Miguel Llera
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Llera playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Llera Garzón | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | None | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Recreativo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2001 | Recreativo B | ||
| 2000–2001 | → San Fernando (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Alicante | 102 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Gimnàstic | 39 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Hércules | 11 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Sheffield Wednesday | 79 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:05, 31 March 2015 (UTC). | |||
Miguel Ángel Llera Garzón (born 7 August 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
He played mostly in the lower leagues of his country, appearing in only 12 La Liga games with Gimnàstic. He moved to England in 2008 after signing with Milton Keynes Dons, going on to remain in the country until his retirement and represent a host of clubs, mainly Sheffield Wednesday (three years) and Charlton Athletic (two).
Football career
Spain
Llera was born in Castilleja de la Cuesta, Province of Seville. After unsuccessfully emerging through local Recreativo de Huelva's youth ranks, he represented several modest clubs until 2005–06, when he contributed with 27 games (scoring three times) to Gimnàstic de Tarragona's return to La Liga after a 56-year absence; however, midway through the following season, he was released from contract, after appearing in 12 matches (all starts) for the Catalans and scoring in defeats against Real Sociedad (2–3, away[1]) and Getafe CF (1–3, home[2]) as Nàstic was eventually immediately relegated back.
In 2007–08 Llera continued in Segunda División, but also failed to impress at Hércules CF, playing in only 11 games out of 42.
MK Dons
Subsequently Llera took his game to England, joining League One side Milton Keynes Dons in September 2008.[3]
He scored twice during his spell with the Dons, against Carlisle United[4] and Brighton & Hove Albion.[5]
Charlton
After a successful season, with a third-place finish straight out of Football League Two, albeit without eventual promotion, Llera signed for Charlton Athletic on 2 July 2009,[6] after turning down a new contract offer – he became the first Spanish footballer to play for the club.[7][8]
Llera quickly established himself as a fans' favourite after just four games, scoring on his debut against Wycombe Wanderers[9] but also picking up a head injury which led him to wear a helmet for the next few games, similar to that of Chelsea's Petr Čech; he scored his first goal for the Addicks on 22 August 2009, in a 2–0 home win against Walsall.[10]
Blackpool
After leaving Charlton at the end of the 2010–11 season, Llera spent some time training with Blackpool and joined them on trial, making his debut against Rangers on 19 July 2011.
On 2 August he scored from a free kick against Lancaster City, in a 1–3 defeat, and, two days later, he signed a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[11]
Brentford / Sheffield Wednesday
On 7 September 2011, Llera transferred to Brentford on a three-month loan deal.[12] On 22 November he moved to Sheffield Wednesday, in a loan agreement lasting until January 2012.[13]
On 10 January 2012 Llera was signed on a permanent deal by Wednesday, having been released by Blackpool.[14][15] On 11 February, in a game against Exeter City, he suffered a head injury in an eventual 1–2 away loss,[16] going on to miss approximately one month of action.
Scunthorpe
After impressing on trial, on 21 July 2014 Llera was offered a contract by Oldham Athletic, which was later withdrawn.[17] He eventually moved to League One's Scunthorpe United late in the month, agreeing to a one-year deal also after a trial period.
Llera made his competitive debut on 9 August 2014, in a 1–3 defeat at Swindon Town.[18] His first appearance at Glanford Park took place the following weekend, and he scored a 39th minute own goal in 0–4 loss to Preston North End.[19]
Llera netted his first and only goal for the Iron on 13 December 2014, contributing to a 2–1 home win over Crewe Alexandra.[20] On 5 May of the following year, it was announced he would not be offered a new contract and was free to leave the club.[21]
Club statistics
- As of 25 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Fernando (loan) | 2000–01[22] | Segunda División B | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Alicante | 2001–02[22] | Segunda División B | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| 2002–03[22] | Segunda División B | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04[22] | Segunda División B | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05[22] | Segunda División B | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 102 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 5 | ||
| Gimnàstic | 2005–06[22] | Segunda División | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
| 2006–07[22] | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| Hércules | 2007–08[22] | Segunda División | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2008–09[23] | League One | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2009–10[24] | League One | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 2010–11[25] | League One | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| Blackpool | 2011–12[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Brentford (loan) | 2011–12[26] | League One | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2011–12[26] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2011–12[26] | League One | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 2012–13[26] | Championship | 41 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 46 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14[26] | Championship | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 83 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 11 | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2014–15[26] | League One | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Career total | 321 | 28 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 364 | 31 | ||
Honours
Team
- Alicante
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Football League One: Runner-up 2011–12
Individual
- Football League One: Player of the Month April 2012
References
- ↑ Real Sociedad 3–2 Gimnastic de Tarragona; ESPN Soccernet, 17 December 2006
- ↑ Gimnastic de Tarragona 1–3 Getafe; ESPN Soccernet, 14 January 2007
- ↑ "MK Dons bring in defender Llera". BBC Sport. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ↑ "MK Dons 3–1 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ↑ "Brighton 2–4 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ↑ Javier Estera (10 June 2009). "Miguel Ángel Llera ficha por el Charlton" [Miguel Ángel Llera signs with Charlton]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ↑ James Chard (27 May 2009). "Llera to leave as talks break down". MK Citizen. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
- ↑ "Charlton recruit defender Llera". BBC Sport. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
- ↑ "Charlton 3–2 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ↑ "Charlton 2–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ↑ "Liera completes Blackpool move". Blackpool F.C. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ Brentford sign Blair Adams and Miguel Llera on loan; BBC Sport, 8 September 2011
- ↑ "Llera loaned to Owls". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ "Owls land Llera". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ↑ Sheffield Wednesday sign Miguel Llera from Blackpool; BBC Sport, 10 January 2012
- ↑ Exeter 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1: Match Report; The Star, 13 February 2012
- ↑ "Offer: Miguel Llera". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "Swindon 3–1 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 0–4 Preston". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe 2–1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Iron announce retained list". Scunthorpe United F.C. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Llera: Miguel Ángel Llera Garzón". BDFutbol. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Matches played by Miguel Llera in 2008/09". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Matches played by Miguel Llera in 2009/10". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ "Matches played by Miguel Llera in 2010/11". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Matches played by Miguel Llera in 2011/12". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 March 2015.