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José Miguel González Martín

Míchel
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Míchel as Getafe coach in 2011
Personal information
Full name José Miguel González Martín del Campo
Date of birth (1963-03-23) 23 March 1963 (age 54)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Málaga (coach)
Youth career
1976–1981 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Real Madrid B 108 (25)
1982–1996 Real Madrid 404 (97)
1996–1997 Celaya 34 (9)
Total 546 (131)
National team
1980 Spain U16 3 (0)
1980–1981 Spain U18 21 (11)
1983–1984 Spain U21 7 (1)
1984 Spain amateur 1 (0)
1985–1992 Spain 66 (21)
Teams managed
2005–2006 Rayo Vallecano
2006–2007 Real Madrid B
2009–2011 Getafe
2012–2013 Sevilla
2013–2015 Olympiacos
2015–2016 Marseille
2017– Málaga
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

José Miguel González Martín del Campo, known as Míchel (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmitʃel]; born 23 March 1963), is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right midfielder, and the current manager of Málaga CF.

He was most noted for his stellar crossing ability, also contributing with a fair share of goals. During his career he represented mainly Real Madrid – over a decade – achieving great team and individual success.

Míchel earned nearly 70 caps for Spain from 1985 to 1992, and appeared for the nation in two World Cups (scoring four goals in the 1990 edition) and one European Championship. He started working as a manager in 2005, notably leading Olympiacos to two Superleague Greece accolades.

The son of a footballer who had to retire from the game at 27 after a road accident, Míchel was born in Madrid and joined Real Madrid at the age of thirteen, his technique and physicality on the pitch quickly standing out. He moved quickly through the ranks to the first team, appearing – and scoring – once in the 1981–82 season, in a 2–1 away win against CD Castellón on 11 April 1982.

A member of the renowned Quinta del Buitre, which also featured Emilio Butragueño, Miguel Pardeza, Rafael Martín Vázquez and Manuel Sanchís, Míchel never played less than 31 La Liga contests from 1985 to 1994. After helping Castilla CF to the second division title in 1984, he was instrumental in the capital club's conquests, which included six leagues and two consecutive UEFA Cups; he opened the score in the 1985 final of the latter competition, against Videoton FC.


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