Miguel Mansilla

Miguel Mansilla
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Mansilla Acuña
Date of birth	25 April 1953
Place of birth	Cerro Largo, Uruguay
Date of death	26 June 2013 (aged 60)
Place of death	Panama City, Panama
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971	Peñarol
1972	River Plate Montev.
1972–1977	Chacarita Juniors
1977–1979	Saprissa
1979–1980	Cuenca
1980–1981	Municipal Puntarenas
Managerial career
1987–1988	Panama
1988–1989	Tauro
1990	Panama
1991–1993	Tauro
1993–1994	Bravos Projusa
1994–1999	Tauro
1999–2000	Panama
2004	San Francisco
2005–2006	Once Municipal
2006–2007	Alianza
2007–2008	Tauro
2011–2012	Chorrillo
2013	SUNTRACS
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Ángel Mansilla Acuña (25 April 1953 – 26 June 2013) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Cerro Largo, Mansilla came through the youth ranks^[1] at and made his professional debut for local giants Peñarol in 1971 and also played for River Plate Montevideo before moving abroad to enjoy a lengthy spell at Argentine side Chacarita Juniors.^[2] In 1977, he moved to Saprissa and became the Costa Rica Premier Division top goalscorer in 1977 with 27 goals.^[3]

After a short stint in Ecuador with Cuenca, he returned to Costa Rica to finish his career at Municipal Puntarenas.^[2]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Mansilla moved to Panama to take charge of the national team. He subsequently managed Panamanian outfit Tauro on four occasions, winning 5 league titles.^[4] On 26 February 1988, he became the first coach to manage in the then newly formed ANAPROF league when Tauro met Plaza Amador.^[1] He was in the hot seat at several other Panamanian clubs and won another title with Chorrillo in the 2011 Apertura season.^[5] He also managed Once Municipal, winning a Salvadoran title, and Alianza in El Salvador.^[2]

Death

Mansilla died in June 2013, aged 60. He was reportedly transferred from the San Judas Tadeo Clinic in Panama City to the Complejo de la Caja de Seguro Social where he suffered a brain aneurysm and subsequently died from cardiac arrest.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Fallece el técnico Miguel Mansilla - Panama Futbol (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c Breve historial de Miguel A. Mansilla (Bio) - Nación (in Spanish)
^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT
^ Paz a su alma Profesor Miguel Mansilla - Tauro FC (in Spanish)
^ Fallece experimentado técnico Miguel Mansilla - Prensa (in Spanish)
^ Muere Miguel Ángel Mansilla, quien fuera parte del hexacampeonato de Saprissa - Al Día (in Spanish)

[Panamafutbol-1] Fallece el técnico Miguel Mansilla - Panama Futbol (in Spanish)

[Bio-2] Breve historial de Miguel A. Mansilla (Bio) - Nación (in Spanish)

[3] Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT

[4] Paz a su alma Profesor Miguel Mansilla - Tauro FC (in Spanish)

[5] Fallece experimentado técnico Miguel Mansilla - Prensa (in Spanish)

[6] Muere Miguel Ángel Mansilla, quien fuera parte del hexacampeonato de Saprissa - Al Día (in Spanish)

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