Miguel Ángel González Suárez

Miguel Ángel

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel González Suárez
Date of birth	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	Ourense
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. † Appearances (goals)

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 Ángel remained attached to Real, in several capacities.^[2]

Honours

Team

• UEFA Cup: 1984–85
• La Liga: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80
• Copa del Rey: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1981–82
• Copa de la Liga: 1984–85

Individual

• Ricardo Zamora Trophy: 1975–76
• Don Balón Award: 1975–76

References

1. Real Madrid biography (Spanish)
2. Zoco nuevo delegado del equipo (Zoco new club delegate); El País, 13 January 1994 (Spanish)

External links

• Miguel Ángel profile at BDFutbol
• National team data (Spanish)
• Miguel Ángel at National-Football-Teams.com
• Miguel Ángel – FIFA competition record