Migueli

Migueli

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti
Date of birth	19 December 1951 (1951-12-19) (age 59)
Place of birth	Ceuta, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Youth career
	O'Donnell
	Cádiz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1971–1973	Cádiz	67	(4)
1973–1988	Barcelona	391	(20)
Total		458	(24)
National team
1975–1976	Spain amateur	2	(0)
1974–1980	Spain	32	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Bernardo and the second or maternal family name is Bianquetti.

Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti (born 19 December 1951 in Ceuta), aka Migueli, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.

A player with immense physical power – he was nicknamed Tarzan^[1] – he is best known for his FC Barcelona spell, which lasted almost 20 professional years.

Migueli appeared with Spain at the 1978 World Cup and Euro 1980.

Club career

After playing with Cádiz CF from 1971–73, Migueli transferred to La Liga giants FC Barcelona, where he became an undisputed starter after just one league appearance in his first year, going on to amass 391 games in the competition (549 overall, club's all-time best^[2] until 5 January 2011, when midfielder Xavi surpassed him in a Copa del Rey match against Athletic Bilbao).

In the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup final against Fortuna Düsseldorf, Migueli played parts of the match – which went to extra time – with a broken collarbone, in an eventual 4–3 success.^[3]

In 1986–87, already well into his 30's, he still managed to appear in 41 matches (38 complete), and retired at the end of the next season, in which he added another domestic cup. He then worked with the club's coaching staffs, in the Joan Gaspart presidency.

International career

Migueli earned 32 caps and scored one goal for Spain, his debut coming on 20 November 1974, a 2–1 win in Scotland for the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifiers.

He represented the nation at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and Euro 1980 – four matches in total.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 April 1980	El Molinón, Gijón, Spain	Czechoslovakia	1–1	2–2	Friendly

Honours

Team

Barcelona

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1978–79, 1981–82
• Spanish League: 1973–74, 1984–85
• Spanish Cup: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88
• Spanish Supercup: 1983
• Spanish League Cup: 1982–83, 1985–86

Individual

• Best Spanish Player: 1977–78, 1984–85

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other [4]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cádiz	1971–72	30	0	2	1	-	-	-	-	32	1
	1972–73	37	4	3	0	-	-	-	-	40	4
	Total	67	4	5	1	-	-	-	-	72	5
Barcelona	1973–74	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	0
	1974–75	29	2	4	0	6	0	-	-	39	2
	1975–76	34	5	5	0	9	1	-	-	48	6
	1976–77	25	1	1	0	7	0	-	-	33	1
	1977–78	33	2	6	1	10	1	-	-	49	4
	1978–79	28	0	2	0	9	1	-	-	39	1
	1979–80	31	2	2	1	7	0	-	-	40	3
	1980–81	20	3	6	1	2	0	-	-	28	4
	1981–82	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	-	6	0
	1982–83	31	1	6	0	6	0	6	0	49	1
	1983–84	30	0	7	0	3	1	2	0	42	1
	1984–85	32	4	7	0	1	0	4	0	44	4
	1985–86	29	0	5	0	9	0	1	0	44	0
	1986–87	41	0	0	0	8	0	-	-	49	0
	1987–88	24	0	7	0	6	0	-	-	37	0
	Total	391	20	59	3	85	4	13	0	548	27
Career totals		458	24	64	4	85	4	13	0	620	32

References

1. ^ «Si creemos, pasamos» («If we believe, we will pass»); El Mundo, 6 March 2007 (Spanish)
2. ^ Sólo Migueli supera ya a Xavi (Only Migueli in front of Xavi now); Mundo Deportivo, 16 February 2009 (Spanish)
3. ^ Migueli, ingresado tras sufrir un infarto (Migueli, in hospital after suffering heart attack); El Mundo, 2 August 2004 (Spanish)
4. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, Copa de la Liga

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Migueli at National-Football-Teams.com
• Migueli – FIFA competition record
• International appearances, at RSSSF
• FC Barcelona archives (Spanish)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Juanito	Best Spanish player 1977–78	Succeeded by Quini

Persondata
Name	Migueli
Alternative names	Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	19 December 1951
Place of birth	Ceuta, Spain
Date of death
Place of death