Miguel Montes Busto

Miguel Ángel Montes Busto (28 February 1940 – 20 May 2019) was a Spanish professional football player and manager.

Miguel Montes Busto

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Montes Busto
Date of birth	(1940-02-28)28 February 1940
Place of birth	Oviedo, Asturias, Spain[1]
Date of death	20 May 2019(2019-05-20) (aged 79)
Place of death	Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Playing position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1961	Real Gijón	40	(8)
1961–1962	Las Palmas	2	(0)
1962–1969	Real Gijón	178	(47)
1969–1971	Real Oviedo	46	(10)
Total		266	(65)
Teams managed
1980–1981	Palencia
1996–1997	Sporting de Gijón
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Montes Busto played as a forward and spent twelve seasons in the Segunda División between 1959 and 1971. He played for Real Gijón, Las Palmas and Real Oviedo. After retiring from playing, he managed Segunda División side Palencia, several Segunda División B clubs and Sporting de Gijón in La Liga.[1]

Montes Busto died on 20 May 2019 in Gijón, Asturias, at the age of 79.[2][3]

References

1. Miguel Montes Busto at BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
2. Rodríguez, J. R. (20 May 2019). "Fallece Miguel Montes, uno de los legendarios del Sporting". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
3. Álvarez, Iván (20 May 2019). "Fallece el exjugador del Sporting Miguel Angel Montes". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2019.