Luis Minguela Explained

Luis Minguela
Fullname:Luis Mariano Minguela Muñoz
Birth Date:5 January 1960
Birth Place:Frumales, Spain
Height:1.76 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Valladolid
Years1:1977–1992
Caps1:366
Goals1:24
Nationalyears1:1981
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1989
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0

Luis Mariano Minguela Muñoz (born 5 January 1960) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

He spent his entire career with Real Valladolid, appearing in 448 competitive matches and scoring 30 goals. He played once with the Spain national team.[1]

Minguela later served as the mayor of Laguna de Duero for the People's Party.

Club career

Born in Frumales, Province of Segovia, Minguela played solely for Real Valladolid during his 15-year professional career. He started out with the club in the Segunda División, totalling only 25 games in his first three seasons.

Minguela made his debut in La Liga on 15 February 1981, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute in a home game against Sporting de Gijón and scoring his team's goal in a 1–2 loss.[2] He finished the campaign with a further eight appearances (three goals).

Minguela competed solely in the top tier subsequently, scoring a career-best five goals in 1988–89[3] [4] [5] [6] to help to a sixth-place finish in addition to a runner-up run in the Copa del Rey.[7] He retired at the age 32, after being relegated; additionally, he started in six matches in the 1989–90 edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, where the Castile and León side reached the third round.[8]

International career

On 20 September 1989, Minguela earned his only cap for Spain, replacing Roberto early into the second half of a 1–0 friendly win over Poland at the Estadio Riazor.[9]

Post-retirement

Minguela engaged in politics after retiring.[10] From 2011 to 2015, he was Laguna de Duero's mayor for the People's Party.[11] [12]

Honours

1984[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Marcos: «Hay que valorar lo que hemos hecho durante toda la temporada». Marcos: "People have to give credit to what we have done the entire season". El Norte de Castilla. es. 28 April 2009. 3 July 2022.
  2. News: 1–2: ¡Atención al Sporting (+6) de Miera!. 1–2: Watch out for Miera's Sporting (+6)!. Mundo Deportivo. Javier. González. es. 16 February 1981. 1 July 2016.
  3. News: 2–1: Sporting ganó y convenció. 2–1: Sporting won and convinced. Mundo Deportivo. Jenaro. Allongo. es. 26 September 1988. 1 July 2016.
  4. News: La suerte se alió con los pucelanos. Luck was the pucelanos ally. Mundo Deportivo. Fernando. Roma. es. 1 May 1989. 1 July 2016.
  5. News: El Valladolid las pasó moradas. Valladolid went through an ordeal. Mundo Deportivo. Fernando. Roma. es. 28 May 1989. 1 July 2016.
  6. News: 1–0: El Valladolid ganó con apuros al Cádiz. 1–0: Valladolid had a hard time defeating Cádiz. Mundo Deportivo. Fernando. Roma. es. 11 June 1989. 1 July 2016.
  7. News: El temprano gol de Gordillo cambió el partido. Gordillo's early goal was game-changing. Mundo Deportivo. Tomás. Guasch. es. 1 July 1989. 1 July 2016.
  8. Web site: European Competitions 1989–90. RSSSF. James M.. Ross. 3 July 2022.
  9. News: 1–0: El pie de Míchel marcó ante Polonia el camino que España buscará en Hungria. 1–0: Míchel's foot set track in Poland that Spain will seek in Hungary. ABC. Ignacio. Torrijos. es. 21 September 1989. 1 July 2016.
  10. Web site: Una vida dedicada al fútbol y a la política. A life dedicated to football and politics. Aquí en Valladolid. Ángel. Fernández. es. 2 July 2010. 1 July 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812021346/http://www.aquienvalladolid.com/entre-amigos/una-vida-dedicada-al-futbol-y-a-la-politica/. 12 August 2016.
  11. News: Minguela releva a Viejo en Laguna. Minguela takes over for Viejo in Laguna. El Norte de Castilla. Paula. Carriba. es. 12 June 2011. 1 July 2016.
  12. News: Minguela, del PP, perderá la Alcaldía de Laguna y pasará a la oposición. Minguela, of PP, will lose Laguna city hall and will join the opposition. El Norte de Castilla. es. 8 June 2015. 1 July 2016.
  13. News: 25 años de la Copa de la Liga. 25 years from the League Cup. El Norte de Castilla. es. 2009. 30 June 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219142836/http://realvalladolid.elnortedecastilla.es/especial-25-aniversario/. 19 February 2015.

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