Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar (born 30 August 1975) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Universitario de Pando.

Miguel Mercado
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar
Date of birth (1975-08-30) 30 August 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker, right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Universitario de Pando (manager)
Youth career
1989–1994 Tahuichi Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2006 Bolívar 305 (99)
2006–2007 San José 21 (4)
2007 Wilstermann 4 (0)
2008 The Strongest 12 (3)
Total 342 (106)
International career
19952004 Bolivia 12 (1)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Universitario de Pando
2022 Mariscal Sucre
2023– Universitario de Pando
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Mercado was born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. He emerged from the respected youth football academy Tahuichi. His first club at professional level was Bolívar, team for which he played for nearly twelve seasons with over 300 appearances. He also had short stints with San José, Wilstermann and the last club prior to his retirement, The Strongest.

Among his achievements, he was named the league topscorer in the 2003 Clausura tournament with 18 goals.

International career

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Between 1995 and 2004, Mercado earned a total of 12 caps with the Bolivia national team and scored his only goal against Chile during Copa America 1995. He had also participated Copa America 2004, as starting right midfielder and represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[1]

Honours

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Bolívar

Individual

  • Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2003 (C) topscorer (18 goals)

References

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  1. ^ Miguel MercadoFIFA competition record (archived)
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