Miguel Alejandro Company Chumpitazi (born January 12, 1945) is a

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vian

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coach, ex-football player (1965–1973), and sports reporter.

Playing career

Company didn't have a great track record during his playing days. He did manage to play for notable teams such as

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based club

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and

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around the 1970s.

Managerial career

In the early 1980s Company contributed to Peruvian magazine Ovación by interviewing football figures such as

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. Then in 1985 he would start his managerial career with

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in the

1985 Torneo Descentralizado The 1985 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football, was played by 30 teams. The national champion was Universitario. Format The national championship was divided into two tournaments; the Torneo Regional and Torneo Descentr ...

season. In his first two years as a manager he coached several clubs in a very short time such as

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, Hungaritos Agustinos, and

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. Then in 1987 Company had his first experience in charge of a big Peruvian club,

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. Lasting only one year and a half, he was in charge of the ''Celestes'' for the

1987 Torneo Descentralizado The 1987 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tier of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 30 teams. The season started in 1987 and ended in early 1988. The national champion was Universitario . The national championship was divided into two to ...

which extended into early 1980 and left before the start of the

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. He did however manage to win his first trophy with Sporting Cristal in the 1988 Marlboro Cup tournament. Company then went on to have a short spell with

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in the

1989 Torneo Descentralizado The 1989 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tier of Peruvian football was played by 42 teams in the format of Regional Tournaments. The national champion was Unión Huaral. Due to the 1989 Copa América, a minor tournament (1989 Torneo Plácido Ga ...

. He helped the club to a strong start to the season but then later struggled in the second half. Then he was in charge of

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for

1990 Torneo Descentralizado The 1990 Torneo Descentralizado, the top tier of Peruvian football was played by 44 teams in the format of Regional Tournament. The national champion was Universitario. Regional I Metropolitan Central North Oriental South ...

and led the club to a Copa Libertadores groupstage place by winning the Liguilla Final. He left right after and came back for the 1991 season only to leave again a few months later. Company then managed the

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in two

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tournaments (1991 and 1995). In both editions of the Copa America, he could not lead Peru out of the first group stage. During the 1991 edition he had physical altercations with a journalist and later with his player, Andrés Gonzales, who refused to play against Paraguay. Gonzales was later banned from playing for Peru for two years. He was also in charge of the

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in 1997 and 1998, and the

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from 2000 to 2004. In terms of national clubs, he led the Peruvian team

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

to a Torneo Apertura cup in 1999.

Honours

Manager

;

: * 1988 Marlboro Cup ;

* Torneo Apertura: 1999

References

External links

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