Miguel Ángel González Suárez

For other people named Miguel Ángel González, see Miguel Ángel González (disambiguation).
Miguel Ángel
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel González Suárez
Date of birth (1947-12-24) 24 December 1947
Place of birth Ourense, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Couto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Couto
1967–1986 Real Madrid 247 (0)
1967–1968 → Castellón (loan) 26 (0)
Total 273 (0)
National team
1975 Spain amateur 1 (0)
1975–1978 Spain 18 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

Miguel Ángel González Suárez (born 24 December 1947), known as Miguel Ángel, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Miguel Ángel was born in Ourense, Galicia. During his career, after making his beginnings at handball, he played for CD Ourense, CD Castellón and Real Madrid, having an 18-year spell with the La Liga giants and being first-choice from 1974 to 1978 and in his two final seasons. He conquered six domestic leagues, being an active part in four of those.[1]

Miguel Ángel retired in June 1986, at the age of nearly 39. He also earned 18 caps for the Spanish national team, and was in the squad for the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups.

Upon retiring, Miguel Ángel remained attached to Real, in several capacities.[2]

Honours

Team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Real Madrid biography (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Zoco nuevo delegado del equipo (Zoco new club delegate); El País, 13 January 1994 (Spanish)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Pirri		 Real Madrid C.F. captain
1980–1986 		Succeeded by
Santillana
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