Miguel Mansilla
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ángel Mansilla Acuña | ||
Date of birth | 25 April 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Cerro Largo, Uruguay | ||
Date of death | 26 June 2013 | (aged 60)||
Place of death | Panama City, Panama | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971 | Peñarol | ||
1972 | River Plate Montev. | ||
1972–1977 | Chacarita Juniors | ||
1977–1979 | Saprissa | 73 | (34) |
1979–1980 | Cuenca | ||
1980–1981 | Municipal Puntarenas | 17 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
1987–1988 | Panama | ||
1988–1989 | Tauro | ||
1990 | Panama | ||
1991–1993 | Tauro | ||
1993–1994 | Bravos Projusa | ||
1994–1999 | Tauro | ||
1999–2000 | Panama | ||
2004 | San Francisco | ||
2005–2006 | Once Municipal | ||
2006–2007 | Alianza | ||
2007–2008 | Tauro | ||
2011–2012 | Chorrillo | ||
2013 | SUNTRACS | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Miguel Ángel Mansilla Acuña (25 April 1953 – 26 June 2013) was an Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Cerro Largo, Mansilla came through the youth ranks[1] at and made his professional debut for local giants Peñarol in 1971 and also played for River Plate Montevideo before moving abroad to enjoy a lengthy spell at Argentine side Chacarita Juniors.[2] In 1977, he moved to Saprissa and became the Costa Rica Premier Division top goalscorer in 1977 with 27 goals.[3]
After a short stint in Ecuador with Cuenca, he returned to Costa Rica to finish his career at Municipal Puntarenas.[2]
Managerial career
After retiring as a player, Mansilla moved to Panama to take charge of the national team. He subsequently managed Panamanian outfit Tauro on four different occasions, winning 5 league titles.[4] On 26 February 1988, he became the first coach to manage in the then newly formed ANAPROF league when Tauro met Plaza Amador.[1] He was in the hot seat at several other Panamanian clubs and won another title with Chorrillo in the 2011 Apertura season.[5] He also managed Once Municipal, winning a Salvadoran title, and Alianza in El Salvador.[2]
Death
Mansilla died in June 2013, aged 60. He was reportedly transferred from the San Judas Tadeo Clinic in Panama City to the Complejo de la Caja de Seguro Social where he suffered a brain aneurysm and subsequently died from cardiac arrest.[6]
References
- ^ a b Fallece el técnico Miguel Mansilla - Panama Futbol Template:Es
- ^ a b c Breve historial de Miguel A. Mansilla (Bio) - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT
- ^ Paz a su alma Profesor Miguel Mansilla - Tauro FC Template:Es
- ^ Fallece experimentado técnico Miguel Mansilla - Prensa Template:Es
- ^ Muere Miguel Ángel Mansilla, quien fuera parte del hexacampeonato de Saprissa - Al Día Template:Es
- 1953 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from Cerro Largo Department
- Association football forwards
- Uruguayan footballers
- Peñarol players
- River Plate Montevideo players
- Chacarita Juniors footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Deportivo Cuenca footballers
- Puntarenas F.C. players
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
- Uruguayan football managers
- Panama national football team managers
- San Francisco F.C. managers
- Tauro F.C. managers
- Expatriate football managers in Panama
- Expatriate football managers in El Salvador
- Liga Panameña de Fútbol managers
- Costa Rican football biography stubs