Ángel Pedraza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pedraza and the second or maternal family name is Lamilla.

Ángel Pedraza
Personal information
Full name Ángel Pedraza Lamilla
Date of birth (1962-10-04)4 October 1962
Place of birth La Rinconada, Spain
Date of death 8 January 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 48)
Place of death Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Full-back, midfielder
Youth career
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1985 Barcelona B 67 (13)
1982–1983 → Villarreal (loan)
1985–1988 Barcelona 45 (4)
1988–1995 Mallorca 229 (3)
1995–1997 Sóller
International career
1980–1981 Spain U18 9 (1)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Espanyol B
2005–2006 Benidorm
2006–2007 Villarreal B
2007–2008 Iraklis Thessaloniki
2009 Panserraikos
2009–2010 Atlético Baleares
2010 Hospitalet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ángel Pedraza Lamilla (4 October 1962 – 8 January 2011) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a full-back and a central midfielder. He was also a manager.

Playing career

Born in La Rinconada, Seville, Andalusia, Pedraza finished his development at FC Barcelona, and spent two seasons with the reserves in the Segunda División. On 16 September 1980, László Kubala granted him the opportunity to play one UEFA Cup match against Sliema Wanderers F.C. in Malta, and he became the first La Masia youth graduate ever to appear for the main squad.[1]

In January 1986, with Terry Venables as a coach, Pedraza made his La Liga debut with the first team, where he remained a further three years, being mostly used as a backup. In the 1986 European Cup final he was one of four Barça players – the others were José Ramón Alexanko, Pichi Alonso and Marcos – to have their penalty shootout attempts saved by FC Steaua București goalkeeper Helmut Duckadam, as the Catalans lost the decisive match in Seville (0–0 after 120 minutes).[2]

Pedraza signed for RCD Mallorca in the 1988 off-season, with the Balearic Islands club being coached by a young Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, who relocated the player from central midfielder to full-back.[3] In his first season he was an essential defensive player (3,241 minutes, one goal) as they returned to La Liga,[4] and also reached the Copa del Rey final in 1991;[5] in six of his seven years with the team he did not appear in less than 30 league games, and retired from football in 1997 at the age of 35 after a two-year stint with amateurs CF Sóller, also in Mallorca.[6]

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring, Pedraza started managing, spending five years with several youth sides at former club Barcelona. In 2002, he moved across the city and coached RCD Espanyol's juniors, joining the B team afterwards.[7]

Pedraza then spent three seasons in the Segunda División B, first with Benidorm CF then Villarreal CF B.[7] After one year in Greece, split between two teams,[8] he returned to his country and took charge of amateurs CD Atlético Baleares, helping them to promote from Tercera División as champions.[9]

In July 2010, despite being already suffering from cancer, Pedraza agreed to take over at CE L'Hospitalet in the third tier. He was however relieved of his duties after only three months.[10] On 8 January 2011, aged only 48, he succumbed to the illness in Barcelona.[11]

Personal life

Pedraza's son, Marc, was also a professional footballer. A midfielder, he was brought up in Espanyol's youth system, being coached by his father at Hospitalet, with the manager being sacked precisely after the player's debut.[12][13]

Honours

Player

Barcelona

Mallorca

Manager

Atlético Baleares

References

  1. ^ Álvarez, Robert (9 January 2011). "Pedraza, el primero de La Masía que debutó con el Barça" [Pedraza, first from La Masia to make debut with Barça]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Duckadam inspires Steaua". UEFA. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Perfil completo de Ángel Pedraza, nuevo entrenador del Atlético Baleares" [Complete profile of Ángel Pedraza, new Atlético Baleares coach] (in Spanish). Balear Esport. 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  4. ^ González, A. (7 March 2016). "2 de julio de 1989: Vidal y Nadal fueron claves" [2 July 1989: Vidal and Nadal were key]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Carbajosa, Carlos E. (30 June 1991). "El Mallorca, finalista elemplar" [Mallorca, the perfect finalists]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ Montes de Oca, Carlos (8 January 2011). "Adiós a Àngel Pedraza" [Farewell to Àngel Pedraza]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Fallece a los 48 años Ángel Pedraza, ex del Barça, Mallorca y Villarreal" [Death of 48-year-old Ángel Pedraza, formerly with Barça, Mallorca and Villarreal]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 January 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Iraklis, Jimenez pay tribute to Pedraza". Sport in Greece. 9 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  9. ^ a b Jaume, Tolo (23 May 2010). "El Balears regresa a Segunda B" [Baleares return to Segunda B]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Ángel Pedraza, destituït" [Ángel Pedraza, dismissed] (in Catalan). L'Hesport. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Fallece Pedraza a los 48 años a consecuencia de un cáncer" [Pedraza dies at the age of 48 due to cancer]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 9 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Marc Pedraza, a l'Hospi" [Marc Pedraza, to L'Hospi] (in Catalan). L'Hesport. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  13. ^ "CE L'Hospitalet 1 – CE Sabadell 1" (in Catalan). L'Hesport. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  14. ^ Tarín Alonso, Manuel (31 March 1988). "El día que volvieron a ser campeones" [The day they were champions again] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  15. ^ Torre, Raúl. "Spain – List of League Cup Finals 1983–1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 June 2023.