNAM, Miguel España was appointed as coach of the Borregos Salvajes soccer team at the university Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Ciudad de México.
Chilangos F.C.
editIn August 2022, he returned to being a manager in a professional team when he was named in charge of Chilangos F.C., a team that at that time was part of the Liga TDP, the fourth-tier of Mexican football.[6] In the summer of 2023 the team managed to promote to the third level after purchasing an expansion franchise. However, España was not able to find a way for the club at a higher competitive level, so he was fired on September 19, 2023 after failing to win in six games played.[7]
Honours
editUNAM
Santos Laguna
References
edit- ^ "Desea Miguel España quedarse mucho tiempo en Pumas" [Miguel España wants a long stay in Pumas] (in Spanish). Es Mas. 5 November 2005. Archived from the original on 1 January 2010.
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando & Reyes Padilla, Macario (5 March 2012). "Mexico - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ "Miguel España es presentado como nuevo entrenador de Pumas". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 2 November 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Confirma Pumas el Cuerpo Técnico para los próximos 3 torneos". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 28 December 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Miguel España ha dejado de ser técnico de Pumas". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 1 April 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Alcaldía Benito Juárez ficha a Miguel España como nuevo director de Chilangos FC". El Universal (in Spanish). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "¡SALE ESPAÑA ENTRA NORIEGA!". Liga Premier Magazine (in Spanish). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
External links
edit- Miguel España – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Miguel España at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miguel España – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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