Milton Antonio Meléndez Cornejo (born 3 August 1967) is a former Salvadoran professional football player. Wife: Marisol Perez Sons: Tatiana Melendez, Pamela Melendez y Milton Melendez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milton Antonio Meléndez Cornejo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2000 | Alianza FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988–1996 | El Salvador | 25 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Coca Cola | ||
| 2005–2006 | Alianza FC (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | CD Chalatenango (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | CD Chalatenango | ||
| 2010–2014 | CD Brasilia | ||
| 2015–2020 | Alianza FC (sport director) | ||
| 2016 | Alianza FC | ||
| 2020 | Alianza FC (intern) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Nicknamed El Tigana, Meléndez played the majority of his career at Alianza, club where he played until 2000.
With Alianza, Meléndez won the Apertura 1998 final against Luis Ángel Firpo.
Coaching career edit
After he retired from playing, he became a manager.
Coca-Cola edit
In 2003, Meléndez signed as new coach of Coca-Cola.
Alianza edit
In 2005, Meléndez signed as assistant coach of Alianza FC. Oscar del Solar was the head coach.
Chalatenango edit
In 2009, Meléndez signed as assistant coach of Chalatenango.
Return to Chalatenango edit
In 2009, Mélendez signed as new coach of Chalatenango, replacing Carlos Antonio Meléndez. However, Mélendez left the club that same year.
Brasilia edit
In 2010, Mélendez signed as new coach of Brasilia of Segunda División, replacing William Renderos Iraheta.[1][2]
Second return to Alianza edit
In February 2015, Meléndez signed as new director of football of Alianza.
In February 2016, sport director Milton Meléndez and assistant coach Juan Carlos Serrano were confirmed as interim managers of Alianza, replacing Rubén Alonso. Both were later replaced by Daniel Fernández.
Third return to Alianza edit
In August 2016, Meléndez signed as coach of Alianza for the rest of the Apertura 2016 tournament, replacing Daniel Fernández. Meléndez led them to the final of that tournament, but they were defeated by Santa Tecla FC at the Estadio Cuscatlán (2–3). In December 2016, Meléndez was replaced by Jorge Rodríguez.
Return as interim and official coach edit
During December 2020 Alianza fired his coach Juan Cortés and replaced him. He reached the finals of four consecutives tournaments and won three of those against C.D. Águila (twice) and C.D. Platense.
International career edit
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.
Honours edit
Player edit
Club edit
- Primera División
- Runners-up: Championship 1991-92
- Runners-up: Chmapionship 1992-93
- Primera División
- Champions: Championship 1993-94
- Champions: Championship 1996-97
- Champions: Apertura 1998
- UNCAF Interclub Cup
- Champions: Championship 1997
Manager edit
Club edit
- Primera División
- Runners-up: Apertura 2016
- Runners-up: Clausura 2021
- Primera División
- Champions: Apertura 2020
- Champions: Apertura 2021
- Champions: Clausura 2022
References edit
- ^ Brasilia le sacó los colores a los blancos del Alianza - La Pagina (in Spanish)
- ^ El sueño del "Tigana" Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
- ^ Milton Meléndez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
External links edit
- Milton Meléndez at Soccerway
External links edit
- Milton Meléndez at National-Football-Teams.com