| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-08-30) 30 August 1975 (age 48) | ||
| 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) |
| 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 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Universitario de Pando.
Mercado 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.
Between 1995 and 2004, Mercado earned a total of 12 caps with the 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.[1]
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