Miguel Ángel Cordero

Miguel Ángel Cordero Sánchez (born 10 September 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Cartagena as a defensive midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cordero and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Miguel Ángel Cordero
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Cordero Sánchez
Date of birth (1987-09-10) 10 September 1987
Place of birth Lebrija, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cartagena
Number 6
Youth career
1995–2000 Antoniano
2000–2006 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Sevilla B 79 (1)
2009–2010 → Real Madrid B (loan) 25 (0)
2010–2012 Xerez 68 (6)
2012–2016 AEK Athens 80 (1)
2016–2017 Gimnàstic 17 (1)
2017– Cartagena 86 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020

Club career

Born in Lebrija, Province of Seville, Cordero arrived at Sevilla FC's youth ranks at the age of 12 from local CA Antoniano. In 2006 he moved to Sevilla Atlético, helping Sevilla FC's reserves achieve promotion to the second division.[1]

After 45 matches with Sevilla B in the following two seasons combined – suffering relegation in his second – and some call-ups to the first team, although he never appeared officially for the Andalusians, Cordero was loaned to another side in the third level, Real Madrid Castilla. In August 2010 he was transferred to Xerez CD, returning to his native region.[2]

In his first season, Cordero was one of the most used players by manager Javi López (almost 2,900 minutes of action), scoring five goals as Xerez easily retained its division status. He also collected 15 yellow cards.

Cordero signed for AEK Athens F.C. in the summer of 2012, going on to remain several years in Greece and help to two consecutive promotions to reach the Superleague after they were relegated twice in the same campaign due to irregularities.[3] On 25 June 2016, however, as his contract was nearing its expiration, he was told by the board of directors to look for a new club.[4]

On 30 August 2016, Cordero signed a one-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Spanish second tier.[5] After featuring sparingly, he moved to the third level with FC Cartagena the following 1 August.[6]

Honours

Sevilla B

AEK

References
  1. "¿Qué fue de los integrantes del Sevilla Atlético de Segunda división?" [What happened to members of Sevilla Atlético of Segunda división?] (in Spanish). Sevillismo en Vena. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. "Cordero, calidad y juventud al servicio del nuevo Xerez CD" [Cordero, skill and youth at the service of new Xerez CD] (in Spanish). Andalucía Información. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. Cordero ready for AEK's comeback; Neos Kosmos, 4 May 2015
  4. Δεν υπολογίζεται ο Κορδέρο στην ΑΕΚ (Cordero does not make the grade at AEK); Sport FM, 25 June 2016 (in Greek)
  5. Miguel Ángel Cordero, nou jugador del Nàstic (Miguel Ángel Cordero, new player of Nàstic); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 30 August 2016 (in Catalan)
  6. Miguel Ángel Cordero, nuevo jugador del Cartagena (Miguel Ángel Cordero, new player of Cartagena); La Opinión de Murcia, 1 August 2017 (in Spanish)
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