Miguel Ángel (footballer, born 1947)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel González Suárez | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Ourense, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 6 February 2024 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Couto | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Atlético Orense | ||
| 1967–1986 | Real Madrid | 247 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | → Castellón (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| Total | 273 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1975 | Spain amateur | 1 | (0) |
| 1975–1978 | Spain | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Ángel González Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: [mi(ˈ)ɣel ˈaŋxel ɣonˈθaleθ ˈswaɾeθ]; 24 December 1947 – 6 February 2024), known as Miguel Ángel, was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He all but spent his career with Real Madrid, making 346 competitive appearances.[1]
Club career[edit]
Miguel Ángel was born in Ourense, Galicia.[2] During his career, after making his beginnings at handball, he played for AD Couto (later renamed Atlético Orense),[3][4] CD Castellón and Real Madrid, having an 18-year spell with the latter club and being first choice from 1974 to 1978 and in two of his final three seasons; he conquered six La Liga championships, being an active part in four of those.[5]
Miguel Ángel retired in June 1986, aged 38.[2] Subsequently, he remained attached to Real in several capacities.[6]
International career[edit]
Miguel Ángel earned 18 caps for the Spain national team.[2] He made his debut on 12 October 1975 in a 2–0 win against Denmark for the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifiers, held in Barcelona.[7]
Miguel Ángel was included in the squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where he started.[8] He was a last-minute addition to the 1982 edition on home soil, as manager José Santamaría preferred to select three goalkeepers; he did not play in the latter tournament.[9]
Personal life and death[edit]
On 17 December 2022, Miguel Ángel was diagnosed with ALS;[10] Real Madrid expressed support for his fight against the disease in an official statement.[11] He died on 6 February 2024, at the age of 76.[12]
Honours[edit]
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80[5]
- Copa del Rey: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82[5]
- Copa de la Liga: 1985[5]
- UEFA Cup: 1984–85[5]
Individual
References[edit]
- ^ González, Pepe (6 February 2024). "Ourense llora la pérdida de Miguel Ángel" [Ourense mourns loss of Miguel Ángel] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Ramos, Jesús (30 July 2016). "Miguel Ángel, el felino de Orense" [Miguel Ángel, feline from Orense]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Ron, Jorge (15 November 2017). "Luis Soria Montero: "Miguel Ángel era el mejor embajador de Ourense en Madrid"" [Luis Soria Montero: "Miguel Ángel was Ourense's best ambassador in Madrid"]. La Región (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Miguel Ángel González Suárez: "Creí que iba a firmar por el Celta, pero intervino el Madrid"" [Miguel Ángel González Suárez: "I thought I was going to sign for Celta, but Madrid intervened"]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "18 temporadas defendiendo la portería madridista" [18 seasons defending Madrid's goal] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Zoco nuevo delegado del equipo" [Zoco new team delegate]. El País (in Spanish). 13 January 1994. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Una victoria de España sobre Dinamarca con menos juego y menos goles (2–0) de lo esperado" [Spanish win over Denmark with less play and fewer goals (2–0) than expected]. ABC (in Spanish). 14 October 1975. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Murió Miguel Ángel González, leyenda del arco del Real Madrid y la selección de España: sus brillantes atajadas en el Mundial de Argentina 78" [Death of Miguel Ángel González, Real Madrid and Spain national team's goalkeeping legend: his brilliant saves in the Argentina 78 World Cup]. Infobae (in Spanish). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Bosch, Carlos (18 May 2016). "El Mundial que Santamaría le robó a Sempere" [The World Cup that Santamaría took from Sempere]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Williams, George (17 December 2022). "Real Madrid exporter Miguel Ángel suffers from ALS". Sports Finding. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Official announcement: Miguel Ángel". Real Madrid CF. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial: fallecimiento de Miguel Ángel" [Official announcement: death of Miguel Ángel] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Todos los porteros que se quedaron con el Premio Zamora" [All the goalkeepers that got the Zamora Trophy] (in Spanish). Goal. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Spain – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
External links[edit]
- Miguel Ángel at BDFutbol
- Miguel Ángel at National-Football-Teams.com
- Miguel Ángel – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Miguel Ángel at EU-Football.info
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- 1947 births
- 2024 deaths
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Ourense
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División players
- CD Castellón footballers
- Real Madrid CF players
- UEFA Europa League winning players
- Spain men's amateur international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- Real Madrid CF non-playing staff
- Deaths from motor neuron disease
- Neurological disease deaths in Spain