Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo (born 27 January 1957) is a retired football player from El Salvador.
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo | ||
Date of birth | (1957-01-27) 27 January 1957 (age 65) | ||
Place of birth | Chalatenango, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | 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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 28, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 28, 2017 |
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 Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.
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.
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.
He was coach of UES from 2005 through 2010, and took them from the Third Division to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.
He is married to Elizabeth, his wife, and they have four children.[2]
El Salvador squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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