title: Miguel Gómez Palapa
text: # Miguel Gómez Palapa
  
  Miguel Ángel Gómez Palapa (born 6 September 1974) is a former Mexican professional football midfielder.
  
  ## Career
  
  Gómez Palapa started his youth career at Cruz Azul Hidalgo. In 2000, he was promoted to the senior club, Cruz Azul, where he played until 2003. Later he moved to León and to Chiapas's farm team Jaguares de Tapachula. From 2004 until his retirement in 2007 he played for Chiapas. Afterwards, he worked for Chiapas as manager of youth categories of the club, until its dissolution in June 2017.
  
  Before joining Cruz Azul, Gómez Palapa was studying a B. A. in Graphic Design, which he dropped to focus on his career as professional footballer.
  
  