Miguel Angel dead: Legendary Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper dies at 76 after 14-month battle with ALS as his former club lead tributes
Legendary Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Miguel Angel has died aged 76, the club has confirmed.
Angel played for Los Blancos for eighteen seasons, collecting a host of trophies between 1968 and 1986.
In addition to eight Spanish league titles, he also won two UEFA Cups, five Spanish Cups and one Spanish League Cup.
He was knocked out eighteen times by Spain, playing for his country in the Argentina edition in 1978 and then in his home country in 1982.
Angel was also the winner of the Zamora Trophy in 1975/76, an award established by MARCA and awarded to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals to games ratio.
Legendary Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Miguel Angel has passed away at the age of 76
Angel won eight Spanish league titles and two UEFA Cups, as well as numerous other trophies
Real Madrid called him ‘one of the greatest goalkeepers in our history, a football legend of Real Madrid and Spain.’
A club statement read: ‘Real Madrid would like to express its condolences and condolences to his wife, María del Pilar, his son Miguel Ángel, his grandchildren Daniela and Mauro, his family members, his teammates and all his loved ones.
‘Miguel Ángel has been associated with Real Madrid almost all his life. Real Madrid would like to express its condolences to all Real Madrid fans. May he rest in peace.’
Alberto Cosin, a Spanish football journalist, wrote on X: ‘Very sad day for Real Madrid. Miguel Ángel, one of the best goalkeepers in the club’s history and teacher of many other goalkeepers when he was Los Blancos’ goalkeeping coach, has left us. Fly high, just like your stops.”
One fan wrote: ‘A sad day because of the death of Miguel Angel, idol of our childhood and youth, we all wanted to become goalkeepers!
‘We will never forget that interruption during the 78th World Cup in Argentina, our retina will continue to visualize it forever!! Good trip!! Give my dad a GOL hug.”
In his career he played alongside Vicente del Bosque and became a club legend
After his retirement, Angel maintained a close bond with his beloved club.
After his career, he was a representative of the first team, a goalkeeper coach and also director of the Real Madrid Sports Complex, their old training ground.
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