- Miguel Marcos Madera
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Míchel 
In pre-season for Birmingham, 2011Personal information Full name Miguel Marcos Madera Date of birth 8 November 1985 Place of birth Lena, Spain Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Getafe Number 21 Youth career –2003 Oviedo 2003–2004 Sporting Gijón Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2005 Sporting B 2005–2010 Sporting Gijón 139 (7) 2010–2011 Birmingham City 9 (0) 2011 → AEK Athens (loan) 15 (0) 2011– Getafe 5 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Marcos and the second or maternal family name is Madera.Miguel Marcos Madera (born 8 November 1985[2]), known as Míchel, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Getafe as a central midfielder.
Having been brought through the youth academy of Asturias side Real Oviedo, he played with the first team of rivals Sporting de Gijón in both the second and first divisions, before eventually leaving for English Premier League club Birmingham City in January 2010. He spent the second half of the 2010–11 season on loan at AEK Athens.
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Football career
Sporting Gijón
Born in Pola de Lena, Lena, Asturias,[2] Míchel emerged through Real Oviedo's cantera (youth academy) and transferred to Sporting de Gijón's under-19 team for the 2003–04 season. He won the Youth Champions Cup that year, and was named MVP of the final game.
Next season, Míchel started his professional career, with the club's B team. In 2005, he progressed to the first team, then playing in the second division; he played 24 matches in the 2005–06 season and scored one goal, in a 4–0 win at Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
In 2007–08, Míchel helped the Asturian club return to La Liga after a 10-year absence. He was handed the vice-captaincy for the start of the 2008–09 season, and went on to appear in 30 matches, 24 as a starter, as Sporting avoided relegation on the last matchday.
Birmingham City
Speculation had linked Míchel with Birmingham City, newly promoted to the English Premier League, in the summer of 2009,[3] but the transfer was not completed until 11 January 2010, for a fee of £3 million. The player signed a two-and-a-half-year deal, with an option to extend the contract for a further 12 months.[4][5] Spanish journalist and Sky Sports pundit Guillem Balagué described the player as a good passer of the ball, tactically aware and positionally disciplined, and "not scared of the physical side", comparing him in style to Javier Mascherano, but "with a better range of passing".[5]
Míchel made his Premier League debut on 27 January, replacing James McFadden in the 73rd minute as Birmingham's 15-game unbeaten run came to an end in a 3–0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge,[6] and made his home debut three days later, again as a substitute.[7] However, the fitness and what manager Alex McLeish described as "stunning" form of captain Barry Ferguson in central midfield meant that Míchel was restricted to just nine league appearances, and he was made available for loan in the January 2011 transfer window.[8][9]
In January 2011, Míchel joined Superleague Greece club AEK Athens on loan for the remainder of the season.[10] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 away win against Skoda Xanthi,[11] and on his second appearance, scored a 40-metre free kick against Panathinaikos in the seventh minute of stoppage time to take AEK through to the semifinal of the 2011 Greek Cup, 4–3 on aggregate.[12]
Míchel played his first 45 minutes for the club in over six months in a 1–0 pre-season friendly defeat of Cork City.
Getafe
On 8 August 2011, Míchel joined La Liga club Getafe for an undisclosed fee.[13]
Honours
- AEK Athens
- Greek Cup: 2010–11
References
- Infobox statistics
- Sporting Gijón, Birmingham City, AEK Athens, Getafe: "Miguel Marcos Madera". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. http://www.soccerway.com/players/miguel-marcos-madera/59234/. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- General
- ^ "Player Profile: Michel". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~50448,00.html. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Miguel Marcos Madera". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. http://www.lfp.es/?tabid=113&Controltype=fju&cj=7964. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "McLeish keen on Gijon midfielder". BBC Sport. 7 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/8190143.stm. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Midfielder Michel Joins Blues". Birmingham City F.C. 11 January 2010. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1741603,00.html. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ a b Tattum, Colin (7 January 2010). "Birmingham City agree £3 million transfer of Sporting Gijon midfielder Michel". Birmingham Mail. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2010/01/07/birmingham-city-agree-3-million-transfer-of-sporting-gijon-midfielder-michel-97319-25543386/. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (27 January 2010). "Chelsea 3, Birmingham City 0: Colin Tattum's big match verdict". Birmingham Mail. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2010/01/28/chelsea-3-birmingham-city-0-colin-tattum-s-big-match-verdict-97319-25706142/. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ Soneji, Pranav (30 January 2010). "Birmingham 1–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8485699.stm. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Games played by Miguel Madera". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=53234. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (11 January 2011). "Interest grows in Birmingham City midfielder Michel". Birmingham Mail. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/01/11/interest-grows-in-birmingham-city-midfielder-michel-97319-27963475/. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωση [Announcement]" (in Greek). AEK Athens F.C. 21 January 2011. http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=1355&n_id=6577. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Super League 2010–2011: Skoda Ξάνθη–ΑΕΚ" (in Greek). AEK Athens F.C. 29 January 2011. http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=3522. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Κύπελλο 2010–2011: ΑΕΚ–Παναθηναϊκός [Cup 2010–2011: ΑΕΚ–Panathinaikos]" (in Greek). AEK Athens F.C. 2 February 2011. http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=4055. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "Michel returns to Spain". Birmingham City F.C. 8 August 2011. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2413503,00.html. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
External links
- Getafe official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Transfermarkt profile
- Premier League profile
- Miguel Marcos Madera career stats at Soccerbase
Getafe CF – current squad 1 Ustari · 2 Cata Díaz · 3 Mané · 4 M. Torres · 5 Lopo · 6 Lacen · 7 Miku · 8 Sarabia · 9 Colunga · 10 Gavilán · 11 Mosquera · 12 León · 13 Codina · 14 Albertazzi · 15 Rafa · 16 Ríos · 17 D. Castro · 18 Masilela · 19 Güiza · 20 Valera · 21 Míchel · 22 Casquero (c) · 23 Rodríguez · 24 R. Pérez · 25 Moyà · 28 Barrada · – Pintos · Manager: Luis García
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Asturian people
- Spanish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga footballers
- Sporting de Gijón footballers
- Getafe CF footballers
- Premier League players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Superleague Greece players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
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