Migue
Miguel Ángel González González (born 14 March 1980), commonly known as Migue, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Spanish former professional footballer | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miguel Ángel González González | ||
Date of birth | 14 March 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Terrassa, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Barcelona | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Barcelona C | 90 | (6) |
2001–2003 | Sporting Gijón B | 32 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Mataró | 33 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Figueres | 26 | (2) |
2005–2007 | Terrassa | 59 | (2) |
2007–2014 | Girona | 242 | (10) |
2014–2015 | Alavés | 23 | (1) |
2015 | Huracán | 16 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Cádiz | 26 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Sabadell | 59 | (2) |
Total | 606 | (25) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Migue played youth football for FC Barcelona, but only represented its C-team as a senior. Released in 2001 he joined Sporting de Gijón, but his output for the main squad consisted of one Copa del Rey appearance.
From 2003 to 2008, Migue competed in Segunda División B, representing several clubs including hometown's Terrassa FC. At the end of the 2007–08 season he helped another side in his native region, Girona FC, promote to Segunda División after a 49-year absence.
Migue appeared in his first game as a professional on 30 August 2008 at the age of 28, playing 72 minutes in a 1–0 away win against RC Celta de Vigo.[1] During his six-year spell in the second level at the Estadi Montilivi, he never played in less than 33 matches.[2][3]
Migue alternated between divisions two and three in the following years, playing with Deportivo Alavés,[4] Huracán Valencia CF,[5] Cádiz CF[6] and CE Sabadell FC.[7] On 30 August 2019, the 39-year-old announced his retirement and returned to Girona as youth system coordinator.[8]
References
- "El Girona da la sorpresa en Balaídos" [Girona surprise at Balaídos]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 August 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Danés, Jordi (20 November 2013). "Sempre Migue" [Always Migue]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Migue, Felipe i Becerra: els intocables de la primera volta" [Migue, Felipe and Becerra: the untouchable of the first round of matches]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). 15 January 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Migue, del Girona, y Jarosik, renovado, veteranía para la defensa del Alavés" [Migue, from Girona, and Jarosik, renewed, experience for Alavés defence]. El Correo (in Spanish). 27 June 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- De la Varga, Ignacio (4 January 2016). "El Cádiz se interesa en Migue, central del Huracán" [Cádiz take interest in Migue, Huracán stopper] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Díaz, F.J. (28 October 2016). "Migue González, veterano y a por todas" [Migue González, hungry veteran]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Quiñones Miralles, Javi (11 July 2017). "Migue llega al Sabadell tras acabar contrato con el Cádiz" [Migue arrives at Sabadell after terminating contract with Cádiz]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Roura, Jordi (30 August 2019). "Migue anuncia la retirada" [Migue announces retirement]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 24 January 2020.