Miguel Ángel Casanova Díaz (born October 24, 1980) is a

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manager and former player. He was born in

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, the most developed and populated in the state. A busy government, commercial and servi ...

. He is the brother of the former professional football player,

Leonardo Casanova Leonardo Casanova Díaz (born February 6, 1985) is a Mexican football manager and former player. He was born in Tuxtla Gutiérrez. He is the brother of the professional football player, Miguel Ángel Casanova. During his career as a professio ...

. During his career he played in the clubs

Jaguares de Chiapas Chiapas Fútbol Club, commonly known as Jaguares de Chiapas, was a football club based in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico, that played in the Mexican football league system Liga MX. The team played their home matches at the Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyn ...

Jaguares de Tapachula Chiapas Fútbol Club, commonly known as Jaguares de Chiapas, was a football club based in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico, that played in the Mexican football league system Liga MX. The team played their home matches at the Estadio Víctor Manuel Re ...

Petroleros de Salamanca Salamanca F.C. is a Mexican football club based in Salamanca, Guanajuato, México which is playing in the Tercera División de México. History The club was founded in the 1950s and soon after, in 1958, the club joined the Segunda División de ...

, Tiburones Rojos de Coatzacoalcos, Albinegros de Orizaba, Irapuato,

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and Halcones FC. His career as a footballer lasted from 2002 to 2012. In 2013 he began his work in the technical direction when he was appointed as an assistant to

Atlético Chiapas Club Atlético Chiapas is a Mexican football club were play in the Segunda División de México, but it now called Chiapas F.C. Premier Reserves. The club is based in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. History The club was founded in 1999 and played in ...

, the reserve team of Chiapas F.C. that played in the

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. In 2018 he was appointed as manager of

Ocelotes UNACH Club de Fútbol Ocelotes de la Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, was a Mexican football club that played in the Liga Premier – Serie B. The club was founded in 2002 when there were no professional football clubs in the state of Chiapas. The cl ...

, which meant his first position as coach of a football team. However, in 2019 the UNACH team merged with

Cafetaleros de Chiapas Club de Fútbol Cafetaleros de Chiapas is a Mexican football club based in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas currently competing in Liga Premier de México, the third tier of Mexican football. Between 2015 and 2020, the team played at Asce ...

, for which Casanova went to Cafetaleros on he become the technical assistant of the club. In 2020 the main team of Cafetaleros de Chiapas was moved to Cancún and renamed

Cancún F.C. Cancún Futbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Cancún, Quintana Roo currently playing in Liga de Expansión MX. The club was established in June 2020 after the Cafetaleros de Chiapas franchise announced that it would be mo ...

, so the reserve team from Cafetaleros became the club's main squad, after this, Casanova was appointed as manager of the team to continue with the project in Chiapas, but playing in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Casanova, Miguel Ángel Living people 1980 births Association football defenders Salamanca F.C. footballers Chiapas F.C. footballers Irapuato F.C. footballers Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Mexican football managers Footballers from Chiapas Mexican footballers People from Tuxtla Gutiérrez