Miguel Díaz (Salvadoran footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Arévalo.

Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo (born 27 January 1957) is a retired football player from El Salvador.

Miguel Ángel Díaz

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Díaz Arévalo
Date of birth	(1957-01-27) 27 January 1957 (age 68)
Place of birth	Chalatenango, El Salvador
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender or Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Alacranes
	Atlético Marte
1977–1989	Chalatenango
1990–1993	Luis Ángel Firpo
1994–1995	Cojutepeque
International career‡
1978–1989	El Salvador
Managerial career
2005–2010	UES
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 April 2017

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Arévalo.

Club career

Nicknamed La Ardilla (Squirrel), Díaz started his career at Third Division side Alacranes, later renamed as Chalatenango, with whom he won promotion to the Second Division and later to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.

When they got relegated at the 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.

International career

He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.^[1]

His final international game was a May 1989 friendly match against Chile.

Managerial career

He was coach of UES from 2005 through 2010, and took them from the Third Division to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.

Personal life

He is married to Elizabeth, his wife, and they have four children.^[2]