Miguel Mercado

Miguel Mercado

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar
Date of birth	(1975-08-30) 30 August 1975
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
1995–2004	Bolivia	12	(1)
Managerial career
2013–2014	Universitario de Pando
2022	Mariscal Sucre
2023–	Universitario de Pando
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

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

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.

Honours

Bolívar

• Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004 (A), 2005 (AD)

Individual

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

External links

• Miguel Mercado at National-Football-Teams.com
• Bolívar topscorers
• Base de Datos del Fútbol Argentino