Chendo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Porlán and the second or maternal family name is Noguera.

Miguel Porlán Noguera (born 12 October 1961), known as Chendo, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back. He spent his entire professional career with Real Madrid, making 497 official appearances and winning several titles.^[1]

Chendo

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Porlán Noguera
Date of birth	(1961-10-12) 12 October 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth	Totana, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1977–1979	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1983	Castilla	67	(1)
1982–1998	Real Madrid	363	(3)
Total		430	(4)
International career
1981	Spain U19	4	(0)
1980–1984	Spain U21	9	(0)
1986–1990	Spain	26	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chendo was a member of the Spain national team, being selected for two World Cups.

Club career

Born in Totana, Region of Murcia, Chendo played professionally with Real Madrid for 17 seasons, winning seven La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey trophies, one UEFA Champions League, and back-to-back UEFA Cups. He arrived at the club at the age of 15 and was part of its junior ranks for five years, making his debut for the first team on 11 April 1982 in a 2–1 win at CD Castellón.^[2]

He got his opportunity at the starter position at the beginning of 1983–84, when Juan José, who dominated the right-back position, was injured. When Juan José returned to the first team, Chendo returned to the bench, but finished the season again as first-choice, making 26 competitive appearances.^[2]

Chendo became the starter in his fourth year, playing 25 league matches and adding 11 in European competition. At the end of the season, Real won the UEFA Cup against Hungarian club Fehérvár FC by a 3–1 aggregate score, and conquered the Copa de la Liga with a 4–3 aggregate victory over Atlético Madrid, with the player starting in both finals; the team finished fifth in the league, 17 points behind champions FC Barcelona.^[2]

For the next eight seasons, Chendo was the undisputed starter of a squad that collected five straight league titles. From 1992 to 1995, however, he would only make 34 league appearances, losing his place to Nando, Luis Enrique, and Paco Llorente. Though he took part in 23 games in the 1995–96 campaign, he played second-fiddle to Quique Sánchez Flores, Carlos Secretário and Christian Panucci. Like Manolo Sanchís later, he was a moral supporter and a bench captain, subbing rarely and starting even more rarely.^[3]

After Real Madrid lifted their seventh European Cup against Juventus F.C. on 20 May 1998 (he did not play in the decisive match), Chendo retired from professional football, aged almost 37. He immediately started working with the club as a match delegate, occupying that position for well over two decades.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

International career

Chendo earned 26 caps for Spain, and played in the 1986^[10] and 1990 FIFA World Cups. Backing up Atlético Madrid's Tomás in the former and starting in the latter, he totalled five appearances.^[11]

Chendo's debut came on 22 January 1986, in a friendly with the Soviet Union in Las Palmas.^[12][13]

Personal life

On 2 July 1986, the 24-year-old Chendo was involved in a car accident near Quintanar de la Orden. He and his wife emerged unscathed, but their one-month old son Miguel died.^[14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[15][16]

Club	Season	La Liga		Copa de la Liga		Copa del Rey		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Real Madrid	1981–82	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Real Madrid	1982–83	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Real Madrid	1983–84	21	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Real Madrid	1984–85	25	0	6	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	43	0
Real Madrid	1985–86	30	0	0	0	5	0	10	0	0	0	45	0
Real Madrid	1986–87	40	0	0	0	6	0	8	0	0	0	52	0
Real Madrid	1987–88	31	1	0	0	7	0	8	0	0	0	46	1
Real Madrid	1988–89	26	0	0	0	7	0	5	0	0	0	38	0
Real Madrid	1989–90	37	1	0	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	46	1
Real Madrid	1990–91	36	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	40	0
Real Madrid	1991–92	37	0	0	0	7	0	10	0	0	0	54	0
Real Madrid	1992–93	12	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
Real Madrid	1993–94	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	0
Real Madrid	1994–95	10	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	12	1
Real Madrid	1995–96	23	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	27	0
Real Madrid	1996–97	16	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Real Madrid	1997–98	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Total	17	363	3	6	0	52	0	70	0	1	0	497	3

Honours

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1996–97^[17]
• Copa del Rey: 1988–89, 1992–93^[17]
• Copa de la Liga: 1985^[17]
• Supercopa de España: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997^[17]
• UEFA Champions League: 1997–98^[17]
• UEFA Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86^[17]
• Copa Iberoamericana: 1994^[18]

See also

• List of one-club men

References

1. Martín, Agustín (29 December 2016). "El hombre que siempre estuvo allí" [The man who was always there]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
2. "Miguel Porlán Noguera 'Chendo'" (in Spanish). Región de Murcia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
3. Sanz, Óscar (14 June 1997). "El eterno recambio" [The eternal sub]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
4. "Bronca de Guti y Chendo en el banquillo" [Guti and Chendo have run-in in bench]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 May 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
5. Mondal, Subhankar (18 May 2011). "It was Jose Mourinho's idea that I play against Seleccion de Murcia – Former Real Madrid defender Chendo". Goal. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
6. Barrero, José (19 May 2011). "El retorno de Chendo, el lateral que le hizo un 'caño' a Maradona" [The return of Chendo, the fullback who 'nutmegged' Maradona] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
7. Rodríguez, Jaime (3 December 2015). "Y Chendo se quedó dormido" [And Chendo fell asleep]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
8. "El desplante de Isco a Chendo tras jugar solo unos minutos en el Real Madrid-Alavés" [Isco's snub to Chendo after playing mere minutes in Real Madrid-Alavés]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 4 February 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
9. "Pa' habernos matao: Chendo placa a un integrante del cuerpo técnico para no caerse al bajar las escaleras del bus" [Could have killed us: Chendo tackles coaching staff member to avoid falling as he came down the bus stairs] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
10. Pascual, Alfredo (21 May 2016). "Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios" [From the falangista kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
11. "Chendo". Marca (in Spanish). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
12. "Muñoz selecciona a Chendo y a Julio Salinas contra la URSS" [Muñoz selects Chendo and Julio Salinas against USSR]. El País (in Spanish). 18 January 1986. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
13. Del Mar, Héctor (23 January 1986). "2–0: España venció a la URSS en un partido jugado a gran velocidad por ambos equipos" [2–0: Spain defeated USSR in match where both teams displayed great speed]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
14. Paradinas, Juan José (3 July 1986). "El jugador madridista Chendo sufre un accidente de tráfico en el que muere su hijo, de un mes" [Real Madrid player Chendo suffers traffic accident in which his son, one month old, dies]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
15. Chendo at BDFutbol
16. "Chendo". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
17. "La gloria de un humilde" [Glory of an humble one] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
18. "Las competiciones oficiales de la CONMEBOL" [The official CONMEBOL competitions] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

External links

• Chendo at BDFutbol
• Chendo at National-Football-Teams.com
• – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Chendo at EU-Football.info