Carlos Alberto Mijangos Castro (born 19 August 1951) is a

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n professional

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and former

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Club career

Nicknamed "''El Comanche''", Mijangos played for locals sides

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Deportivo Zacapa Deportivo Zacapa Tellioz is a Guatemalan football club from Zacapa, nicknamed ''"Los Gallos"'' (The Roosters). They play in the Primera División de Ascenso. The team plays its home games at the Estadio David Ordoñez Bardales, the local stadium ...

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and

Cobán Imperial Club Social y Deportivo Cobán Imperial, nicknamed ''Los Príncipes Azules'' ("The Blue Princes"), is a Guatemalan football club based in Cobán, Alta Verapaz. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play th ...

. He also played in the 1970s in

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for Platense and Chalatenango, and won promotion with the latter to the

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in 1979. In

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he played for

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and in the

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for

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

Managerial career

After retiring, he went into management and managed

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, Escuintla, Xelajú, Juventud Retalteca,

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, Coatepeque, Ayutla, C.D. Jalapa, Chimaltenango, San Marcos, Universidad,

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and Rosario. In 2004, he was in charge of

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in Guatemala's third division. He then returned in 2005 to

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 Club Deportivo Atlético Balboa, commonly known as Atlético Balboa or simply Balboa, was a Salvadoran football club. The team formerly played in La Unión. History Foundation The foundation of Atletico Balboa occurred in 1950 in La Union. Maur ...

.“El Comanche” Mijangos dirigirá al Balboa
- El Grafico In 2017, he returned to Chalatenango, but, problems with the team's directive caused that Mijangos was not confirmed until April 8.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mijangos, Carlos 1951 births Living people Footballers from Guatemala City Guatemalan footballers Guatemalan expatriate 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 footballers in El Salvador Expatriate football managers in El Salvador Expatriate footballers in Honduras Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Expatriate 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