Miguel López-Cedrón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel López-Cedrón Freije | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Llanera | ||
| 1990–1996 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 1992–1993 | → Veriña (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Sporting Gijón B | 134 | (38) |
| 1998–2004 | Sporting Gijón | 54 | (10) |
| 2000–2001 | → Leganés (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | → Eibar (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | Numancia | 40 | (6) |
| 2006–2009 | Elche | 84 | (19) |
| 2009–2011 | Oviedo | 53 | (7) |
| 2011–2013 | Avilés | 64 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | Tuilla | 35 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | Llanes | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 536 | (117) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Ángel López-Cedrón Freije (born 3 June 1978), known simply as Miguel as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
Playing career
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Miguel's career was mainly associated with Sporting de Gijón, being however mainly registered with the reserves during his eight-year tenure. He made his La Liga debut with the first team on 26 April 1998, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute in a 4–0 away loss against UD Salamanca.[1]
Miguel amassed Segunda División totals of 213 matches and 40 goals over ten seasons, representing in the competition Sporting, CD Leganés, SD Eibar, CD Numancia – for which he also appeared in the top flight, in 2004–05[2][3]– and Elche CF.[4][5] His last two years were spent in the Tercera División, with CD Tuilla and CD Llanes.[6]
Post-retirement
After retiring, López-Cedrón joined amateurs UD Llanera as director of football.[7] On 26 June 2019, he was named president of the club.[8]
References
- ^ Sintes, Agustí (27 April 1998). "El Salamanca sufre para superar el trámite del Sporting" [Salamanca suffer to overcome Sporting formality]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ García, Iván (6 February 2025). "Los goles de Miguel ya tienen heredero" [Miguel's goals already have an heir]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Cedrón abandona el Numancia para fichar por el Elche" [Cedrón leaves Numancia to sign for Elche]. ABC (in Spanish). 30 May 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "El Elche remonta en Ipurua (1–2)" [Elche comeback at Ipurua (1–2)]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 1 February 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Llanes, llega Miguel López Cedrón" [Llanes, Miguel López Cedrón arrives] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Durán, Davinia (20 May 2015). "Miguel López-Cedrón será el director deportivo del UD Llanera y la escuela de fútbol David Villa puede venir a nuestro concejo" [Miguel López-Cedrón will be UD Llanera's sporting director and the David Villa football school may come to town] (in Spanish). El Tapín. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ De la Fuente, A. (28 June 2019). "Miguel López-Cedrón, nuevo presidente del Llanera" [Miguel López-Cedrón, new Llanera president]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2019.