Miguel Ángel González Suárez

Miguel Ángel González Suárez ( born December 24, 1947 in Ourense), commonly known as Miguel Ángel is a former Spanish football goalkeeper.

Career

Miguel Ángel began his athletic career as a handball goalkeeper in his hometown at Cardenal Cisneros, before it was not until 18 years eventually moved to the small football division side AD Couto. His good performances earned him a short time the most important club in the city, CD Ourense. In the summer of 1967, after only one year in football, he already committed Real Madrid, but lent him for the time being from the second division CD Castellón. From the summer of 1968, he finally was part of the squad of Real Madrid, but under coach Miguel Muñoz he could never secure a regular place to number one were the first Kanare Antonio Betancort and Andres Junquera and later Borja García Alarcón and Mariano Remon. Only in the 1973/74 season made ​​the breakthrough after Luis Molowny middle of the season as coach on an interim basis took over and Miguel Ángel turned into the goal. In the cup final of the Galicians showed his skills in a 4-0 against arch-rivals FC Barcelona. The following year, under coach Miljan Miljanić, he was finally definitively for the first goalkeeper of the squad. While a total of 18 years at Real Madrid he won the UEFA Cup twice, eight Spanish titles, five cups and a Ligacup. On June 30, 1986, he ended his career as a player.

National

In the National Team it brought Miguel Ángel on a total of 18 games. He was also part of the World Cup banns of the Spaniards in 1978 and 1982. Mostly, however, he stood in the shadow of José Ángel Iribar or later Luis Arconada.

Achievements

• 2x UEFA Cup 1984/85, 1985/86

• UEFA Europa League winners
• Soccer goalkeeper (Spain )
• Spanish Champion ( football)
• Person ( Ourense)
• Person (Real Madrid)
• Athletes (Madrid )
• Spaniard
• Born in 1947
• Man