Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza (born 25 May 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Miguel Zepeda
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Zepeda Espinoza
Date of birth (1976-05-25) 25 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Atlas 144 (34)
2001–2003 Cruz Azul 64 (17)
2003 Morelia 17 (2)
2004 Toluca 21 (3)
2004–2005 Cruz Azul 20 (7)
2005 Santos Laguna 13 (3)
2006 América 5 (0)
2006 San Luis 8 (0)
2007 Veracruz 5 (0)
2009–2010 Atlas 20 (7)
2010–2011 Leones Negros 41 (18)
2011–2012 Veracruz 8 (2)
Total 366 (93)
International career
1999–2005 Mexico 50 (8)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1999 Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2003 United States–Mexico
Copa América
Runner-up 2001 Colombia
Third place 1999 Paraguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2013

Career

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Zepeda made his professional debut on November 13, 1996, in 2–2 draw against Chivas. He has played most of his career with Atlas, from 1996 to 2001. In the Invierno 2001 he transferred to Cruz Azul. With Cruz Azul Zepeda spent 4 short tournaments. In the 2003 Apertura Zepeda transferred to Monarcas Morelia, where he did not have any success. In the 2004 Clausura Zepeda he transferred to Toluca, where Toluca got eliminated in the semifinals by Guadalajara. Zepeda went back with Cruz Azul for two more seasons (Apertura 2004), (Clausura 2005). He later transferred to Santos Laguna, but he did not have much success, so he transferred to America. With Club América he only played in five games and did not score any goals, but won the 2006 CONCACAF Cup. Zepeda transferred to San Luis for the 2006 Apertura, where once again he did not have much success. After two years without playing professionally he's playing again for Atlas. Since his return to F.C Atlas Zepeda struggled during his first season, but after regaining his form. Due to differences between Zepeda and the Atlas institucion, Zepeda was separated from the team mid-season.

International career

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Zepeda has played with the Mexico national team; his debut was in February 1999 against Argentina. He was part of the squad that won the Confederations Cup 1999 in which he scored two goals in the final against Brazil, thus making 2 goals in the entire tournament. Zepeda was with the Mexico national team when they won the 2003 Gold Cup.

Career statistics

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International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. July 17, 1999 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay   Chile 2–1 2–1 1999 Copa América
2. August 4, 1999 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico   Brazil 1–0 4–3 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
3. August 4, 1999 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico   Brazil 3–2 4–3 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
4. February 5, 2000 Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong   Japan 1–0 1–0 2000 Carlsberg Cup
5. February 8, 2000 Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong   Czech Republic 1–2 1–2 2000 Carlsberg Cup
6. July 5, 2000 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico   Venezuela 1–1 2–1 Friendly
7. July 16, 2000 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama   Panama 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. September 3, 2000 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico   Panama 3–0 7–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Mexico

References

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  1. ^ "Miguel Zepeda Stats, News, Bio".
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