Ángel Manuel Cuéllar Llanos (born 13 September 1972) is a Spanish former

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, currently a

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. A

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or a forward, his main assets were

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and scoring ability. He spent most of his professional career with Betis (nine years) and also had a brief unsuccessful spell with

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, greatly marred by injury. Over the course of eight

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seasons, Cuéllar amassed totals of 111 matches and 17 goals.

Playing career

Born in Villafranca de los Barros,

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, Cuéllar made his debut for

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' first team aged 18, in a 1–0

away loss against

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on 4 November 1990, with the

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side finishing the season last. He became an undisputed starter while in the

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and scored 14 league in 1994–95 as they shot straight from the second tier into a final third place (on 25 September 1994, he scored a

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in a 5–0 home victory over

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); during the campaign, he also appeared in two friendlies with the Spain national team.Yo jugué en el Real Betis: Ángel Cuéllar (I played for Real Betis: Ángel Cuéllar)

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, 11 January 2013 Cuéllar signed a five-year deal with league powerhouse

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in June 1995. After suffering an

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in his first competitive appearance, a 2–0 win at

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, he would feature sparingly throughout his two-year spell, as ''Barça'' won three trophies during 1996–97. Returning to Betis in 1997 for 300 million '' pesetas'', Cuéllar would be sacked by club president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera after the side were relegated at the end of the 1999–2000 season, under the allegations of "alarmingly low working performances". After two stints in division two, both ended in relegation, he moved to

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of the same league, and was an important element in the Valencians' top-flight promotion,El Levante festejó el título con un homenaje al equipo que subió en 2004 (Levante celebrated title by honouring team that promoted in 2004)

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, 11 June 2017 but would only appear seven times during the following campaign mainly due to injuries. Subsequently, Cuéllar played three seasons in

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, two with

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and his final with

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. After 15 goals in 2007–08, best in the competition, he retired from professional football at almost 36.

Coaching career

In June 2015, Cuéllar was appointed manager of

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in the Spanish fourth tier. Two years later, he moved up one level to

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's FC Jumilla, being dismissed after failing to win a single match in eight.El Jumilla destituye a Ángel Cuéllar (Jumilla dismiss Ángel Cuéllar)
La Opinión de Murcia, 10 October 2017

Honours

Barcelona *

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: 1996–97 *

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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: 1996–97 Levante *

: 2003–04 Spain U16 *

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: 1988

References

External links

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Betisweb stats and bio

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuellar, Angel 1972 births Living people People from Tierra de Barros Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Badajoz Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players FC Barcelona players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers Levante UD footballers CD Lugo players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spain men's international footballers Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers FC Jumilla managers