Miguel Ángel Angulo Valderrey (; born 23 June 1977) is a Spanish former professional

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, currently

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of Valencia CF Mestalla. Predominantly an

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, he was also able to play as a right winger and even as a

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or a forward. Basing his football on inexhaustible physical display, Angulo was much appreciated by trainers because of his versatility, and spent most of his career at

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where he won a total of seven trophies, including two

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championships and the 2004 UEFA Cup.

Club career

Valencia

Born in

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, Angulo began his football career with local

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, joining

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in January 1996 at the age of 18. After spending some time with the reserves he was loaned in the 1996–97 campaign to

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club

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, before returning to Valencia the following summer. Angulo made 434 competitive appearances and scored 67 goals during his spell at the Mestalla Stadium, being a very important element in the ''Ches

conquest in

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and

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(totalling six goals in 48 games), while also starting in the 2004 UEFA Cup final which they won after defeating

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; he scored as a substitute in wins at Maccabi Haifa F.C. and Beşiktaş J.K. in earlier rounds. Due to the ageing of the previous starter, Frenchman Jocelyn Angloma, he played several matches as an attacking

, as the team operated mainly in a 5–3–2 formation. In summer 2004, Angulo pulled out of a transfer to

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after a last-minute change of heart. His agent claimed this was due to the player's anxiety at moving to

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; he had already completed part of his medical. He continued to be heavily played by Valencia in the following three seasons, netting 15 times in 93 league games. On 15 December 2004, he was handed a seven-match ban by

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after being sent off in a

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tie against

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where he kicked

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and subsequently spat on Tim Borowski. On 20 December 2007, Angulo, along with Santiago Cañizares and David Albelda, was axed from the squad by new coach

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. In late April of the following year, however, with Koeman's sacking, all three were reinstated by new manager Voro in a squad seriously threatened with relegation, with five remaining fixtures. On 27 April he returned to action, playing five minutes in a 3–0 home win over CA Osasuna after having come on as a substitute for

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. He started his first post-reinstatement match two weeks later, scoring in a 5–1 away rout of already relegated

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Sporting CP

In August 2009, after a mediocre campaign individually, Angulo was released by Valencia, thus ending a 14-year relationship. Late in the same month he agreed to a one-year contract with

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, but after just four months, he was released by the

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club, grossly unsettled, and pondered his retirement, which was confirmed the following week.

Coaching

Angulo returned to Valencia as a coach, being hired at the ''Infantil B'' team in 2014. The following December, he moved up from the under-19s to be assistant to

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in the main squad, alongside the Englishman's brother

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. He was dismissed alongside the head coach in late March 2016. After three years back in the youth ranks, Angulo was hired as manager of the reserve side on 17 June 2021. In his first season, he won promotion from the fifth-tier Tercera División RFEF as group champions. After missing out on a second consecutive promotion by a late single-goal defeat to CP Cacereño in the 2023 Segunda Federación play-offs, he extended his contract to 2025.

International career

Angulo made his debut for

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on 17 November 2004, in a 1–0 friendly win against

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played in

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. Going on to collect 11

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, he never took part in any major tournament, however. Angulo also represented the nation at the

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(five appearances) and the

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(five), helping to a runner-up finish in the latter competition. He also played in

' first representative game since 1936 the same year, a 1–0 victory over

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in his hometown.

Career statistics

Club

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International

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Valencia *

: 2001–02, 2003–04 *

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: 1998–99 *

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: 2003–04 *

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runner-up: 1999–2000 Spain U18 * UEFA European Under-18 Championship:

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Spain U21 *

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Spain U23 *

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silver medal:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angulo, Miguel Angel 1977 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Oviedo Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Men's association football utility players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sporting de Gijón B players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players Villarreal CF players Primeira Liga players Sporting CP footballers UEFA Europa League–winning players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spain men's international footballers Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Spain Olympic medalists in football Olympic silver medalists for Spain Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Spanish football managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera Federación managers Valencia CF Mestalla managers Valencia CF non-playing staff