Miguel Pardeza Pichardo (born 8 February 1965) is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a forward. He was part of

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's generation of footballers known as '' La Quinta del Buitre'', but spent the better part of his career at

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at L ...

. After retiring as a player, he returned to his first club in directorial capacities. Having appeared in 325

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matches over 13 seasons (81 goals scored), Pardeza was part of the Spain squad at the

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Club career

Born in

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, Pardeza was a youth system graduate at

, making his first-team debut during the 1983–84 season. After a loan at

he returned, helping with 25 games and five goals to the side's 1987 national league conquest. With the 1987–88 campaign already underway, Pardeza signed a permanent five-year contract with Zaragoza, going on to become one of the

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ese team's most prominent members as an attacking player with skills, vision and netting ability (he scored in double figures in four seasons). In 1994–95 he netted 11

goals, while also helping them to that season's

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against

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. After a quick spell with

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's Puebla FC, where he rejoined former Zaragoza teammate Francisco Higuera, Pardeza retired in 1999 at age 34. In June 2002, he became technical director of former side Zaragoza and, seven years later, he rejoined first club Real Madrid in the same capacity, following Florentino Pérez's return as president.

International career

After playing at

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and Olympic level, Pardeza earned five

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for

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. He made his debut on 11 October 1989 in a 2–2 draw against

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for the

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qualifiers, and his last appearance came in the finals in Italy on 21 June 1990, as he appeared two minutes in the 2–1 victory over

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Outside football

After four years of law studies and

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at the

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(1994–99), Pardeza prepared a thesis on , a Spanish journalist/writer. He also collaborated with newspapers and radios, and was a speaker for the

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from 1990, acting as its

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since 1996.

Honours

Real Madrid *

: 1986–87 Zaragoza *

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: 1985–86, 1993–94 *

: 1994–95

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pardeza, Miguel 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Huelva Spanish footballers Footballers from Andalusia Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Real Zaragoza players Liga MX players Club Puebla players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spain under-23 international footballers Spain international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Real Madrid CF non-playing staff