Luis Miguel Gail

Luis Miguel Gail
Personal information
Full nameLuis Miguel Gail Martín
Date of birth23 February 1961
Place of birthValladolid, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
Zorrilla
1976–1977Valladolid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1977Valladolid B
1977–1986Valladolid241(35)
1986–1991Betis109(11)
National team
1978–1979Spain U187(3)
1979Spain U192(0)
1979Spain U203(1)
Teams managed
1999Sabadell
2000–2001Xerez
2001Zamora
2006–2007Laguna
2010Castile and León (U18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gail and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

Luis Miguel Gail Martín (23 February 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

He amassed La Liga totals of 266 games and 29 goals over the course of one full decade, representing in the competition Valladolid and Betis.

Football career

Gail was born in Valladolid, Castile and León. After emerging through the club's youth ranks, he made his senior debuts for local Real Valladolid at only 16. He first appeared in La Liga in the 1980–81 campaign, competing with the side in that level in six straight seasons, scoring more than 40 official goals and helping to the conquest of the (short-lived) Copa de la Liga in his final year, against Atlético Madrid.

In the 1986 summer Gail joined Real Betis also in the top division, netting nine league goals in his first two years combined but also suffering relegation to Segunda División twice, eventually retiring from professional football at only 30 with totals of 350 games and 46 goals.

Subsequently he took up coaching, but never in higher than Segunda División B.

Honours

Valladolid

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