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Miguel España
	Espana in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Miguel España Garcés
Date of birth	31 January 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1994	UNAM
1994–1995	UANL
1995–2001	Santos Laguna
2001–2003	UNAM
Total
International career
1984–1994	Mexico
Managerial career
2005–2006	UNAM
2022–2023	Chilangos
Medal record
Representing Mexico
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel España Garcés (born 31 January 1964) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. He was a player of UNAM Pumas, and took over as coach after Hugo Sánchez stepped down as coach,^[1] and he took them to the Copa Sudamericana 2005 cup final which they lost. España also played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

International career

España made 81 appearances and scored two goals for Mexico from 1984 to 1994.^[2]

Career statistics

International goals


No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	November 11, 1984	Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago	Trinidad & Tobago	2–0	Win	Friendly
2.	October 6, 1987	Toluca, Mexico	Canada	4–0	Win	Friendly

Managerial career

UNAM

In November 2005, España began his career as a manager when he was appointed as interim coach of the Club Universidad Nacional of the Mexican Primera División.^[3] Although he lost two of the three matches coached during the Torneo Apertura 2005, he managed to reach the final of the 2005 Copa Sudamericana, in which UNAM was defeated by Boca Juniors, for which he was confirmed in office for the Clausura 2006 tournament.^[4]

In April 2006, Miguel España was fired from his position after 12 games played, in which UNAM only managed to win three, thus ending his first stage as manager.^[5]

Borregos Salvajes ITESM CCM

After his time at UNAM, Miguel España was appointed as coach of the Borregos Salvajes soccer team at the university Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Ciudad de México.

Chilangos F.C.

In August 2022, he returned to being a manager in a professional team when he was named in charge of Chilangos F.C., a team that at that time was part of the Liga TDP, the fourth-tier of Mexican football.^[6] In the summer of 2023 the team managed to promote to the third level after purchasing an expansion franchise. However, España was not able to find a way for the club at a higher competitive level, so he was fired on September 19, 2023 after failing to win in six games played.^[7]