Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar | ||
Date of birth | (1975-08-30) 30 August 1975 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker, right midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Universitario de Pando (manager) | ||
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) |
Total | 342 | (106) | |
International career | |||
1995–2004 | Bolivia | 12 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2014 | Universitario de Pando | ||
2022 | Mariscal Sucre | ||
2023– | Universitario de Pando | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar (born 30 August 1975) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Universitario de Pando.
Club career
Mercado was born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He 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.
International career
Between 1995 and 2004, Mercado earned a total of 12 caps with the Bolivia national team and scored his only goal against Chile during Copa America 1995. He had also participated Copa America 2004, as starting right midfielder and represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
Honours
Bolívar
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004 (A), 2005 (AD)
Individual
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2003 (C) topscorer (18 goals)
References
- Miguel Mercado – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- Miguel Mercado at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bolívar topscorers
- Base de Datos del Fútbol Argentino
Bolivia squad – 1995 Copa América | ||
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Bolivia squad – 2004 Copa América | ||
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Bolivian Primera División top scorers | |
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- Living people
- Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Men's association football wingers
- Bolivian men's footballers
- Bolivia men's international footballers
- 1995 Copa América players
- 2004 Copa América players
- Club Bolívar players
- Club San José players
- C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players
- The Strongest players
- Bolivian football managers
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