Milton Meléndez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Milton Antonio Meléndez Cornejo | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1967 | ||
Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–2000 | Alianza | ||
National team | |||
1988–1996 | El Salvador | 25 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2003–2004 | Coca Cola | ||
2005–2006 | Alianza (Assistant) | ||
2008–2009 | Chalatenango (assistant) | ||
2009 | Chalatenango | ||
2010–2014 | Brasilia | ||
2015–2016 | Alianza (Sporting Director) | ||
2016 | Alianza[1] | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Milton Antonio Meléndez Cornejo (born 3 August 1967 in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player.
Club career
Nicknamed El Tigana, Meléndez played the majority of his career at Alianza, where he was dismissed in 2000.[2]
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[3] and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup.[4] He also was a non-playing squad member at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]
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[6] and spent four year coaching Brasilia in the Salvadoran Second Division.[7][8] In 2016, he was the manager of his old club Alianza for the Apertura season, reaching the grand final.[9]
References
- ↑ http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/milton-melendez-sabiamos-que-podiamos-sacar-adelante-la-serie/
- ↑ Solidarios con “Tigana” - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
- ↑ Milton Meléndez – FIFA competition record
- ↑ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. - RSSSF
- ↑ "Tigana" Meléndez, el nuevo técnico del Chalate - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
- ↑ Brasilia le sacó los colores a los blancos del Alianza - La Pagina (in Spanish)
- ↑ El sueño del "Tigana" - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.laprensagrafica.com/2016/08/29/tigana-melendez-tomara-el-mando-de-alianza
External links
- (in Spanish) BDFA profile
- Milton Meléndez at National-Football-Teams.com