Milton Meléndez

Milton Meléndez
Personal information
Full nameMilton Antonio Meléndez Cornejo
Date of birth3 August 1967
Place of birthSan Salvador, El Salvador
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1991-2000Alianza
National team
1988-1996El Salvador25(3)
Teams managed
2003-2004Coca Cola
2005-2006Alianza (Assistant)
2008–2009Chalatenango (assistant)
2009Chalatenango
2010-Brasilia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Meléndez and the second or maternal family name is Cornejo.

Milton Antonio Meléndez Cornejo (born 3 August 1967 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player.

Club career

Nicknamed Tigana, Meléndez played the majority of his career at Alianza, where he was dismissed in 2000.[1]

International career

Meléndez made his debut for El Salvador in 1988 and has earned over 25 caps, scoring at least 3 goals. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup.[3] He also was a non-playing squad member at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4]

His final international game was an October 1996 friendly match against Honduras.

Managerial career

After he retired from playing, he became a manager. In 2009 he was in charge of Chalatenango[5] and currently is with C.D. Brasilia in the Salvadoran Second Division.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Solidarios con “Tigana” - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Milton Meléndez – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  4. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
  5. ↑ "Tigana" Meléndez, el nuevo técnico del Chalate - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Brasilia le sacó los colores a los blancos del Alianza - La Pagina (Spanish)
  7. ↑ El sueño del "Tigana" - El Gráfico (Spanish)

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