Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
Real Madrid
Individual
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]
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]
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]
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]
Real Madrid
Individual