Miguel Ángel López-Cedrón


Miguel Ángel López-Cedrón Freije, known simply as Miguel, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre forward.

Playing career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Miguel had his career mainly associated with Sporting de Gijón, being however mainly registered with the reserves during his eight-year tenure. He made his La Liga debut with the first team on 26 April 1998 by coming on as a 57th-minute substitute in a 0–4 away loss against UD Salamanca, and amassed Segunda División totals of 213 matches and 40 goals over ten seasons, representing in the competition Sporting, CD Leganés, SD Eibar, CD Numancia – for which he also appeared in the top flight, in 2004–05– and Elche CF.
Miguel's last two years were spent in Tercera División, with CD Tuilla and CD Llanes.

Post-retirement

After retiring, Miguel joined amateurs UD Llanera as director of football. On 26 June 2019, he was named president of the club.