Carlos Alberto Mijangos
Carlos Alberto Mijangos Castro (born 19 August 1951) is a Guatemalan professional football coach and former midfielder.[5][6][7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Mijangos Castro | ||
| Date of birth | August 19, 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1974 | Juventud Retalteca | ||
| 1974–1975 | Zacapa | ||
| 1975–1978 | Platense | ||
| 1978–1979 | Chalatenango | ||
| 1979–1982 | Municipal | (21) | |
| 1982–1984 | Motagua | ||
| 1984–1986 | Xelajú | ||
| 1987–1988 | Tulsa Roughnecks | ||
| 1988–1990 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| National team | |||
| Guatemala[1] | 5 | (?) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998 | Aurora | ||
| 2004 | Tipografía Nacional | ||
| 2005 | Chalatenango | ||
| 2006 | Deportivo San Pedro | ||
| 2010 | Atlético Balboa | ||
| 2010 | Águila | ||
| 2012–2013 | Juventud Retalteca[2] | ||
| 2013 | Deportivo Reu | ||
| 2017 | Chalatenango[3][4] | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Nicknamed "El Comanche", Mijangos played for locals sides Juventud Retalteca, Club Xelajú MC, Deportivo Zacapa, C.S.D. Municipal and Cobán Imperial.
He also played in the 1970s in El Salvador for Platense and Chalatenango, and won promotion with the latter to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador in 1979.
In Honduras he played for F.C. Motagua and in the United States for Tulsa Roughnecks.
In 1982, he almost lost a leg due to infection.[8]
Managerial career
After retiring, he went into management and managed Aurora, Escuintla, Xelajú, Juventud Retalteca, Sacachispas, Coatepeque, Ayutla, C.D. Jalapa, Chimaltenango, San Marcos, Universidad, Deportivo Malacateco and Rosario.
In 2004, he was in charge of Tipografía Nacional in Guatemala's third division.[9]
He then returned in 2005 to El Salvador to coach Chalatenango where he was dismissed in September 2005[10] and later became in charge of Guatemala Second Division side Deportivo San Pedro.[11]
In December 2009 joined Atlético Balboa.[12]
In 2017, he returned to Chalatenango, but, problems with the team's directive caused that Mijangos was not confirmed until April 8.
References
- Tipografía Nacional derrotó a Deportivo Monjas por 2-1 Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Diario de Centro America (in Spanish)
- http://www.ceroacero.es/coach.php?id=25972
- http://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/294364/chalatenango-presenta-a-su-nuevo-director-tecnico-para-el-clausura-2017/
- http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/05/13/me-dieron-una-casa-bonita-el-problema-fue-con-la-alimentacion
- http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2017/01/26/carlos-mijangos-culpa-a-la-prensa-y-arbitros-de-la-situacion-del-chalatenango
- http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/03/12/carlos-mijangos-dirigira-al-chalatenango-ante-el-isidro-metapan
- http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/05/07/el-comanche-mijangos-tambien-demando-al-chalatenango
- Marcelo Mijangos, DT del Chalatenango explicó la clave del milagro norteño - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
- Tipografía Nacional derrotó a Deportivo Monjas por 2-1 Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - Diario de Centro America (in Spanish)
- El DT peruano llegará después del despido del chapín Marcelo Mijangos - El Salvador.com (in Spanish)
- “Obtuvimos un valioso punto”. Marcelo Mijangos - Salud (in Spanish)
- “El Comanche” Mijangos dirigirá al Balboa Archived August 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - El Grafico (in Spanish)