Miguel López-Cedrón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López-Cedrón and the second or maternal family name is Freije.
Miguel Lopez-Cedron
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel López-Cedrón Freije
Date of birth (1978-06-03) 3 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
1989–1990 Llanera
1990–1996 Sporting Gijón
1992–1993 → Veriña (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Sporting B 134 (38)
1998–2004 Sporting Gijón 54 (10)
2000–2001 → Leganés (loan) 25 (4)
2002–2003 → Eibar (loan) 31 (6)
2004–2006 Numancia 40 (6)
2006–2009 Elche 84 (19)
2009–2011 Oviedo 53 (7)
2011–2013 Avilés 64 (13)
2013–2014 Tuilla 35 (14)
2014–2015 Llanes 16 (0)
Total 536 (117)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Ángel López-Cedrón Freije (born 3 June 1978), known simply as Miguel, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre forward.

Playing career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Miguel had his career mainly associated with Sporting de Gijón, being however mainly registered with the reserves during his eight-year tenure. He made his La Liga debut with the first team on 26 April 1998 by coming on as a 57th-minute substitute in a 0–4 away loss against UD Salamanca,[1] and amassed Segunda División totals of 213 matches and 40 goals over ten seasons, representing in the competition Sporting, CD Leganés, SD Eibar, CD Numancia – for which he also appeared in the top flight, in 2004–05[2]– and Elche CF.

Miguel's last two years were spent in Tercera División, with CD Tuilla and CD Llanes.[3]

Post-retirement

After retiring, Miguel joined amateurs UD Llanera as director of football.[4] On 26 June 2019, he was named president of the club.[5]

References

  1. ^ Sintes, Agustí (27 April 1998). "El Salamanca sufre para superar el trámite del Sporting" [Salamanca suffer to overcome Sporting formality]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Llanes, llega Miguel López Cedrón" [Llanes, Miguel López Cedrón arrives] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ^ Durán, Davinia (20 May 2015). "Miguel López-Cedrón será el director deportivo del UD Llanera y la escuela de fútbol David Villa puede venir a nuestro concejo" [Miguel López-Cedrón will be UD Llanera's sporting director and the David Villa football school may come to town] (in Spanish). El Tapín. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. ^ De la Fuente, A. (28 June 2019). "Miguel López-Cedrón, nuevo presidente del Llanera" [Miguel López-Cedrón, new Llanera president]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2019.