Miguel Ángel Díaz
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Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo (born 27 January 1957) is a retired football player from El Salvador
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, later renamed as Chalatenango
, with whom he won promotion to the second division and later to the first division. When they got relegated at then 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
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match and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
His final international game was a May 1989 friendly match against Chile
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from 2005 through 2010 and took them from the third to the Salvadoran Premier League.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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Club career
Nicknamed Ardilla (Squirrel), Díaz started his career at third division side AlacranesC.D. Alacranes
C.D. Alacranes, full name Club Deportivo Alacranes, was a professional soccer team in El Salvador. The team reached to the national finals in 1937, losing to C.D. 33 by a score of 3-1. The team name and logo, Alacranes, is Spanish for "Scorpions". After several years in the first division, C.D....
, later renamed as Chalatenango
C.D. Chalatenango
Club Deportivo Chalatenango is a Salvadoran football club. The team is based out of Chalatenango, El Salvador and plays in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, which is the country's second tier league.Their mascot is the Scorpion.-History:...
, with whom he won promotion to the second division and later to the first division. When they got relegated at then end of 1989 he moved to Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...
where he played alongside Raúl Díaz Arce
Raúl Díaz Arce
Raúl Díaz Arce is a retired Salvadoran football player.He is El Salvador's second most prolific goal scorer behind Jorge "Mágico" González, with 39 goals in just 68 appearances.-Early career:...
and won two league titles. He retired at Cojutepeque
Cojutepeque F.C.
Cojutepeque Futbol Club is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Cojutepeque, Cuscatlán. The team was in the first division of El Salvador for several years. Cojutepeque F.C. was a runner-up in the 1988-89 season, losing to L.A. Firpo in the finals.-Year-by-Year:*Record League...
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International career
He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
match and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.
His final international game was a May 1989 friendly match against Chile
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
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Managerial career
He was coach of UESC.D. Universidad de El Salvador
Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador.Universidad represents the University of El Salvador , the largest and oldest university in El Salvador....
from 2005 through 2010 and took them from the third to the Salvadoran Premier League.