Carlos Alberto Mijangos Castro (born 19 August 1951) is a Guatemalan professional football coach and former midfielder.

Club career

Nicknamed "El Comanche", Mijangos played for locals sides Juventud Retalteca, Club Xelajú MC, Deportivo Zacapa, C.S.D. Municipal and Cobán Imperial.

Carlos Alberto Mijangos

He also played in the 1970s in El Salvador for Platense and Chalatenango, and won promotion with the latter to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador in 1979.

Carlos Alberto Mijangos

In Honduras he played for F.C. Motagua and in the United States for Tulsa Roughnecks.

Carlos Alberto Mijangos

In 1982, he almost lost a leg due to infection.

Managerial career

After retiring, he went into management and managed Aurora, Escuintla, Xelajú, Juventud Retalteca, Sacachispas, Coatepeque, Ayutla, C.D. Jalapa, Chimaltenango, San Marcos, Universidad, Deportivo Malacateco and Rosario.

In 2004, he was in charge of Tipografía Nacional in Guatemala's third division.

He then returned in 2005 to El Salvador to coach Chalatenango where he was dismissed in September 2005 and later became in charge of Guatemala Second Division side Deportivo San Pedro.

In December 2009 joined Atlético Balboa.

In 2017, he returned to Chalatenango, but, problems with the team's directive caused that Mijangos was not confirmed until April 8.

References

1951 births

Living people

Footballers from Guatemala City

Guatemalan men's footballers

Guatemalan expatriate men's footballers

Guatemala men's international footballers

Deportivo Zacapa players

A.D. Chalatenango footballers

C.S.D. Municipal players

F.C. Motagua players

Club Xelajú MC players

Cobán Imperial players

Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador

Expatriate football managers in El Salvador

Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States

Guatemalan football managers

C.D. Águila managers

Aurora F.C. managers

Men's association football midfielders

Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador

Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in Honduras

Guatemalan expatriate sportspeople in the United States