Mista (footballer)
Miguel Ángel Ferrer Martínez ( born November 12, 1978 in Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia ), short Mista, is a Spanish footballer, which is primarily used in the storm.
Career
As youth players
His youth career began Mista at the age of 11 years at his hometown club Peña Madridista, from where it four years later moved to local rivals Caravaca Promesas. However, after just one season, he was discovered by Real Madrid's youth Rafael Benítez, after Mista was included in the youth squad of the Royal.
As a professional
Benítez always developed it further, so he already scored 19 goals in his first two seasons with Real Madrid B. After Benítez real left in 1997, Mista was only loaned to CD Tenerife, but then switched completely to the Canary Islands in 1999. Benítez, who also hired in the 2000/2001 season at CD Tenerife, rose with the club at the end of the season surprising on. Then he courted the FC Valencia and Benítez pulled his protégé. In Valencia Mista scored 44 goals in 144 official matches and thus became a central member of the successful team that won the Primera División in the 2001/2002 and 2003/2004 season. This superior performance was 2004 final will be crowned with victory in the UEFA Cup, what Mista was involved with a goal in the 58th minute instrumental.
After a sluggish 2005/2006 season is Mista finally could not prevail against the signing David Villa, so he for 5 million euro moved in summer 2006 to Atlético Madrid, where he signed a 4 year contract. In the first season yet been set, he was replaced by expensive additions and 2007/ 08 only used as a reserve player.
Deportivo president Augusto César announced in July 2008 that Mista, who had disbanded his contract with Atletico itself, free transfer to La Coruña Change servicekit. He signed a three -year contract. In the summer of 2010, the Canadian MLS club Toronto FC obliged the Spaniards, but this left the club after just one season again, to finally say goodbye to the professional football.
In the National Team
Mista debuted on 12 October 2005 in San Marino in the national team. In qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, he replaced Luis Aragones after 72 minutes. The match ended 0:6 (0:3). For the 2006 World Cup, as well as for the Euro 2008 Mista was not taken in the Spanish squad.
Achievements / Title
In the club
- FC Valencia La Liga: 2001/ 02, 2003 /04
- UEFA Cup: 2004
- UEFA Super Cup: 2004