Ángel Guirado Explained
Ángel Aldeguer Guirado (born 9 December 1984), known as Ángel Guirado, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Alhaurín de la Torre and the Philippines national team.[3]
His professional career in Spain consisted of ten Segunda División matches for Córdoba and Vecindario. He went on to appear for teams in the Philippines, India, Thailand, Iceland, Gibraltar, Italy and Malaysia.
Club career
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Guirado was an unsuccessful youth graduate at hometown club Málaga CF, going to play for two other clubs before completing his development.[4] [5] He started his senior career in 2003 with CE Mataró (preseason games only),[6] moving to Catalonia neighbours CE Manresa in Tercera División shortly after[7] and returning to his native region after the year was over, signing for Córdoba CF in Segunda División.[8] During his spell in that tier he appeared in only nine games (out of 42) as the 2004–05 season ended in relegation, and represented mainly the B side in both the fourth division and the regional leagues.[9] [10]
Following a brief loan spell with Atlético Madrid B in Segunda División B,[11] Guirado joined Deportivo de La Coruña for €50.000,[12] but only appeared officially for the reserves, also being loaned twice during the 2006–07 campaign, playing a combined 17 matches for UD Vecindario (second level)[5] [13] and CD Lugo (third). He spent the following three seasons in division three with as many teams,[14] [15] being relegated twice.
Guirado signed for fourth-tier club CD Ronda in early October 2010.[16] However, in the summer of 2011, he decided not to renew his contract in order to explore other possibilities, with scouts from China, Indonesia, Japan and the United Arab Emirates following his progress.[17]
On 13 August 2011, Guirado agreed to a deal with Global Cebu F.C. in the Philippines.[18] He was sent off in his first match against Philippine Army FC, and scored his first goal on 30 January 2012 in a 5–1 win over Manila Nomads FC.[19]
Guirado joined I-League side Salgaocar F.C. on 17 August 2012.[20] His one-year contract was terminated before the end of the year, due to poor performances and prolonged national team duties.[21] He made eight appearances and scored three goals during his tenure, between the league and the Federation Cup.[22]
In January 2015, Guirado moved to Udon Thani F.C. in the Thai Regional League Division 2.[23] Seven months later, he signed for Icelandic club Knattspyrnudeild UMFG.[24]
In late January 2017, Guirado signed with Italian amateurs A.C. Palazzolo.[25] In May of the following year, he joined Malaysia Super League side Negeri Sembilan FA.[26]
International career
On 26 February 2011, it was reported that Guirado would join the Philippines national team due to his ancestry.[27] He made his debut in the 1–1 draw against Myanmar on 21 March, in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification tournament.[28]
On his third appearance, for the same competition, Guirado scored two goals in the second half of the 3–0 away win against Bangladesh.[29] [30] In November 2017, after a four-year absence, he was recalled to the national team and included in the squad for the 2017 CTFA International Tournament in Taiwan,[31] netting once in the 3–1 victory over Laos.[32]
International goals
(Philippines score listed first, score column indicates score after each Guirado goal)[33]
Personal life
Born to a Filipina mother who hailed from Ilagan, Isabela, Guirado started playing football when he was six years old.[34] He was a cousin of Caloy Garcia, a Filipino basketball assistant coach (including with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association), and was also a distant uncle of ABS-CBN star model and actress Coleen Garcia.
Guirado's older brother, Juan Luis, was also a footballer. A defender, he spent most of his career in amateur football, appearing in 104 games in the third division for six teams,[35] and also represented the Philippines internationally.
Honours
Club
Global
2012[36]
International
Philippines
2013[37]
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: Azkals Angel Guirado scored two goals against Guam in the first half. Philippine News. 12 June 2012. 19 February 2018. 10 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230110210657/https://philnews.ph/2012/06/12/azkals-angel-guirado-scored-two-goals-against-guam-in-the-first-half/. live.
- Web site: Fútbol de Filipinas – Ángel Guirado, el Cristiano Ronaldo de los Azkals. Football in the Philippines – Ángel Guirado, Azkals' Cristiano Ronaldo. Tu TV. es. 31 October 2012. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208024326/http://tu.tv/videos/futbol-de-filipinas-angel-guirado-el. dead.
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- News: Guirado off to Myanmar. The Philippine Star. Henson. Quinito. 17 March 2011. 26 March 2011.
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- News: El Deportivo ficha a Ángel Guirado y lo cede una temporada al Vecindario. Deportivo sign Ángel Guirado and loan him one season to Vecindario. Marca. es. 4 August 2006. 19 February 2018. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042323/http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/vecindario/es/desarrollo/677727.html. live.
- News: El triste cumpleaños del malagueño Ángel Guirado. The sad birthday of Málaga's own Ángel Guirado. Diario Sur. es. 9 December 2006. 19 February 2018. 17 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100117035912/http://www.diariosur.es/prensa/20061209/deportes/triste-cumpleanos-malagueno-angel_20061209.html. live.
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- Web site: El C.D. Ronda, que ha cerrado hoy el alta de Guirado, recibe el sábado al C.D. Huétor Tájar con la intención de mantenerse arriba. C.D. Ronda, who signed Guirado today, host C.D. Huétor Tájar Saturday with the intention of staying up. CD Ronda Blogspot. es. 7 October 2010. 6 March 2011. 16 July 2012. https://archive.today/20120716135513/http://cdronda.blogspot.com/2010/10/el-cd-ronda-recibe-al-cd-huetor-tajar.html. live.
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- News: Angel Guirado, Carli De Murga on target as Global clobbers Nomads. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Tupas. Cedelf. 30 January 2012. 4 February 2012. 31 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120131185701/http://sports.inquirer.net/33047/angel-guirado-carli-de-murga-on-target-as-global-clobbers-nomads. live.
- Web site: Angel Guirado joins Salgaocar FC. Salgaocar F.C. 17 August 2012. 17 August 2012.
- Web site: Salgaocar release Angel Guirado. Goal. Mohan. Srinivasan. 28 December 2012. 29 December 2012. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153800/http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/4741/india-and-central-asia/2012/12/28/3633596/salgaocar-release-angel-guirado. live.
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- Web site: El Palazzolo italiano firma a Ángel Guirado. Italy's Palazzolo sign Ángel Guirado. Nuevo Fútbol. es. January 2017. 30 January 2017. 7 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011225/http://www.nuevofutbol.com/2017/01/oficial-el-palazzolo-italiano-firma-angel-guirado.html. live.
- Web site: Cambodia's Prak Mony Udom replaced by Angel Guirado at Negeri Sembilan. Fox Sports Asia. 11 May 2018. 11 May 2018. 2 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702103402/http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/malaysia-super-league/880492/prak-mony-udom-released-negeri-sembilan-azkals-guirado-joins/. dead.
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- Web site: Ángel Guirado hace historia con la Selección Absoluta de Filipinas. Ángel Guirado makes history with full Philippines national team. Canal Charry TV. es. 26 March 2011. 6 April 2011. 12 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110912061858/http://www.charrytv.com/noticias/ronda/deportes/-acutengel-guirado-seleccion-absoluta-filipinas_153. live.
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