Miguel Ángel Díaz

Miguel Ángel Díaz
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo
Date of birth (1957-01-27) 27 January 1957
Place of birth Chalatenango, El Salvador
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender or Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Alacranes
Atlético Marte
1977–1989 Chalatenango
1990–1993 Luis Ángel Firpo
1994–1995 Cojutepeque
National team‡
1978–1989 El Salvador
Teams managed
2005–2010 UES
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 28, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 28, 2017

Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo (born 27 January 1957) is a retired football player from El Salvador.

Club career

Nicknamed La Ardilla (Squirrel), Díaz started his career at Third Division side Alacranes, later renamed as Chalatenango, with whom he won promotion to the Second Division and later to the First Division.

When they got relegated at the end of 1989 he moved to Luis Ángel Firpo where he played alongside Raúl Díaz Arce, and won two league titles.

He retired at Cojutepeque.

International career

He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.[1]

His final international game was a May 1989 friendly match against Chile.

Managerial career

He was coach of UES from 2005 through 2010, and took them from the Third Division to the Salvadoran Premier League.

Personal life

He is married to Elizabeth, his wife, and they have four children.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Miguel Diaz – FIFA competition record (archive)
  2. ↑ Su perfil y triunfos ¿Qué PASó con... ardilla arévalo ? - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
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