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.
| 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 | |||
He all but spent his career with Real Madrid, making 346 competitive appearances.[1]
Club career
editMiguel 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
editMiguel 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
editOn 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]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid | 1967–68 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969–70 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1970–71 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1971–72 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1972–73 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1973–74 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1974–75 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1975–76 | La Liga | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1976–77 | La Liga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 1977–78 | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 1978–79 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 1979–80 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1980–81 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1981–82 | La Liga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 1982–83 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1983–84 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 247 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 0 | ||
| Castellón (loan) | 1967–68 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 273 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 0 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain[14] | 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
Honours
editReal 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.
- ^ Miguel Ángel at BDFutbol
- ^ Miguel Ángel at EU-Football.info
- ^ "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)