Corona (footballer)
 Corona playing for Almería | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Talavera de la Reina, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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) |
| 2004–2005 | → Poli Ejido (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Albacete (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Almería (loan) | 40 | (7) |
| 2007– | Almería | 231 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:57, 21 March 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Miguel Ángel García Pérez-Roldán, commonly known as Corona (born 12 February 1981), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería usually as an attacking midfielder.
Football career
Corona was born in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo. A product of La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, he never made it past its C and B-teams, being signed by Real Zaragoza in January 2001 but only appearing in 33 top flight games for the Aragonese over the course of four seasons, with loans in the second division in between (one full season with Polideportivo Ejido, six months with Albacete Balompié).
In 2006–07 Corona was loaned again, now to UD Almería, being instrumental in the Andalusia side's first-ever promotion to the top level and reuniting with former Zaragoza teammate Fernando Soriano. The move was made permanent for the following campaign,[1] and both players were instrumental as the club went on to finish eighth in its maiden season in the main category.
Corona scored his first goal in the main category with a header, in a 1–2 away defeat against CA Osasuna on 9 March 2008, his only in the season.[2] He continued to be a regular for Almería in the subsequent years, often starting but rarely finishing a match.
On 19 January 2011 Corona scored one of Almería's most important goals, in a 3–2 win at Deportivo de La Coruña (4–2 on aggregate), with the club reaching the semifinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever.[3] On 9 April, through a counter-attack, he opened the score for the last-placed team at FC Barcelona – his second goal of the season – but the hosts eventually won it 3–1,[4] and the visitors eventually suffered relegation after a four-year stay.
In the following two seasons in the second tier, Corona was an undisputed starter for the Rojiblancos, scoring seven goals combined. However, he was sparingly used during the first half of 2013–14's top flight,[5] regaining his starting position in mid-March 2014 and thus becoming the third player with most appearances in the competition for the club.[6]
Honours
- Spain U16
Club statistics
- As of 20 March 2015[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 1999–2000 | Segunda División B | 10 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 20 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 12 | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||||
| Real Zaragoza | 2000–01 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Segunda División | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
| Poli Ejido (loan) | 2004–05 | Segunda División | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| Albacete (loan) | 2005–06 | Segunda División | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Almería (loan) | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 7 | |
| Almería | 2007–08 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 271 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 298 | 22 | ||
| Career total | 407 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 443 | 39 | ||
References
- ↑ Corona staying at Almería; UEFA.com, 10 July 2007
- ↑ Osasuna 2–1 Almeria; ESPN Soccernet, 9 March 2008
- ↑ El Almería se niega a despertar del sueño (Almería refuses to awake from dream); Marca, 19 January 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Barca come back to avoid upset; ESPN Soccernet, 9 April 2011
- ↑ Corona no quiso marcharse en enero (Corona did not want to leave in January); Marca, 5 February 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Corona entra en el podio de la historia del Almería (Corona steps into Almería's historical podium); Marca, 17 February 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Corona". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
External links
- Almería official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Corona – FIFA competition record
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