Miguel Ángel (footballer, born 1947)

For other people named Miguel Ángel González, see Miguel Ángel González (disambiguation).

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

Miguel Ángel González Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: [mi(ˈ)ɣel ˈaŋxel ɣonˈθaleθ ˈswaɾeθ]; born 24 December 1947), known as Miguel Ángel, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Miguel Ángel

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel González Suárez
Date of birth	(1947-12-24) 24 December 1947 (age 75)
Place of birth	Ourense, 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

Club career

Miguel Ángel was born in Ourense, Galicia. During his career, after making his beginnings at handball, he played for AD Couto (later renamed Atlético Orense),^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Miguel Ángel retired in June 1986, at the age of nearly 39. Subsequently, he remained attached to Real in several capacities.^[4]

International career

Miguel Ángel earned 18 caps for the Spain national team, and was in the squad for the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups. His debut came on 12 October 1975 in a 2–0 win against Denmark for the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying phase, held in Barcelona.^[5]

Personal life

On 17 December 2022, Miguel Ángel was diagnosed with ALS.^[6] Real Madrid expressed support for his fight against the disease in an official statement.^[7]

Honours

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80^[3]
• Copa del Rey: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82^[3]
• Copa de la Liga: 1985^[3]
• UEFA Cup: 1984–85^[3]

Individual

• Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 1975–76^[8]
• Don Balón Award: 1975–76^[9]

References

1. 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.
2. "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.
3. "Miguel Ángel, la consolidación de una estirpe de porteros" [Miguel Ángel, the consolidation of a breed of goalkeepers] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
4. "Zoco nuevo delegado del equipo" [Zoco new team delegate]. El País (in Spanish). 13 January 1994. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
5. "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.
6. Williams, George (17 December 2022). "Real Madrid exporter Miguel Ángel suffers from ALS". Sports Finding. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
7. "Official announcement: Miguel Ángel". Real Madrid CF. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
8. "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.
9. Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Spain – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

External links

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