Corona (footballer)

Corona
Corona playing for Almería in 2013
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán[1]
Date of birth (1981-02-12) 12 February 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Real Madrid C
2000–2001 Real Madrid B 30 (12)
2001–2007 Zaragoza 62 (2)
2004–2005Poli Ejido (loan) 31 (1)
2006Albacete (loan) 13 (2)
2006–2007Almería (loan) 40 (7)
2007–2015 Almería 245 (13)
2015–2016 Brisbane Roar 29 (2)
2016–2017 Almería 20 (0)
Total 470 (39)
International career
1997–1998 Spain U16 17 (4)
1997–1998 Spain U17 10 (1)
1998–2000 Spain U18 12 (2)
2001 Spain U20 1 (0)
2000–2003 Spain U21 15 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Winner 1997 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán (born 12 February 1981), known as Corona, is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current director of football of Valencia CF.

After starting out at Real Madrid, he spent most of his career at Almería, appearing in 333 official matches and scoring 23 goals.[2] He also played professionally in Australia.

  1. ^ a b c Corona at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Gregorio, Paco (8 December 2022). "Los 38 jugadores 'centenarios' de la UD Almería" [UD Almería's 38 'centurion' players]. Diario de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2023.