Ángel Jesús Mejías Rodríguez (born 1 March 1959) is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a

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Playing career

Born in Tembleque,

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, Mejías joined

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

from his hometown club

CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Toledo, Spain, Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Salto del Cab ...

,Futbolistas que fueron ídolos (Footballers who were idols)

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, 5 June 2016 (in Spanish) spending his first two seasons as a senior with the reserves, the second in the

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. He made his official debut for the first team on 21 February 1982 in a 0–1 home loss to

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, and began being regularly played from his second season in

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onwards. After the emergence of Abel Resino at the ''Colchoneros'', Mejías became the backup, appearing in only 15 league matches over seven seasons. Due to injury to his teammate, he was in goal for the 1991 final of the

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, won 1–0 against

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

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, claiming his second winner's medal in the competition. He left the club in June 1993 at the age of 34, still playing five more years (including four with

CF Rayo Majadahonda Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish professional football club in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with a capacity of 3,800 seats. ...

) in the lower leagues until his retirement.

Coaching career

Subsequently, Mejías returned to Atlético, working as goalkeeper coach. After leaving, he worked in the same capacity with

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Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

and

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 ...

.El exguardameta atlético Mejías, nuevo preparador de porteros del Málaga (Former Atlético goalie Mejías, new goalkeeper coach of Málaga)
La Opinión de Málaga, 29 June 2013 (in Spanish)

Honours

Atlético Madrid *

: 1984–85, 1990–91; runner-up: 1986–87 *

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: 1985; runner-up: 1991, 1992 *

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runner-up: 1985–86 Rayo Majadahonda *

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

: 1995–96, 1996–97

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mejias, Angel 1959 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Toledo Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Toledo players Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Madrid footballers Talavera CF players CF Rayo Majadahonda players Association football goalkeeping coaches Atlético Madrid non-playing staff Málaga CF non-playing staff Beşiktaş J.K. non-playing staff Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey