Corona (footballer)

Corona

Corona playing for Almería in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán
Date of birth	12 February 1981
Place of birth	Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Brisbane Roar
Number	7
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2000	Real Madrid C
2000–2001	Real Madrid B	30	(12)
2001–2007	Zaragoza	62	(2)
2004–2005	→ Poli Ejido (loan)	31	(1)
2006	→ Albacete (loan)	13	(2)
2006–2007	→ Almería (loan)	40	(7)
2007–2015	Almería	249	(12)
2015–	Brisbane Roar	29	(2)
National team
1997–1998	Spain U16	17	(4)
1997–1998	Spain U17	10	(1)
1998–2000	Spain U18	12	(2)
2001	Spain U20	1	(0)
2000–2003	Spain U21	15	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán (born 12 February 1981), known as Corona, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Australian club Brisbane Roar FC usually as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Real Madrid / Zaragoza

Corona was born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo. A product of La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, he played for their C and B-teams, the latter competing in the third division.^[1]

Corona was signed by Real Zaragoza in January 2001, but only appeared in 33 top flight games for the Aragonese over the course of four seasons, with loans in the second level in between (one full season with Polideportivo Ejido, six months with Albacete Balompié).

Almería

Corona was loaned again in 2006–07, now to UD Almería, being instrumental in the Andalusia side's first-ever promotion to the top level and reuniting with former Zaragoza teammate Fernando Soriano. The move was made permanent for the following campaign,^[2] and both players were instrumental as the team went on to finish eighth in their maiden season in the main category.^[3]

Corona scored his first goal in the top level with a header, in a 1–2 away defeat against CA Osasuna on 9 March 2008, his only in the season.^[4] He continued to be a regular for Almería in the subsequent years, often starting but rarely finishing a match.

On 19 January 2011, Corona scored one of Almería's most important goals, in a 3–2 win at Deportivo de La Coruña (4–2 on aggregate), with the club reaching the semifinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever.^[5] On 9 April, through a counter-attack, he opened the score for the last-placed team at FC Barcelona – his second goal of the season – but the hosts eventually won it 3–1,^[6] and the visitors eventually suffered relegation after a four-year stay.

In the following two seasons in the second tier, Corona was an undisputed starter for the Rojiblancos, scoring seven goals combined. However, he was sparingly used during the first half of 2013–14's top flight,^[7] regaining his starting position in mid-March 2014 and thus becoming the third player with most appearances in the competition for the club.^[8]

Brisbane Roar

On 23 September 2015, Corona terminated his contract with Almería,^[9] and signed for Australian A-League side Brisbane Roar FC the following week.^[10] He left the former with competitive totals of 312 games and 22 goals, only behind José Ortiz.^[11]

Club statistics

As of 18 October 2015^[12]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid B	1999–2000	Segunda División B	10	3	—		—		10	3
	2000–01		20	9	—		—		20	9
	Total		30	12	—		—		30	12
Zaragoza	2000–01	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2001–02		11	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	0
	2002–03	Segunda División	29	2	1	0	—		30	2
	2003–04	La Liga	17	0	3	0	—		20	0
	2005–06		3	0	1	0	—		4	0
	Total		62	2	6	0	2	0	70	2
Poli Ejido (loan)	2004–05	Segunda División	31	1	1	0	—		32	1
Albacete (loan)	2005–06	Segunda División	13	2	0	0	—		13	2
Almería (loan)	2006–07	Segunda División	40	7	1	0	—		41	7
Almería	2007–08	La Liga	32	1	2	0	—		34	1
	2008–09		30	0	1	1	—		31	1
	2009–10		22	1	2	0	—		24	1
	2010–11		30	2	7	1	—		37	3
	2011–12	Segunda División	41	3	4	0	—		45	3
	2012–13		33	4	1	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	38	4
	2013–14	La Liga	23	1	3	1	—		26	2
	2014–15		31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	2015–16	Segunda División	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		285	19	23	3	4	0	312	22
Brisbane Roar	2015–16	A-League	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			423	36	30	3	6	0	459	39

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Segunda División play-offs

Honours

Country

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1997

Individual

• PFA Team of the Season: 2015–16

References

1. Corona, el capitán del Almería que no pudo debutar con el Real Madrid (Corona, captain of Almería who could not make debut with Real Madrid); Liga BBVA, 29 April 2015 (Spanish)
2. Corona staying at Almería; UEFA.com, 10 July 2007
3. Soriano busca su cuarto ascenso y Corona, el tercero (Soriano in search of a fourth promotion and Corona, a third); Marca, 19 June 2013 (Spanish)
4. Osasuna 2–1 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 9 March 2008
5. El Almería se niega a despertar del sueño (Almería refuses to awake from dream); Marca, 19 January 2011 (Spanish)
6. Barca come back to avoid upset; ESPN Soccernet, 9 April 2011
7. Corona no quiso marcharse en enero (Corona did not want to leave in January); Marca, 5 February 2014 (Spanish)
8. Corona entra en el podio de la historia del Almería (Corona steps into Almería's historical podium); Marca, 17 February 2014 (Spanish)
9. El Almería y Corona llegan a un acuerdo para rescindir el contrato a petición del jugador (Almería and Corona reach agreement to terminate the contract at the request of the player); Almería's official website, 23 September 2015 (Spanish)
10. Brisbane Roar bring Spanish midfielder Corona to the A-League; ABC, 30 September 2015
11. Se marcha 'El Mago' ('The Wizard' leaves); Marca, 23 September 2015 (Spanish)
12. "Corona". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

External links

• Corona profile at BDFutbol
• Corona profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Corona – FIFA competition record