Migueli

For another Spanish footballer, see Migueli (footballer, born 1942).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernardo and the second or maternal family name is Bianquetti.

Migueli
Migueli with Barcelona in 1977
Personal information
Full name Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti[1]
Date of birth (1951-12-19) 19 December 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Ceuta, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
O'Donnell
Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Cádiz 77 (4)
1973–1988 Barcelona 391 (20)
Total 468 (24)
International career
1975–1976 Spain amateur 2 (0)
1974–1980 Spain 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti (born 19 December 1951), known as Migueli, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

A player of immense physical power – he was nicknamed Tarzan[2][3]– he was best known for his Barcelona spell, which lasted almost 20 professional years.

Migueli appeared with the Spain national team at the 1978 World Cup and Euro 1980.

  1. ^ Pizarro, Ramón (20 April 2011). "Migueli: "Estos partidos siempre son una caja de sorpresas"" [Migueli: "These matches are always a box of surprises"] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ "«Si creemos, pasamos»" ["If we believe, we will pass"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 6 March 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Rafa Nadal y Jorge Lorenzo, protagonistas de las dos portadas de ICON SPORT" [Rafa Nadal and Jorge Lorenzo, protagonists of the two ICON SPORT covers]. El País (in Spanish). 26 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.