Miguel Ángel Garrido Cifuentes (born 5 October 1990), commonly known as Cifu, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Football career

Born in Zújar,

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,Cifu, el «hipster» del Elche (Cifu, Elche's "hipster")
Diario Información, 12 October 2015 Cifu graduated from Elche CF's youth setup, and made his senior debut for

Torrellano Illice CF Torrellano Illice Elche Parque Empresarial Club de Fútbol, known as Torrellano Illice, was a Spanish football team based in Torrellano, Elche, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 2009 and dissolved in 2011, it held home games at ''Polideporti ...

(the club's farm team) in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

, in 2009. On 11 August 2011 he joined Orihuela CF in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

, appearing regularly for the side. In July 2012 Cifu returned to Elche, being assigned to the reserves in the fourth level. He appeared in 38 matches during his first campaign, scoring once and achieving promotion. On 17 July 2014 Cifu was loaned to

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

, in a

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-long deal. On 24 August he made his debut in the competition, starting in a 1–0 home win against

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. Cifu scored his first professional goal on 9 May 2015, netting the last in a 4–2 away win against FC Barcelona B. After his loan expired, he was subsequently assigned to the Valencians' main squad. On 26 January 2016, as his contract was due to expire in the summer, Cifu was loaned to

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side

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, ...

, with a three-year permanent deal being effective at the expiration of the loan. On 15 July, after making no appearances for the

ns, he returned to his previous club Girona again in a temporary deal. On 30 January 2018, Cifu was loaned to Albacete Balompié still in the second division, for six months. Upon returning, he became a regular starter for the ''Albicelestes'', now also in division two. On 22 September 2020, Cifu terminated his contract with Málaga, and returned to his former side Elche, now in the top tier, on a two-year contract just hours later. On 20 July 2021, Cifu left Elche and signed a one-year deal with second division newcomers UD Ibiza.

Personal life

Cifu is part of the Hipster subculture, distinguishing himself with a thick beard and tattoos.

Career statistics

Club

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cifu 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Granada Spanish footballers Footballers from Andalusia Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Orihuela CF players Elche CF Ilicitano footballers Girona FC players Elche CF players Málaga CF players Albacete Balompié players UD Ibiza players