Milton Meléndez

Milton Meléndez
Personal information
Full name Milton Antonio Meléndez Cornejo
Date of birth (1967-08-03) 3 August 1967
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Alianza (manager)
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

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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 El 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 spent four year coaching Brasilia in the Salvadoran Second Division.[6][7] He currently is the manager of his old club Alianza.

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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