Engie Mitre

{{short description|Panamanian footballer (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Engin Mitre | fullname = Engin Alberto Mitre | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Panama City, Panama | height = {{height|m=1.82|precision=0}} | currentclub = Chorrillo | clubnumber = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1998–2008 | clubs1 = Plaza Amador | caps1 = 175 | goals1 = 41 | years2 = 2009–2012 | clubs2 = Chorrillo | caps2 = 70 | goals2 = 14 | years3 = 2013–2015 | clubs3 = SUNTRACS | years4 = 2015– | clubs4 = Chorrillo | nationalyears1 = 2004–2007 | nationalteam1 = Panama | nationalcaps1 = 34 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 31 July 2006 | ntupdate = 10 September 2006 }}

'''Engin Alberto Mitre''' (born 16 October 1981) is a Panamanian football midfielder who played for Chorrillo in the Liga Profesional de Fútbol.

==Club career== Nicknamed ''el Doctor'', Mitre started his career at hometown club Plaza Amador and joined Chorrillo in December 2008.<ref>[http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/content/engie-mitre-deja-los-%E2%80%9Cleones%E2%80%9D-por-el-chorrillo Engie Mitre deja a los “Leones” por el Chorrillo] - Panamá América {{in lang|es}}</ref>

In June 2015, he missed out on promotion to the LPF after his team SUNTRACS lost the Panamanian Second Division championship decider to Atlético Nacional.<ref>[http://www.prensa.com/deportes/Policia-sube-LPF_0_4226577433.html Vence al Suntracs 3-0 La Policía Nacional sube a la LPF] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> He subsequently returned to Chorrillo and the LPF.<ref>[http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Plaza-Amador-refuerzos-Mitre-Chorrillo_0_821918637.html Plaza Amador confirma cuatro refuerzos, Mitre regresa al Chorrillo] - RPC {{in lang|es}}</ref>

==International career== Mitre made his debut for the Panama national football team in January 2004 against El Salvador and has earned a total of 34 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches<ref>{{FIFA player|213777}}</ref> and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|author=Courtney, Barrie |title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html |accessdate=2009-05-13 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |archivedate=2008-10-24 }}</ref> Mitre also played at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002319/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/07gc-full.html |date=October 24, 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref>

His final international match was a June 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.

==Personal life== A qualified doctor, Mitre joined the medical staff of the Panama U-17 team for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.<ref>[http://impresa.prensa.com/deportes/Engin-Mitre-futbolista-medico-mundialista_0_3131686899.html Engin Mitre, de futbolista a médico mundialista] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}</ref> He has his own clinic in Paraiso, San Miguelito District.<ref name=doctor/>

His father, Carlos Alberto Mitre also played for Panama in the 1970s.<ref name=doctor>[http://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Engin-Mitre-doctor-futbol_0_681532076.html Engin Mitre, el doctor del fútbol] - RPC {{in lang|es}}</ref>

== Honours == '''Panama'''

* CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2005<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-26 |title=A look back at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final - SBI Soccer |url=https://sbisoccer.com/2013/07/2005-concacaf-gold |access-date=2025-03-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitre, Engie}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Panama City Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Panamanian men's footballers Category:21st-century Panamanian sportsmen Category:Panama men's international footballers Category:2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Category:C.D. Plaza Amador players Category:Club Deportivo Universitario players Category:Veraguas Club Deportivo players