Miguel Ángel (footballer, born 1947) explained

Miguel Ángel
Full Name:Miguel Ángel González Suárez
Birth Date:24 December 1947
Birth Place:Ourense, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Height:1.74 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Couto
Years1:1966–1967
Years2:1967–1986
Caps2:247
Goals2:0
Years3:1967–1968
Clubs3:→ Castellón (loan)
Caps3:26
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:273
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1975
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1975–1978
Nationalcaps2:18
Nationalgoals2:0

Miguel Ángel González Suárez (pronounced as /es/; 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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life and death

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]

Honours

Real Madrid

1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80[5]

1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82[5]

1985[5]

1984–85[5]

Individual

1975–76[13]

1975–76[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ourense llora la pérdida de Miguel Ángel. Ourense mourns loss of Miguel Ángel. Cadena SER. Pepe. González. es. 6 February 2024. 8 February 2024.
  2. News: Miguel Ángel, el felino de Orense. Miguel Ángel, feline from Orense. Marca. Jesús. Ramos. es. 30 July 2016. 8 February 2024.
  3. News: 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. Jorge. Ron. es. 15 November 2017. 20 October 2018.
  4. News: 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. es. 15 August 2018. 3 February 2021.
  5. Web site: 18 temporadas defendiendo la portería madridista. 18 seasons defending Madrid's goal. Real Madrid CF. es. 19 October 2018.
  6. News: Zoco nuevo delegado del equipo. Zoco new team delegate. El País. es. 13 January 1994. 2 January 2012.
  7. News: 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. es. 14 October 1975. 19 October 2018.
  8. News: Murió Miguel Ángel González, leyenda del arco del Real Madrid y la selección de España: sus brillantes atajadas en el Mundial de Argentina 78. Death of Miguel Ángel González, Real Madrid and Spain national team's goalkeeping legend: his brilliant saves in the Argentina 78 World Cup. Infobae. es. 6 February 2024. 8 February 2024.
  9. News: El Mundial que Santamaría le robó a Sempere. The World Cup that Santamaría took from Sempere. Super Deporte. Carlos. Bosch. es. 18 May 2016. 8 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Real Madrid exporter Miguel Ángel suffers from ALS. Sports Finding. George. Williams. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
  11. Web site: Official announcement: Miguel Ángel. Real Madrid CF. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
  12. Web site: Comunicado oficial: fallecimiento de Miguel Ángel. Official announcement: death of Miguel Ángel. Real Madrid CF. es. 6 February 2024. 6 February 2024.
  13. Web site: Todos los porteros que se quedaron con el Premio Zamora. All the goalkeepers that got the Zamora Trophy. Goal. es. 20 May 2018. 18 December 2022.
  14. Web site: Spain – Footballer of the Year. RSSSF. Emilio. Pla Díaz. 19 October 2018.

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