Playing position Role Footballer Current team Valladolid (coach) Height 1.84 m | Years Team Position Midfielder Name Miguel Portugal | |
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Full name Miguel Angel Portugal Vicario Date of birth (1955-11-28) 28 November 1955 (age 60) Place of birth Quintanilla de las Vinas, Spain Similar People Enderson Moreira, Joao Paulo da Silva, Manoel Messias Silva Car, Paulo Baier, Ricardo Drubscky | ||
Congreso toledo 2012 ponencia miguel ngel portugal
Miguel Angel Portugal Vicario (born 28 November 1955) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current manager.
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- Congreso toledo 2012 ponencia miguel ngel portugal
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Player
- Manager
- References
Playing career
Portugal was born in Quintanilla de las Viñas, Province of Burgos. During his career he played for Burgos CF, CD Mirandés, Real Madrid, Cádiz CF, Rayo Vallecano, CD Castellón, Real Burgos CF, Real Valladolid and Córdoba CF.
With the La Liga powerhouse, Portugal remained four years (one loaned at Cádiz), winning the double in his first year but only amassing 27 top division appearances combined during his spell.
Coaching career
Portugal started managing in the mid-90's, returning to Real Madrid to be in charge of its C and B-sides. In 1999, he started in the second division with CD Toledo, but was fired after only a couple of months.
After some years out of football, Portugal coached former club Córdoba, also in level two, returning to Real Madrid Castilla in 2005–06 following the December promotion to the first team of Juan Ramón López Caro. On 6 July 2006 he succeeded López Caro once again, now at Racing de Santander, helping the Cantabrians to a final tenth place in the top flight.
Portugal served as technical director of Real Madrid subsequently. In November 2008, he was set to take over at the club as coach following the sacking of Bernd Schuster, but president Ramón Calderón preferred Juande Ramos instead.
On 19 November 2009, Portugal returned to Racing on a two-year deal following the dismissal of Juan Carlos Mandiá, as the side had only collected one point in five home matches. In early February 2011, even though the team was placed above the relegation zone in the top division – eventually managing to stay afloat – he was sacked by new club owner, Indian Ahsan Ali Syed.