Vicente Miera
Vicente Miera ( born May 10, 1940 in Santander, Cantabria ) is a former Spanish football coaches and players, the numerous Spanish professional teams and the Spanish national soccer team trained in his coaching career. The crowning achievement of his career was his victory at the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 with Spain. As a player, he was active for Real Madrid, Racing Santander and Sporting Gijon. With the " Royal ", he won numerous titles.
- 2.1 Real Oviedo
- 2.2 Sporting
- 2.3 Espanyol and return to Sporting
- 2.4 break and return
- 2.5 national team
- 2.6 Last stations
- 3.1 As a player
- 3.2 As a coach
Playing career
Real Madrid
After a year at Racing Santander Vicente Miera moved to Real Madrid in 1961, which was located at that time in a fundamental reconstruction and foreign superstars replaced by local young players. Nevertheless, this newly formed team was able to maintain its exceptional position in Spain's football. So Vicente Miera could, inter alia, with Real win the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1966. In addition, seven league titles came in eight years, the Miera could get with his team. Only in 1966 this total domination was broken, but easily verschmerzt by victory in the European Cup. In 1962, Miera was also able to win the Spanish Cup with " Los Blancos ".
His career was Vicente Miera end with league rival Sporting Gijon, which he should serve more times as a coach later.
Coaching career
Real Oviedo
With 34 years took over the native Cantabrians Vicente Miera 1974, the team of Real Oviedo. Already in his inaugural season he succeeded with his team promotion to the Primera División. Ranking third was reached confidently the goal for the season. But the happiness did not last long. Already after only one year had Mieras team suffered the bitter descent ( only on the final day was subject to the FC Elche in the distance duel for the league ). And in the season 1976/77 the misfortune to Oviedo returned to him by unnecessary away defeat at relegation candidates Levante UD the seemingly secure ascent was finally still given out of hand.
Sporting
Although he did not succeed with his team the rise, but he was allowed 1977/78 return as coach of the riser Sporting Gijon in the first division. He was the high expectations with a fifth place as a climber more than fair. In the following season he reached the Asturiern even the runner-up behind record champions Real Madrid.
Espanyol and return to Sporting
Nevertheless, Miera took over in the 1979/80 season surprisingly Espanyol Barcelona, but major problems with his team had to reach the league. For this reason he returned after only one year back to Sporting that has established itself in the top tier of the league. Although he succeeded on his return still the seventh place, but in the summer of 1982, they remained top notch exclusively on goal difference. After the season Vicente Miera took the consequences and resigned as coach.
Break and return
Only in the 1986/87 season turned successful trainer Miera back to the dugout to sign the traditional club Atlético Madrid. However, he remained below expectations because those responsible had hoped for more than seventh place at Atletico. Another year hiatus followed before he returned to his first club Real Oviedo. With the Asturiern he held the sovereign class, but left the club to hire at CD Tenerife. He was also active in 1988 a few months as an assistant coach of the Spanish national team. Again forgave one of his teams on the final day. In direct descent duel with his team lost 1:2 at FC Málaga and had to go back to the Segunda División.
National
The renewed descent did his popularity no harm, and so it was that he took over as head coach the Spanish national team. He made his debut on 4 September 1991 as a coach against the selection of Uruguay. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 he led the Spanish team to the gold medal. He was succeeded by this success of Javier Clemente as coach.
Last stations
First Vicente Miera reached twice with Racing Santander in the years 94 to 96 a place in the mid-table before he took over the top team of Espanyol a second time. But he was unlucky again in Barcelona, so that he led last year's Fourth beyond good and evil into mid-table. His last coaching position was unlucky. The only just descended Seville he was back in the Primera División lead, which thoroughly failed in 7th place at the end of the season. Subsequently, the now 58 -year-old Miera finished the end of his coaching career.
Achievements
As a player
- Spanish Champion ( 7): 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969
- European Champions Cup ( 1): 1966
- Generalísimo Cup ( 1): 1962