Miguel Zepeda
Miguel Zepeda| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza |
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| Date of birth |
(1976-05-25) May 25, 1976 |
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| Place of birth |
Tepic, Mexico |
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| Height |
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Playing position |
Midfielder |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1996–2001 |
Atlas |
144 |
(34) |
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| 2001–2003 |
Cruz Azul |
64 |
(18) |
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| 2003 |
Morelia |
17 |
(2) |
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| 2004 |
Toluca |
21 |
(3) |
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| 2004–2005 |
Cruz Azul |
20 |
(7) |
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| 2005 |
Santos Laguna |
13 |
(3) |
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| 2006 |
América |
5 |
(0) |
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| 2006 |
San Luis |
8 |
(0) |
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| 2007 |
Veracruz |
5 |
(0) |
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| 2009–2010 |
Atlas |
20 |
(7) |
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| 2010–2011 |
Leones Negros |
41 |
(18) |
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| 2011–2012 |
Veracruz |
8 |
(2) |
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| National team |
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| 1999–2005 |
 Mexico |
50 |
(8) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2013.
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Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza (born May 25, 1976) is retired a Mexican footballer who last played for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz on the Liga de Ascenso.
Career
Zepeda made his professional debut on November 13, 1996 in 2-2 draw against Chivas. He has played most of his career with Atlas, from 1996 to 2001. In the Invierno 2001 he transferred to Cruz Azul. With Cruz Azul Zepeda spent 4 short tournaments. In the 2003 Apertura Zepeda transferred to Monarcas Morelia, where he did not have any success. In the 2004 Clausura Zepeda he transferred to Toluca, where Toluca got eliminated in the semifinals by Guadalajara. Zepeda went back with Cruz Azul for two more seasons (Apertura 2004), (Clausura 2005). He later transferred to Santos Laguna, but he did not have much success, so he transferred to America. With Club América he only played in five games and did not score any goals, but won the 2006 CONCACAF Cup. Zepeda transferred to San Luis for the 2006 Apertura, where once again he did not have much success. After two years without playing professionally he's playing again for Atlas.
Since his return to F.C Atlas Zepeda struggled during his first season, but after regaining his form. Due to differences between Zepeda and the Atlas institucion, Zepeda was separated from the team mid-season.
International career
Zepeda has played with the Mexico national team, his debut was in February 1999 against Argentina. He was part of the squad who won the Confederations Cup 1999 in which he scored two goals in the final against Brazil, thus making 2 goals in the entire tournament. Zepeda was with the Mexico national team when they won the 2003 Gold Cup.
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | July 17, 1999 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Chile | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1999 Copa América |
| 2. | August 4, 1999 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Brazil | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 3. | August 4, 1999 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Brazil | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 4. | February 5, 2000 | Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong |  Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 Carlsberg Cup |
| 5. | February 8, 2000 | Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong |  Czech Republic | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2000 Carlsberg Cup |
| 6. | July 5, 2000 | Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico |  Venezuela | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 7. | July 16, 2000 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Panama | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | September 3, 2000 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | Panama | 3–0 | 7–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
International honors
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