Miguel Tendillo

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Miguel Tendillo
Tendillo (Alginet, Pais Valencia, 1980).jpg
Tendillo (right) in August 1980
Personal information
Full name Miguel Tendillo Belenguer
Date of birth (1961-02-01) 1 February 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Moncada, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Moncada
Valencia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1979 Mestalla
1979–1986 Valencia 208 (17)
1986–1987 Murcia 41 (2)
1987–1992 Real Madrid 98 (8)
1992–1993 Burgos 23 (1)
Total370(28)
International career
1977–1979 Spain U18 17 (1)
1979 Spain U19 3 (0)
1979 Spain U20 4 (0)
1979 Spain U21 2 (0)
1980–1988 Spain 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Tendillo Belenguer (born 1 February 1961) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.

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Over 15 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 370 matches and 28 goals, appearing most notably for Valencia (eight years) and Real Madrid (five) and winning ten major titles. [1]

Tendillo played nearly 30 times with Spain, representing the nation at the 1982 World Cup and Euro 1980.

Club career

Born in Moncada, Valencia, Tendillo started his professional career with local Valencia CF, being first choice since the age of 18 (29 La Liga games in his first full season, which culminated with the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup conquest – he started in the final against Arsenal). [2] [3]

After nearly 300 official appearances with Valencia, Tendillo moved to Real Murcia upon the Che's 1986 relegation, and produced another solid season, which earned him the interest of league powerhouse Real Madrid as a replacement to longtime injuree Antonio Maceda. A starter in three of his five years, he helped the club to three leagues and as many domestic supercups. [2]

Tendillo signed for lowly Real Burgos CF for 1992–93, not being able to help them prevent relegation from the top division and retiring at the end of the campaign, aged 32. [2] Subsequently, he returned to the Mestalla Stadium as youth system coordinator. [4]

International career

Tendillo earned his first cap for Spain on 21 May 1980, at not yet 20, appearing in a 2–2 friendly with Denmark in Copenhagen. Subsequently, he was called for that year's UEFA European Championship and the 1982 FIFA World Cup, totalling 27 matches and being deployed at right-back in the former competition. [2]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 April 1982 Luis Casanova, Valencia, SpainFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1–02–0 Friendly [5]

Personal life

Both Tendillo's father Miguel (born 1937) and son Alberto (1995) were footballers and defenders. The latter was also developed at Valencia. [6] [7] [8]

Honours

Valencia

Real Madrid

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