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Miguel Porlán 'Chendo'
Personal information
Full name Miguel Porlán Noguera
Date of birth October 12, 1961 (age 45)
Place of birth    Totana (Murcia), Spain
Height 5.9' / 1.77 m
Playing position Right-back
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 2
Youth clubs
1977 - 1982 Real Madrid Youth
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1982 – 1998 Real Madrid 364 (3)   
National team
Spain 26 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Miguel Porlán Noguera (born 12 October 1961), nicknamed Chendo "the fascist", is a former Spanish football defender who spent his entire professional career playing for the club Real Madrid, and was a member of the Spanish national team.

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[edit] Club career

Chendo played for Real Madrid from 1982 to 1998, winning 7 La Liga titles (1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1995,1997), 2 Copa del Reys (1989,1993), one UEFA Champions League (1998) and 2 UEFA Cups (1985,1986). Chendo arrived to Madrid at the age of sixteen. He was part of Real Madrid's junior ranks for five years, until the fall of 1983, when he received the news from Alfredo di Stefano himself – who was the coach of the first team at the time. Juan José, the first choice right-back, was injured, so Chendo was going to be included in the senior squad. Chendo debuted in a 5-1 win over Valencia CF, coming in as a substitute in the second half. After this match, he did not see first team action for 3 weeks, until he made his second and last appearance of the season, against Atlético de Madrid.

[edit] 1983-84 season: 'Chendo' vs. Juan José

At the beginning of the 1983-84 season, Juan José dominated the Right-back position, starting 5 out of the first 6 games; injuries struck Juan José, after which Chendo was given the starting spot for 16 of the next 18 matches. As Juan José returned to the first team, Chendo returned to the bench, but after seven matches, he got back his role as starter, which he kept for the rest of the season. Chendo appeared in 26 matches overall in his second season.

[edit] 1984-85 season

In his third season, Chendo became the first-choice Right-back, ahead of Juan José and San José, and the repositioning of Real Madrid's striker Isidro. playing in 25 league matches and 11 European competition matches, He collected 43 appearances overall. At the end of the season, Real Madrid won the UEFA Cup against Hungarian club Videoton by an aggregate 3-1 score, though losing the second leg at the Bernabéu by a score of 0-1. Real Madrid did win that year the Copa de la Liga (4-3 aggregate win over Atlético de Madrid), with Chendo starting both finals. In the league that year Real Madrid came only second to Barcelona.

[edit] 1984-1992: Complete Dominance

For 8 years, Miguel dominated the right-back position, starting 297 matches out of a possible 320 while winning 5 straight La Liga titles (1986,1987,1988,1989,1990), 1 Copa del Rey (1989) trophy and 2 UEFA Cups (1985,1986).

  • Miguel was in the starting 11 in 3 out of the 4 UEFA finals. (2 each year)
  • Miguel also startd the 1989 Copa del Rey final.[1][2]

[edit] 1992-1998: The End

At the age of 31 Miguel started to fade out, although starting the first match (he was subbed in the 16' min') of the 92-93 season, Miguel saw nothing but bench being only 3ed choice right-back, losing his place to players like Sanchís, Nando, Vitor, Alkorta, Ramis, Luis Enrique, Francisco Llorente, Velasco, Quique S. F and latter Secretario, Panucci and Jaime. Chendo was the moral seporte, the bench Captain (like Sanchís was latter), subbing and starting only as 3ed or 4th choice back up.

  • Although he did start in the first eleven, in the Copa del Rey final that year (1993). (he was subbed latter by Ramis).
  • Miguel started in Real Madrid's first eleven and played for 90' min' in the Spanish Supercup (1997).
  • Miguel didn't play a minute in Real Madrid's Champions League final against FC Juventus, which Madrid won 1-0. and won there 7th trophy. That was also his last game for Madrid and in his career. He was 37.[3][4]

[edit] Statistics

correct as of January 26, 2007.

Club Performance
Club Season La Liga League Cup Spanish Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Real Madrid 1982/83 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Real Madrid 1983/84 21 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Real Madrid 1984/85 25 0 6 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 43 0
Real Madrid 1985/86 30 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 0 0 45 0
Real Madrid 1986/87 40 0 0 0 6 0 8 0 0 0 52 0
Real Madrid 1987/88 31 1 0 0 7 0 8 0 0 0 46 1
Real Madrid 1988/89 26 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 38 0
Real Madrid 1989/90 37 1 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 46 1
Real Madrid 1990/91 34 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 39 0
Real Madrid 1991/92 37 0 0 0 7 0 10 0 0 0 54 0
Real Madrid 1992/93 12 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
Real Madrid 1993/94 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
Real Madrid 1994/95 10 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 1
Real Madrid 1995/96 23 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 27 0
Real Madrid 1996/97 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Real Madrid 1997/98 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 16 364 3 6 0 52 0 70 0 1 0 458 3

[edit] National team

Chendo earned 26 caps for the Spain national football team, and played in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups.

[edit] Videos


Flag of Spain Spain squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists Flag of Spain

1 Zubizarreta | 2 Tomás | 3 Camacho | 4 Maceda | 5 Víctor | 6 Gordillo | 7 Señor | 8 Goikoetxea | 9 Butragueño | 10 Carrasco | 11 Julio Alberto | 12 Setién | 13 Urruti | 14 Gallego | 15 Chendo | 16 Rincón | 17 Francisco | 18 Calderé | 19 Salinas | 20 Eloy | 21 Míchel | 22 Ablanedo | Coach: Muñoz
Flag of Spain Spain squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Flag of Spain

1 Zubizarreta | 2 Chendo | 3 Jiménez | 4 Andrinúa | 5 Sanchís | 6 Martín Vázquez | 7 Pardeza | 8 Quique | 9 Butragueño | 10 Fernando | 11 Villaroya | 12 Alkorta | 13 Ablanedo | 14 Górriz | 15 Roberto | 16 Bakero | 17 Hierro | 18 Paz | 19 Salinas | 20 Manolo | 21 Míchel | 22 Ochotorena | Coach: Suárez
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