Miguel Ãngel Angulo
Miguel Ángel Angulo (2013 )
Miguel Ángel Angulo Valderrey ( born June 23, 1977 in Oviedo ), short- Angulo, is a former Spanish footballer.
The versatile offensive player was the majority of his career at Valencia under contract.
Club career
Angulo began his career in the youth team of Sporting Gijon, in his home town. His next club was the youth team of FC Valencia in 1995. About Valencia's B team then went to the 1996/97 season on loan to the then second division side Villarreal. He then played again at Valencia. He has not always been the undisputed master player, but scored some important goals and played more than 300 games for Valencia. In addition, he won the Spanish Cup twice (2002, 2004), the Spanish Cup (1999, 2008) and once in the UEFA Cup ( 2004).
For Angulo made headlines during a Champions League match of the season 2004/ 05, when he was in the preliminary round in the decisive match against Werder Bremen spat in the direction of his opponent Tim Borowski after leaving. After a rough attack against this he had previously obtained a dismissal ( 90 ). Overall, he was condemned by UEFA at the seven -match suspension.
Angulo was expelled in December 2007, along with his fellow players Santiago Cañizares and David Albelda of coach Ronald Koeman without giving reasons from the team training. Koeman wanted to create a "revolution" in Valencia, as he did not succeed in this, the three banned players end of April 2008 by new coach Voro back into the team appointed. In the 2008 /09 season he came mostly as a wild card is used.
In August 2009, he was a free transfer to Sporting Lisbon for a year. Four months and four inserts for the Lisbon club later sparked Angulo on his contract and ended his professional career.
National team career
Angulo played eleven times in the Spanish national team. The first game he played in November 2000 in the 1-0 victory against England. At a big tournament, he was unable to attend, apart from his Olympic victory with Spain at the Summer Games in 2000.
Achievements
- Spanish Champion: 2002, 2004
- Spanish Cup winners: 1999, 2008
- Spanish Supercup winner: 1999
- European Supercup winner: 2004
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 2004
- Football Olympic Champions: 2000