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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Espana in 2017 | ||||||||||
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| Full name | Miguel España Garcés | |||||||||
| Date of birth | (1964-01-31) 31 January 1964 (age 58) | |||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||
| 1984–1994 | Mexico | 81 | (2) | |||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | UNAM | |||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||
España made 81 appearances and scored two goals for Mexico from 1984 to 1994.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1. | November 11, 1984 | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | 2–0 | Win | Friendly | ||
| 2. | October 6, 1987 | Toluca, Mexico | 4–0 | Win | Friendly |
Currently he trains the Borregos Salvajes soccer team at the university Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Ciudad de México.
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Santos Laguna
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