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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. He represented the Philippines at

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level. His professional career in Spain consisted of ten

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matches for

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and Vecindario. 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 club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

, 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 , holding home games at '' Municipal Carles Padrós'', which has a capacity of 4,500. The cl ...

(preseason games only), moving to

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neighbours

CE Manresa Centre d'Esports Manresa is a Spanish football team based in Manresa, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1916, it plays in , holding home games at ''Nou Estadi Municipal del Congost'', with a capacity of 3,000 spectators. Histo ...

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

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. 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 regional leagues. 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 () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

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 and refounded in 2021, they play in , holding home games at '' Esta ...

(second level) and

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(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 Philippine Army FC, 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

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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 Federation Cup. 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 A.C. Palazzolo. 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,

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, 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 * Philippine Peace Cup:

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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 Filipino people of Spanish descent Visayan people Footballers from Málaga Spanish men's footballers Filipino men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's 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 El Palo FC players CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers Global 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 FC players Philippines men's international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Filipino expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's 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 21st-century Spanish sportsmen 21st-century Filipino sportsmen