Miguel Tendillo Belenguer (born 1 February 1961) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. Over 15 seasons, he amassed

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totals of 370 matches and 28 goals, appearing most notably for

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(eight years) and

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(five) and winning ten major titles. Tendillo played nearly 30 times with

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, representing the nation in

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and

European Championship.

Club career

Born in

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, Tendillo started his professional career with local

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, being first choice since the age of 18 (29

games in his first full season, which culminated with the

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– he started in

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against

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).Miguel Tendillo: el cierre de Moncada (Miguel Tendillo: the lock of Moncada)
La Galerna, 1 February 2018 (in Spanish) After nearly 300 official appearances with Valencia, Tendillo moved to

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, playing ho ...

upon the ''Ches 1986 relegation, and produced another solid

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, which earned him the interest of league powerhouse

as a replacement to longtime injuree

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. A starter in three of his five years, he helped the club to three leagues and as many domestic supercups. Tendillo signed with lowly

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for 1992–93, not being able to help it prevent relegation from the top division and retiring at the end of the campaign, aged 32. Subsequently, he returned to the

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as youth system coordinator.

International career

Tendillo earned his first

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for

on 21 May 1980, at not yet 20, appearing in a 2–2

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with

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. Subsequently, he was called for that year's

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and the

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, appearing in a total of 27 matches and being deployed at

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in the former competition.

International goals

Personal life

Both Tendillo's father Miguel (born 1937) and son Alberto (1995) were footballers and defenders. The latter was also developed at Valencia.El Levante UD ficha al central Tendillo para su filial tras su paso por el Mestalla (Levante UD sign stopper Tendillo for their reserves after his spell with Mestalla)

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, 26 July 2017 (in Spanish)

Honours

Valencia *

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: 1978–79 *

: 1979–80 *

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

Real Madrid *

: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 *Copa del Rey: 1988–89 *

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, 1989,

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References

External links

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CiberChe biography and stats
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tendillo, Miguel 1961 births Living people People from Horta Nord Footballers from the Province of Valencia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Tercera División players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Real Murcia players Real Madrid CF players Real Burgos CF footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1980 players 1982 FIFA World Cup players