Ángel Aldeguer Guirado (born 9 December 1984), known as Ángel Guirado, is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

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and the Philippines national team. His professional career in Spain consisted of ten

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matches for Córdoba and

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. He went on to appear for teams in the Philippines, India, Thailand, Iceland, Gibraltar, Italy and Malaysia.

Club career

Born in

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, Guirado was an unsuccessful youth graduate at hometown club

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

, going to play for two other clubs before completing his development. He started his senior career in 2003 with

CE Mataró Club Esportiu Mataró is a Spanish football team based in Mataró, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1939, they currently play in the Primera Catalana, holding home games at '' Municipal Carles Padrós'', which has a capacity o ...

(preseason games only), moving to

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neighbours CE Manresa in

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shortly after and returning to his native region after the year was over, signing for

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

. During his spell in that tier he appeared in only nine games (out of 42) as the 2004–05 season ended in relegation, and represented mainly the B side in both the fourth division and the

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. Following a brief loan spell with

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, Guirado joined

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. They currently p ...

for

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50.000, but only appeared officially for the reserves, also being loaned twice during the 2006–07 campaign, playing a combined 17 matches for

UD Vecindario Unión Deportiva Vecindario is a Spanish football team based in Vecindario, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1962, it helds home games at ''Estadio Municipal de Vecindario'', with a ...

(second level) and

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''. History The new board of directors was o ...

(third). He spent the following three seasons in division three with as many teams, being relegated twice. Guirado signed for fourth-tier club CD Ronda in early October 2010. However, in the summer of 2011, he decided not to renew his contract in order to explore other possibilities, with

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from China, Indonesia, Japan and the United Arab Emirates following his progress. On 13 August 2011, Guirado agreed to a deal with

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in the Philippines. He was

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in his first match against

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, and scored his first goal on 30 January 2012 in a 5–1 win over Manila Nomads FC. Guirado joined

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side Salgaocar F.C. on 17 August 2012. His one-year contract was terminated before the end of the year, due to poor performances and prolonged national team duties. He made eight appearances and scored three goals during his tenure, between the league and the

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. In January 2015, Guirado moved to Udon Thani F.C. in the Thai

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. Seven months later, he signed for Icelandic club Knattspyrnudeild UMFG. In late January 2017, Guirado signed with Italian amateurs

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. In May of the following year, he joined

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side

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International career

On 26 February 2011, it was reported that Guirado would join the Philippines national team due to his ancestry. He made his debut in the 1–1 draw against

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on 21 March, in the

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tournament. On his third appearance, for the same competition, Guirado scored two goals in the second half of the 3–0 away win against

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. In November 2017, after a four-year absence, he was recalled to the national team and included in the squad for the 2017 CTFA International Tournament in

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, netting once in the 3–1 victory over

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International goals

(Philippines score listed first, score column indicates score after each Guirado goal)

Personal life

Born to a

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mother who hailed from

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, Guirado started playing football when he was six years old. He was a cousin of

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, a Filipino basketball assistant coach (including with the

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in the

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), and was also a distant uncle of ABS-CBN star model and actress

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. Guirado's older brother, Juan Luis, was also a footballer. A defender, he spent most of his career in amateur football, appearing in 104 games in the third division for six teams, and also represented the Philippines internationally.

Honours

Club

Global * UFL Division 1:

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International

Philippines *

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third place:

References

External links

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Deportivo archives
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guirado, Angel 1984 births Living people Spanish people of Filipino descent Citizens of the Philippines through descent Filipino people of Spanish descent Visayan people Footballers from Málaga Spanish footballers Filipino footballers Association football wingers Association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CE Mataró players CE Manresa players Córdoba CF B players Córdoba CF players Atlético Madrid B players Deportivo Fabril players UD Vecindario players CD Lugo players Atlético Levante UD players CD El Palo players CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers Global Makati F.C. players I-League players Salgaocar FC players Angel Guirado Angel Guirado Angel Guirado Ángel Guirado Gibraltar Premier Division players Lincoln Red Imps F.C. players St Joseph's F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Negeri Sembilan FA players Philippines international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Filipino expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in India Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Iceland Expatriate footballers in Gibraltar Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Filipino expatriate sportspeople in India Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Italy Gibraltar National League players